As the MLB offseason continues inching toward the Winter Meetings, it’s still anyone’s guess as to exactly how the New York Mets plan on augmenting the roster for 2019. But when it comes to the game’s two most-talked-about free agents — Bryce Harper and Manny Machado — the team’s position seems to be getting clearer. Of these two players, Machado makes the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! We’re just two weeks away from the MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, which should jumpstart the New York Mets’ offseason inactivity if it hasn’t been done so by then. Latest Mets News Tim Healey of Newsday examines former Met Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame case. Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com named the Mets as one of his five potential...
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As per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, free agent left-handed reliever Andrew Miller is drawing preliminary interest from a handful of teams including the New York Mets. Miller, 33, owns a 3.98 earned-run average over his 13-year career, with a 2.21 ERA since 2012, when he began pitching out of the bullpen exclusively. He’s spent the last two-plus years in Cleveland, pitching to a 2.22 ERA in...
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Timothy W. Asks… Whatever happened to T.J. Rivera and does he still have a role on this team? Rob Answers… Hey, Timothy. Thank you for the question. When thinking about T.J. Rivera, it truly is a shame he got injured late last year and ultimately missed the entire 2018 season. After bursting on the scene in 2016, it looked as though the Mets had a Swiss army knife in their...
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A former first round draft pick of the Houston Astros (1993, No. 12 overall), Billy Wagner pitched 16 seasons in the major leagues, defying odds, lighting up radar guns, and putting together one of the finest careers a relief pitcher ever has. Only a handful of relievers have been inducted into Cooperstown; Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Bruce Sutter, Rich Gossage, and, just...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Christina Jones. I am an international baseball fan. Baseball is a beloved sport in many countries, it’s watched worldwide and adored by millions. But my experience of being a baseball fan in England has been a pretty lonely one. “How did you get into baseball?” “How did you become a Mets fan?” – Two questions I’m asked frequently and unfortunately the answer I have is...
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