The worst kept secret of this offseason is that the Mets want a catcher. The two best free agent options without much debate are Wilson Ramos and Yasmani Grandal. So let’s delve into which one fits the Mets better? Ramos was a Mets killer who wasn’t a great hitter for many years down in Washington but in recent years, he has turned his offensive game into a real force. In his...
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Good Morning Mets Fans! Latest Mets News A duo of former Mets farmhands, Kyle Regnault and Tyler Moore, signed with the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball and the Lincoln Saltdogs of The American Association, respectively. Ken Davidoff of The New York Post wrote about Mets’ fan favorite, Ron Hunt’s, current struggle with Parkinson’s. Michael Wilbon of New York Post...
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Outside an event he attended alongside manager Mickey Callaway this afternoon, team owner and COO Jeff Wilpon told reporters that the team expects to be aggressive on in improving their roster this offseason. Wilpon did not give an explicit answer when asked about the possibility that the team take to the free agent market and pursue a $300M player such as Manny Machado, but instead said,...
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The talk of the 2018 season, as far as the Mets minor leaguers were concerned, was the power display of Peter Alonso. Whether it was Double-A, Triple-A, or the Future’s Game, Alonso was hitting the ball harder than anyone. He was setting Statcast records left and right. Seeing how well he played, people were wondering how he would do against a higher level of competition. To the...
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Zach Britton Position: LHRP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 30 (December, 22, 1987) Traditional Stats: 2-0, 3.10 ERA, 40.2 IP, 1.230 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 4.6 BB/9, 0.7 HR/9, 7 SV Advanced Stats: 0.7 bWAR, 0.1 fWAR, 4.22 FIP, 140 ERA+ In a three year period from 2014 to 2016, Zach Britton was one of the most dominant closers in baseball. Over 204 regular season games, Britton posted a minuscule 1.38 ERA...
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New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario was one of the lone bright spots for the MLB All-Star team that went just 1-5 in the 2018 Japan All-Star series that ended on Thursday morning. Rosario, 22, went 8-for-19 with two doubles, two stolen bases, one home run and five runs scored for the MLB team in four games. He finished hitting .471 with a 1.265 OPS. Amed Rosario went 3-for-4 with a homer,...
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