The New York Mets announced that infielder Wilmer Flores has been shutdown for the season with early-onset arthritis in both his knees. He was examined on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan after complaining about pain in his knees. Flores, 27, batted .267 this season with a .319 on-base percentage and .417 slugging percentage in 429 plate appearances. He collected 25...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. LHP Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.47) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (17-7, 2.53) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM With yesterday’s loss against the Phillies the Mets clinched another losing season. Now with the winning record dream gone, not that there was much of a chance anyway, they head down 95 to play for...
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Hall of Fame pitcher and Fox’s lead analyst John Smoltz has been a noted critic of the way baseball is currently being played. While he has addressed issues such as the shift, launch angle, strikeouts, and the like on the air, he has not truly addressed issues like competitive balance. On the subject of competitive balances, Smoltz would tell Bob Nightengale of USA Today that the solution...
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3 UP 1. Wheeler Ends Season on High Note With Zack Wheeler coming off two injury plagued seasons and with him throwing 182.1 innings this season, the Mets and Wheeler made the smart decision and shut down the right-handed burgeoning ace for the rest of the year. Before getting shut down, Wheeler picked up one more win with a good effort against the Phillies. The 12 wins this year was a career...
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Much of the discussion leading up to the 2018 trade deadline surrounding the New York Mets was whether they would trade any of their starting pitchers. Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard were highly sought after starters at the deadline in what was a weak market in the terms of quality starting pitching. In the end, the Mets held onto the talented group and they’ve been part...
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It’s impossible to jump to any conclusions based off 204 MLB plate appearances, but Jeff McNeil is doing his best to show us he’s pretty good at this baseball thing. Just how good has he been since debuting for the New York Mets on July 24th? This will help put it in perspective: the 2.2 fWAR McNeil has accumulated is among the most in baseball during the second half, outpacing...
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