Morning Briefing: Mets Return To Queens For Seven-Game Homestand

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (63-76) had off on a Thursday for the tenth and final time of the season yesterday. The team starts a seven-game homestand after coming back from a 5-4 roadtrip. Latest Mets News The Mets play the Philadelphia Phillies (73-66) tonight at 7:10 p.m. EDT. Steven Matz (5-11, 4.20 ERA), who is coming off two excellent starts, will face off against Cy Young...

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Mets Minors: Warming Up To New Extra-Innings Rule

As a New York Met fan, I’m a proponent of National League baseball. I enjoy the situational scenarios, the increased strategy, and of course, baseball without the Designated Hitter. The adherence to baseball traditions is probably why I’m so skeptical about all these new ‘speed-up-the-game’ solutions currently under review in baseball. Last Saturday, I got my first taste...

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Alonso, Gimenez Among Prospects Coming to NY for Skills Camp

The New York Mets have decided to make a few minor changes in offseason player development with them no longer doing the traditional instructional league in Port St. Lucie. Instead, the Mets will hold a development camp this week for it’s top prospects including the likes of Peter Alonso, Andres Gimenez, Ronny Mauricio, Anthony Kay, Justin Dunn David Peterson and 2018 first round Jarred...

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Dominic Smith Will Play Winter Ball in Dominican

The Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League announced on Wednesday that New York Mets first baseman/outfielder will play with the team this season. It’s been a tumultuous season for the 23-year-old in which he started it off by getting scratched from spring lineup after showing up late. He then had a quadriceps injury that held him out for most of spring thus handing the Mets first...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Have Three Aces

3 UP 1. Mets Have Three Aces During last night’s game Mets former Senior Director of Baseball Operations Adam Fisher tweeted, “You now have 3 aces.” That analysis was mostly due to the emergence of Zack Wheeler. Including his win last night, Wheeler is now 7-1 with a 1.50 ERA, 0.850 WHIP, and a 9.3 K/9 in the second half of the season.  Overall, Wheeler is 14th in the majors in...

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CT Scans Negative for Plawecki, Wheeler

According to a report by Mike Puma of the New York Post the CT scans for both Zack Wheeler and Kevin Plawecki have come back negative. Wheeler pitched seven innings of three-run ball with nine strikeouts despite being drilled by a Justin Turner line dive in the fourth inning. Plawecki was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning and had to leave the game. He went 2-for-3 on the night. Original Post...

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