The Callaway Shuffle During the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Mickey Callaway brought in Jerry Blevins to face lefty Odubel Herrera, who was standing in the on-deck circle. The problem was that Herrera wasn’t announced yet, so Gabe Kapler sent up righty Jesmuel Valentin instead. Blevins struck out Valentin anyway, so the point is moot, but clearly this was yet another...
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I’d like to apologize to Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson. Anytime Jose Reyes played too much or there was poor roster management, I was quick to blame them. But now both are gone and it is still an issue. The Mets have somehow committed themselves to playing Jose Reyes at the expense of Amed Rosario. For a while, Jose Reyes wasn’t playing at all and then Reyes complained to Matt...
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On a rudimentary level, things have been going swimmingly for Brandon Nimmo this season. The 2011 first-round pick has been arguably the Mets’ best offensive asset in 2018, battling his way into an everyday spot in the lineup with a .258/.382/.504 clip that features 12 home runs, 26 RBI, and seven stolen bases. I wrote a quasi-controversial article as recently as a week ago citing the...
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After Sandy Alderson stepped down last month due to a recurrence of cancer, the Mets named a triumvirate in his place: Omar Minaya, J.P. Ricciardi and John Ricco, who had worked as the assistant general manager. Ricco, 50, has served as the Mets assistant GM since 2006, and has often been considered an option to one day be Alderson’s successor. However, despite the fact he is working...
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While it is likely that the Mets won’t trade Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard unless they get a king’s ransom, another pitcher has garnered serious trade interest recently. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, New York has gotten “serious interest” in right-hander Zack Wheeler. Wheeler, 28, has had a resurgence this year after missing two seasons with Tommy John...
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Prior to Monday’s double dip with the Philadelphia Phillies, third baseman Todd Frazier landed on the disabled list with a rib cage strain. Instead of calling up scorching hot infielder Jeff McNeil from Triple-A Las Vegas, New York instead opted to promote journeyman Ty Kelly. Mets manager Mickey Callaway essentially told the media before Game 1 that McNeil was snubbed because of his...
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