Monday, July 9, 2018 • 4:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Zach Eflin (7-2, 2.97) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (2-6, 4.36) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 After winning Friday night on a walk-off grand slam, the rest of the weekend was pretty awful for the Mets. New York ruined a great outing by Steven Matz by almost getting no hit, and yesterday the team just struggled on just...
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In order to promote right-hander Chris Flexen to start Sunday against the Rays, the Mets chose to option rookie Drew Smith to the minors. Smith, 24, was promoted last month after a strong campaign between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas where he registered a 2.88 ERA and a 4-1 record over 34.1 innings pitched. However, he got into just three games for New York in his few weeks with...
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Good afternoon, Mets fans. With the trade season practically upon us and a move to be struck potentially any day, here is our first rumor round up of the season. *** According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers are currently the top two suitors in the Manny Machado sweepstakes, and up to seven teams are in talks about trading for the slugger. Machado,...
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The Mets are promoting their 2018 first round pick, outfielder Jarred Kelenic, to Kingsport of the Appalachian League. Kelenic, 19 this month, started his professional career with the Gulf Coast League Mets of the Rookie League, where he hit a robust .413/.451/.609 with one homer and nine RBI. While he was superb against right-handed pitching in his time with the GCL Mets (1.029 OPS), what was...
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3 UP 1. DeGrom an All -Star After an utterly dominant first half of the season, Jacob deGrom was named an All-Star. This marks the second time of his career he was named an All-Star (2015). Considering his 2015 performance where he struck out three batters on 10 pitches, we are likely going to be in for a treat whenever he takes the mound. As an aside, if not for his curiously stepping aside...
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Mets’ right-hander Noah Syndergaard pitched in a competition setting for the first time since May on Sunday as he took the hill for Short-A Brooklyn. Syndergaard, 25, has been sidelined with a strained finger ligament that has flared up several times since he’s been on the disabled list, but he told reporters after his outing on Sunday that he didn’t have any issues....
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