The New York Mets announced today that they’ve designated right-hander reliever Hansel Robles and moved righty AJ Ramos to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski and right-handed reliever Drew Smith. It was announced yesterday that the Mets would call up Kaczmarski and Smith to replace right-handers Paul Sewald and Chris Flexen on the...
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Tis’ the season for updates on prospect lists by the top media outlets with MLB.com releasing their recent update while highlighting some of the biggest risers and fallers. New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso was among MLB’s biggest risers in the Top 100 list going from No. 100 to No. 73. He is the second Mets prospect on the list, ranking one spot after shortstop Andres...
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During spring training, we interviewed pitching prospect Drew Smith who was just called up by the Mets and will be making his major league debut. Here’s that interview as conducted by MMO Senior Writer Mathew Brownstein. Enjoy. When the New York Mets decided to become sellers last season, unloading many of their upcoming free agents in hopes of adding young, controllable talent, fans were...
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New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is the current unlikely leader of the National League in terms of isolated slugging (.293) and ranks third behind Nolan Arenado and Freddie Freeman with his .574 slugging percentage. Yup, you read that right, Nimmo has been one of the best sluggers in the NL to this point in the 2018 season. His power outburst has him excited about possibly participating in...
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3 UP 1. Mets Can Score Again Sometimes, all you need to rejuvenate a moribund offense is a trip to Colorado. A couple of games in Arizona doesn’t hurt either. After needing 15 games to score 31 runs, the New York Mets have scored 52 runs over their past six games. Yes, Coors Field helps this, but Michael Conforto being Michael Conforto again also helps. To a lesser extent, the return of...
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Aside from Jacob DeGrom, New York Mets starting pitching has fallen victim to the hitter friendly conditions at Coors Field. On Tuesday night, Jason Vargas only lasted 2.1 innings and allowed seven runs. Wednesday, Seth Lugo lasted just three innings and allowed six runs. Matz started out much like Vargas and Lugo, but he was able to settle down and make it through 6.2 innings, but allowed five...
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