Until recently, the Mets offense has been dreadful. Case in point, while the Mets scored 30 runs over the past four games, it had taken the team 15 games to score 31 runs. When you’re offense makes you pine for the days of John Mayberry, Jr. and Eric Campbell in the middle of the lineup, fans are going to demand answers. Here at MMO, we attempted to provide some answers: Jason B. asks ....
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Kevin Kernan of the New York Post writes that the Mets have a big move to make on the Jacob deGrom front, and it’s not to trade him away. The move that needs to be capitalized on is an extension for the 30-year old right-hander. DeGrom made it abundantly clear in an exclusive interview with him that he is still open to it, despite extension talks of the past fizzling out. “We said before...
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Before last night’s game against the Colorado Rockies, the Mets placed Jay Bruce on the disabled list, who has been struggling and dealing with injury issues all season. To replace him on the roster, the Mets made an unspectacular callup in the form of right-handed reliever Tim Peterson. The 24-year old made his presence known on Tuesday night, though, as he was the only Mets pitcher that...
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Andres Gimenez, SS St. Lucie Mets – High A – Florida State League 5’11 161 lbs. Age: 19 (9/4/98) B/T: Left/Right Stats: .277/.347/.427, 14 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 22 SB Body: Wiry, athletic frame. Will add muscle as he matures but will not outgrow shortstop and should not lose speed. Stance: Spread out in the box, no leg kick. Pivots on front toe as weight shifts backward. Hands start high...
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Asdrubal Cabrera started off the season as strong as any hitter in the game as he hit .341 in the month April. However, he cooled off in May (.269) and for most of June (.180) so far, which has brought his overall stat line down to .275/.316/.476 with 12 home runs and 39 RBI. In his last four games, though, he has started to show the hitting prowess he had in the earlier part of the season, as...
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In what has been a frustratingly stagnant year on the mound for Jason Vargas, his most recent start against the Colorado Rockies has really pushed the envelope. While his early struggles had a place to hide behind a rotation that has otherwise dealt throughout a season that was once much younger, the lefty was completely exposed, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits – three for homers....
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