3 UP 1. ToddFather In Todd Frazier’s 24-game absence, Mets third basemen hit a paltry .222/.283/.289. When looking at the reasons why the Mets were playing terribly, the third base play had to be front and center right with the bullpen. A few games off the disabled list, Frazier is back being a team leader and doing all he can to help this team win. In the Subway Series, Frazier hit two...
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With full season affiliates being two months into the season and baseball holding it’s 2018 draft, Fangraphs updated their list of the top 131 prospects in the game. This list includes three Mets prospects: 76. Peter Alonso, 1B Level: Binghamton Previous Ranking: NR MMN Preseason Rank: 3 2018 Stats: .310/.441/.567, 9 2B, 15 HR, 50 RBI, 2 CS 96. Jarred Kelenic, OF Level: GCL Mets Previous...
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The Mets offense is built to live and die by the home run ball. Right now, they’re dying. Big time. For all of the Mets’ faults, the one thing they’re supposed to be good for is hitting home runs. The team was second in the National League in homers in 2016, and tied for the league lead last season, despite an otherwise awful year. This year, they’re 13th in the NL in...
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Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that the Mets expect Asdrubal Cabrera to avoid spending any time on the disabled list despite his tight hamstring. Cabrera was removed from Sunday night’s game after three innings with a “tight left hamstring.” After grounding out in the bottom of the third inning, he grabbed at his left hamstring but then jogged down to first base, obviously in pain....
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Among MLB pitchers who have pitched more than 40 innings this season, two of them are Mets. If you had to guess which two, you’d probably start with Jacob deGrom, and you’d be right, as he has a 1.57 ERA on the season. The other? No, it’s not Noah Syndergaard. It’s Seth Lugo. The 28-year-old Lugo lowered his ERA to 1.77 after his dominant start against the Yankees Sunday...
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Last night, with the Mets up 2-0 over the Yankees in the top of the 9th inning, ESPN pointed a camera at the Mets bullpen. On the mound stood Jason Vargas throwing warm-up pitches. It was pretty late, but it was, in fact, not a dream. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that the Mets are taking advantage of today’s day off and are skipping Vargas’ turn in the rotation. The Braves will...
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