New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the disabled list on May 16 with a mild strained right hip flexor after the organization admitted he was playing at roughly 85%. Two weeks later and the updates don’t seem to indicate that Cespedes is close to even beginning a rehab assignment. Mets GM Sandy Alderson talked to reporters on Thursday about the injury to Cespedes,...
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3 UP 1. cyGrom During the Month of May, Jacob deGrom allowed just two earned runs. TWO! In the month, he lowered his ERA to a National League best 1.52. He also leads the league in WAR (3.4). Not WAR among pitchers, that’s for the entire NL. Of course, he was just 1-0 during the month because the Mets bullpen would meltdown in the other four games he started. 2. Nimmo: Leadoff Hitter After...
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After having just one player listed among Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list heading into the 2018 season, in a very low position in the rankings at that, the New York Mets now have another name on that list. Andres Gimenez, who signed with the Mets for $1.2 million as a 16-year-old, was seeded at No. 94 heading into the year and as No. 83 in their most recent rankings. He is now...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Marc Epstein Somewhat obscured by the numerous disappointments, inconsistencies, injuries, failures, and blown bullpen leads during the first two months of the season has been the sheer dominance of the undisputed ace of our pitching staff and 2018 Cy Young candidate, the homegrown, likable, unflappable, dominant, former college shortstop turned 9th round draft pick turned...
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Last season, right-handed reliever Ryder Ryan was the punchline about jokes regarding his inclusion in the deal that sent Mets outfielder Jay Bruce to the Indians. Now, he is an All-Star in advanced Single-A and is moving quickly through the ranks. The All-Star game is nothing new to Ryder Ryan. He was an All-Star last season while still pitching in the Indians organization. Ryan struggled in...
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This past off-season, the Mets were killed for passing up on trading Brandon Nimmo for Josh Harrison or Andrew McCutchen. Harrison got hurt early on and McCutchen has been very mediocre early in this season. The two have combined for a bWAR of 1.0 while Nimmo has posted a bWAR of 1.7 in limited playing time. So far in 2018, Nimmo has showed no signs of slowing down. Back in March, I wrote about...
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