Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (11-20, fourth in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) lost Sunday’s scheduled starter P.J. Conlon to the Major Leagues, so Drew Smith made his first professional start in his 100th career game. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (13-13, fourth in the Eastern League Eastern division) were swept in a doubleheader on Saturday, which was the first...
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New York Mets pitching prospect P.J. Conlon will have the honor of being the first Irish-born to play in the Major Leagues since pitcher Joe Cleary with the Washington Senators in 1945 when he starts tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. Conlon will also become the first native of Belfast to play in the majors since Henry “Irish” McIlveen who played from 1906, 1908-1909 with Pittsburgh and the...
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David Schoenfield of ESPN outlined a list of six trade fits for Baltimore Orioles’ shortstop Manny Machado. Number two on that list? The New York Mets. “It’s time to consider that Amed Rosario might not be that good — or at least might not be ready to contribute in 2018,” Schoenfield writes. “He’s hitting .230/.267/.300 and has a career strikeout-to-walk ratio in...
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Though this last New York Mets homestand didn’t result in any wins, two key pieces in the Mets’ bullpen who weren’t all that sharp to start the season have begun to find their strides. Jerry Blevins and AJ Ramos were expected to be two solid mainstays on the mound late in games for the Mets this season. While neither has been all that bad over the team’s first thirty-odd...
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3 UP 1. Matz Finally with a Good Start When Nolan Arenado hit a ball right into the Home Run Apple, there was a sense of dread that Steven Matz was in line for yet another poor start. Entering that game, Matz was 1-2 with a 4.98 ERA, 77 ERA+, 5.45 FIP, 4.2 BB/9, and a 2.1 HR/9. Basically, if Matz was’t walking a batter, he was allowing a hard hit ball somewhere, and often that somewhere...
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Salt Lake (20-11) 5, Las Vegas (11-20) 3 Box Score Gavin Cecchini 2B: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, .313/.359/.500 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4, K, .269/.377/.404 Phillip Evans 3B: 1-2, 2B, BB, .239/.316/.420 Luis Guillorme SS: 2-2, BB, .294/.394/.376 The offense was very quiet overall, although there were a few positives to take away. Cecchini got his bat back on track, hitting a two-run homer in the sixth to make...
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