Kristie Ackert of the NY Daily News has reported that the Mets have not reached out to the Tampa Bay Rays or the Boston Red Sox regarding a trade for a catcher. With Travis d’Arnaud headed for surgery this week, and Kevin Plawecki out for what is said to be “a couple of weeks,” there have been talks about the Mets looking for an upgrade behind the plate. Two of the many options who...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Mets plan to revisit trade talks with the Miami Marlins at some point regarding the idea of trading for J.T. Realmuto. According to Rosenthal, the team made “repeated inquiries” during the offseason for the catcher and Starlin Castro. However, they were told by the Marlins that they no longer needed to shed salary by that point. Mike...
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I’m joined by Dino Costa of 970 AM “The Answer.” We talk about the Mets historic early season 12-2 start crediting the team’s energy level, professionalism and the ability of the 25-man roster to accept their roles. The hot start does not come without some “storm clouds” as we discuss the season-ending injury to Travis d’Arnaud and how important it is for the starting pitchers to give...
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Monday, April 16, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, –) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 3.06) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 For the first time in team history the Mets have won their first five series to open up the year and they start another big one tonight as the Nationals come to town. Yesterday, the Mets won behind a strong, albeit...
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According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Mets outfielder Jay Bruce is sidelined Monday with a recurrence of plantar fasciitis in his left foot. DiComo said Bruce expects to be back in tomorrow. Bruce, 31, has gone 11-for-46 so far this season with one homer, seven RBI and eight walks. The outfielder dealt with a similar problem last season as well as Spring Training that forced him to miss some...
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After losing to the Brewers Saturday night, halting a nine-game winning streak, and then, hopefully, beginning a new one with yesterdays dramatic 3-2 victory, the Mets are among the league-leaders in some offensive categories as a team, and middle of the pack in others. We’ll start with the team’s batting average, .233, which is good for sixth in the National League heading into...
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