Reality bites right now for the New York Mets. After a stellar April, the Mets have endured a tough start to May. New York dropped two of three to the Cardinals in St. Louis, including both games of a doubleheader on Sunday. As a result, the Mets have now dropped consecutive series and have lost four of their last six games. Furthermore, this team continues to be impacted on the injury front....
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Blade Tidwell, the Mets’ No. 15 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, got the ball in Game 1 of the doubleheader in St.Louis on Sunday for his debut. As exciting as debut day can be for a player, it was a mixed bag for Tidwell. The Cardinals roughed up the Mets’ 2022 second-round pick, tagging him for nine hits, six runs (all earned) and one home run. Tidwell struck out two and walked...
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The lingering mystery of who will replace Jesse Winker on the roster has been solved. SNY’s Andy Martino reported Monday that Brett Baty would re-join the team that day. Baty, 25, started the season with the big league club but found himself on the outside looking in when Jeff McNeil returned from the IL last month and with Luisangel Acuña’s hot streak. The now-minted utility player,...
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It’s no secret the Mets value defensive versatility. It’s also no secret the organization loves a Cinderella story, finding a diamond in the rough and building on the player’s abilities. They’ve done it with players like Sean Manaea and Luis Severino on the pitching side and have found hidden gems like Luis Torrens and Tyrone Taylor on the position player side. Jared...
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The Mets are promoting right-handed pitching prospect Nolan McLean to Triple-A Syracuse. Daniel Wexler (@WexlerRules on Twitter) was the first to report the news. McLean is ranked the fifth-best prospect in the Mets’ farm system by Baseball America and MLB Pipeline. He is ranked as the No. 99 prospect in the sport by Baseball America and No. 74 by Baseball Prospectus. Originally drafted as...
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Jonah Tong was fabulous for Binghamton on Sunday. The 21-year-old Ontario native struck out eight over four innings, only allowing one earned run and raising his total strikeout count on the season to 38 in just five games. Tong is rising through the system as the Mets ‘ third-best pitching prospect in the organization behind Brandon Sproat and Nolan McLean. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (15-18)...
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