Good morning Mets fans! The Mets have today off, but will play in two split-squad games Tuesday. The first squad will host the Astros at 1:10 p.m. at home, and the second team will travel to West Palm to take on the Nationals at 7:05 p.m. Yesterday, Jacob deGrom made his spring debut for the Mets as they fell to the Houston Astros 5-2 at First Data Field. The right-hander came out firing as he...
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Jon Heyman of FanRag reports that the Philadelphia Phillies are close to a deal with former Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta. Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports further reports that the deal is done, pending a physical. Heyman and Salisbury also note that the deal will be a multi-year deal and not of the one-year variety that we have seen Lance Lynn and Mike Moustakas surprisingly take. Bob...
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The Mets dropped another home matchup against the Houston Astros by a final of 5-2 at First Data Field. They are now 5-11 this spring, sitting at the bottom of the Grapefruit League standings. Pitching: Jacob deGrom began his afternoon by striking out the side in a 15-pitch first inning, mixing a 95-97 mile per hour fastball with a slider that sat 90-92. Despite maintaining his velocity the...
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Jay Bruce was the 12th overall pick in the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft, selected by the Cincinnati Reds, out of West Brook HS in Beaumont, TX. He was instantly considered a top prospect in their deep farm system at the time (Joey Votto, Homer Bailey, Drew Stubbs, Grant Balfour, to name a few). Since making his MLB debut in May 2008, the now-30-year-old Bruce has a career slash line of .249/.319/.472...
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“In our situation, short term, pitching is everything.” That was Met GM Sandy Alderson talking with the press early in the week. No one could argue Alderson’s point. Battle weary Met fans understand their team is still blessed with starting pitching riches. But, after the epic 2017 starting pitching collapse, the 2018 spring training outlook of the Met faithful is leery, an...
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Jacob deGrom made a dominant impression in his first spring start as he threw 15 pitches in the first inning while striking out the side. He struck out Jake Marisnick on three straight fastballs, got Tony Kemp looking on a full count, and then got Alex Bregman on a check-swing all while keeping his fastball between the 95-97 MPH regularly and topping out at 98 MPH. His second inning did not go...
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