Yesterday, there were conflicting reports regarding the Mets pursuit of a starting pitcher and their interest in acquiring San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik. In a recent interview with MLBNetwork Radio, assistant GM John Ricco claimed that the Mets “could add arms”, which would be astute considering Mets starting pitchers posted a 5.14 ERA last year. However, in another...
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Sandy Alderson spoke with media today in Port St. Lucie as detailed by Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com. Despite his assistant GM, John Ricco, saying something to the contrary, Alderson gave a different tone about the Mets rotation: “Notwithstanding many opinions to the contrary, I’m not convinced we need more pitching.” “I actually think with where we are right now, we’re...
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Assistant GM John Ricco was on MLB Network Radio today and said the following: “We’re monitoring the pitching market. I think it’s no secret we’re still interested in bringing in possibly another arm or two. So, even in the next few weeks, we’re going to be continuing to see how that develops.” “We’ve kind of had in mind adding a starter. But that...
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Update: Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN reports that there is no substance to Francesca’s report from either side. On top of it, Mike Puma of the New York Post hears that the Mets and Giants haven’t spoken in weeks and that they expect to neither subtract nor add any position players before Opening Day. Original Post- February 14th, 11:42 a.m. The New York Mets are reportedly shopping...
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New Mets pitching coach, Dave Eiland, held his first Spring Training press conference with his new team. In it, he discussed multiple aspects of the pitching staff. However, the most notable, by far, was what he said regarding Matt Harvey: “Well, mechanically, I’ll be honest with you. It looks to me like he got in some bad habits, simply because he had some injuries. And he was...
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Mickey Callaway spoke with reporters at length on Wednesday, seemingly in awe of the talent before him. One player he is particularly impressed with is shortstop Amed Rosario, who he drew comparisons with his former shortstop in Cleveland, Francisco Lindor. “I’ve gotten to see a lot of him,” Callaway said of Rosario. “Unbelievable athlete. I think, obviously, right on par...
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