Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Las Vegas 51s coaching staff has been decided upon. One of the additions to the staff today was Grant Hufford, who was a part of the Houston Astros organization last year and will serve as the 51s team’s trainer in 2018. Hufford is actually the third member of the coaching staff to come over from the Astros as Tony Defrancesco...
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Noah Syndergaard spent this past Sunday at a leadership clinic led by Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect, Hunter Greene. David Adler of MLB.com was able to speak to Syndergaard on a variety of topics. When asked about his off-season so far, Syndergaard had this to say: “Arm feels great. Never really felt better. My body’s never felt better. I realized how jacked up my body was last...
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This year, the Mets plan to enter the season with a platoon at the catcher position of Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki. In an article written by Steven Marcus of Newsday, highlights d’Arnaud and the nice praise he has received from GM Sandy Alderson. In an email, Alderson had this to say on the 28-year old: “I couldn’t be happier with Travis’ progress.” Last year he had a...
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The Mets have recently been connected to Todd Frazier, as an option at the hot corner for next season. The 31-year old hit .213/.344/.428 last season with 27 home runs and 74 RBIs to give him a 108 wRC+. Defensively, he recorded a superb 10 defensive runs saved at the position. Frazier accumulated a 3.4 WAR over the course of the season that he split between the Chicago White Sox and the New...
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Good morning Mets fans! Some rumors continued to swirl yesterday, but no Major League signings occurred. Latest Mets news In his post for The Athletic, Jim Bowden expresses his doubt that the Mets will be finalists for both Jay Bruce and Lorenzo Cain, but he expects the team to sign at least one significant free agent. (Jose Reyes, anyone?) David Alder of MLB.com reports on Noah...
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A healthy Mets rotation will solve a lot of issues for New York in 2018. One key member that will be especially important in bolstering the Mets fortunes is left-hander Steven Matz. The 26-year-old underwent successful surgery in August to reposition the ulnar nerve in his pitching elbow. This is the same surgery Jacob deGrom had in 2016 and returned to toss over 200 innings this year. “He...
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