The New York Mets drafted 17-year-old prep shortstop Mark Vientos with their second round pick in the 2017 draft, and so far the returns have been impressive. Leading into the draft, Vientos was billed as one of the top prep bats available and ranked as the No. 40 prospect of the draft according to Baseball America. The talented Vientos is listed at 6’4”, and while he’s played...
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The New York Mets newly acquired right-handed relievers Jamie Callahan and Jacob Rhame will join the team in Houston this weekend. Callahan will wear No. 43, that Addison Reed previously wore, and Rhame will wear No. 35. Both will be on major league rosters for the first time. Marc Carig of Newsday, is reporting that right-handed starter Robert Gsellman, right-handed reliever Kevin McGowan and...
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New York Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow told reporters he intends to return to the organization and continue his baseball career in 2018. “For me, [2018] will be about training and getting better, and then trying to show up at Spring Training and being ready to go,” Tebow said to Bill Whitehead of MLB.com. This should come as no surprise as Tebow has consistently averred he...
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3 UP 1. Montero’s Gem In what has been a truly unexpected emergence from Rafael Montero, he finally has a signature moment as a starting pitcher, well at least one that doesn’t involved you ripping your hair out. Montero was absolutely brilliant over 8.1 innings in a win against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. In the game, he allowed just three hits with only one of them coming...
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Life on the mound can be a maddening way to make a buck in light of the millions that land in your bank account. A day after Rafael Montero reaped the best outing of his major league career, the ace of the Mets maligned starting rotation, Jacob deGrom, got stung by the National League Central cellar dwelling Cincinnati Reds. Just when it seemed like the long-haired hurler had found his former...
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The date was June 23rd. After being activated off the disabled list, the Mets informed Asdrubal Cabrera he was no longer the Mets shortstop. Instead, he would be the Mets second baseman. Cabrera responded by demanding a trade. Given his play and the Mets trending towards being sellers, the Mets informed Cabrera they would be happy to oblige. The Mets seemed committed to trading Cabrera, who was...
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