There was recently a question posed on Twitter, “If you could choose to go back in time and give any player a clean bill of health, who would you choose?” Naturally, I thought of David Wright. As frustrating as it is from a sideline perspective to see Wright miss hundreds of games each year with a lot left of his contract, you have to sympathize for the guy. There’s no one that...
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2004 was a bizarre year for the Mets. Going into that season, a 20-year-old prospect by the name of Jose Reyes was slated to become the Mets’ shortstop of the future. He had made his debut in 2003 at 19 years old, becoming the first Mets teenager in nearly 20 years. Despite playing relatively well on defense (1.0 dWAR in 69 games), Reyes was forced to move to second base because the Mets...
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Ike Davis once hit 32 home runs for the Mets in a season, but after New York traded him away in early 2014, the first baseman never found lasting success in the majors. The Mets shipped Davis off to Pittsburgh, instead deciding to keep Lucas Duda at first to clear the logjam at the position. The now 30-year-old spent one season with the Bucs, then made stops in Oakland and the Bronx before...
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It was a successful month of July for Mets first base prospects, as both Dominic Smith and Peter Alonso took home Player of the Month honors. Smith, 22, was awarded Pacific Coast League Player of the Month after hitting .385 (42-for-109) with eight home runs and 26 RBI. The Mets No. 2 overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline also led the PCL with 28 runs scored, while coming in second in...
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Tonight, the Mets will host the Texas Rangers for a two game set. Chris Flexen will look to rebound from his first two big league starts against Andrew Cashner. The game will begin at 7:10 p.m. Last night was Curtis Granderson’s 10th year celebration of his Grand Kids foundation. The Grand Kids Foundation has delivered more than three million meals to children in need and he personally...
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Noah Syndergaard (torn lat) is long tossing from 120-150 feet, but is not yet throwing any bullpen sessions. He spoke to Roger Rubin of Newsday earlier today. “Whether September, and we’re in it or not, I just want to go out there and compete because I am just getting bored,” Snydergaard said. “I want to go out there and pitch. If I weren’t to pitch this year I’d probably go nine or ten months...
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