Here we are at the end of the first half with the New York Mets in 4th place and 12 games behind Washington Nationals. That starting rotation that was supposed to be the toast of the National League, never materialized. John Delcos joins me to look at the first-half and discuss what the Mets should do after the All-Star Break. Are they in it? Should they sell? Is a total rebuild in their best...
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Here are our 2017 First Half Reports Cards for the New York Mets. These are consensus grades among MMO’s editors – Myself, Michael Mayer, Rob Piersall, and Joe D. Catchers Travis d’Arnaud – It is another bad season for d’Arnaud offensively, slashing .223/.282/.446 with nine home runs, eight doubles, and 28 RBIs. He has improved a bit defensively, however after...
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Michael Conforto’s major league career has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. But on July 11, Conforto will soak in Miami, surrounded by the best of the best in the major leagues and will represent the Mets as its lone All-Star in the Mid-Summer Classic. “It’s pretty awesome. It’s pretty cool,” Conforto said Monday. “Meeting these guys, them telling me, ‘Hey, I love watching you...
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The Mets look to get a run together when they come back from the All Star break, facing the Colorado Rockies. Both teams have announced their starters for the three game series and are as follows: Friday: Jacob deGrom (9-3, 3.65 ERA) vs Jon Gray (2-0, 3.75 ERA) Saturday: Seth Lugo (3-2, 4.59 ERA) vs Tyler Chatwood (6-10, 4.42 ERA) Sunday: Steven Matz (2-2, 3.05 ERA) vs Jeff Hoffman (5-1, 4.15...
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The Mets are certainly not in the place they thought they would be coming into this season, and frustrations seem to be mounting in the clubhouse. After the Mets’ grueling loss to the Cardinals 6-0, in which they mustered only three hits and endured a poor Steven Matz start, manager Terry Collins did his best to diagnose the issue. “If you’re looking at one of the things...
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The Mets have approximately 60 million dollars coming off the books at the end of this season. Jay Bruce, Neil Walker, Curtis Granderson, Asdrubal Cabrera (option), Jerry Blevins (option), Addison Reed and Lucas Duda are all notable free agents after 2017. With the lack of athleticism, youth, defense and late inning pitching, the Mets should focus their off-season filling those holes. First and...
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