If the Washington Nationals had a better bullpen you could bet the New York Mets would be buried even farther in the NL East. The Mets lingering around has given Mets fans hope that they can pull themselves out of their terrible baseball play and overtake the Nationals, who have been in first place since the end of April. The reality is that the bullpen needs to be fixed and that can only happen...

After six seasons in Oakland and two All-Star appearances in 2015 and 2016, the Oakland Athletics have designated catcher Stephen Vogt for assignment. Vogt, 32, was hitting just .217/.287/.357 on the year with four homers in 174 plate appearances. Vogt is just two years removed from a season in which he hit .261/.341/.443 with 18 homers, making his first All-Star team. He did it again last year,...

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning on Wednesday night against the New York Mets in LA’s 8-2 win. After hitting the home run he stood at home plate to admire the blast then took 32 second to round the bases, the second slowest trot in the majors this year. As Puig rounded first base, the Mets Wilmer Flores told Puig to “run the...

The New York Mets pitching staff as a whole has been a mess in 2017 from a combination of injuries, poor performance and high usage of the bullpen. Despite the Mets having the second worst ERA (5.05) in baseball, GM Sandy Alderson gave pitching coach Dan Warthen a vote of confidence on Wednesday. “He’s part of the solution,” Alderson said. “He’s part of the group of...