Mets RHP Jacob deGrom has both pitched and hit his way to NL Player of the Week honors after his two dominant starts. Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez (.516/.545/1.065) earned the AL honors. His last start against the Nationals was particularly impressive, allowing only one unearned run on three hits in 8.0 innings. He walked two and struck out six. His prior start against the Cubs was a...

Veteran RHP Kevin Jepsen will be holding a showcase for interested teams in Arizona tomorrow, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Jepsen, who had been sidelined by a quad injury in the spring, is now fully healed. The reliever had a bad year in 2016 with the Twins and Rays, however before that he was an effective option out of the bullpen. The 32-year-old had a 2.63 ERA and 2.78 FIP in...

3 UP 1. Cespedes Looms Large In what was the biggest series of the year, Yoenis Cespedes was back to his old tricks. In the three games he started, he was 5-12 with four runs, a double, homer, and an RBI. Unfortunately, none of the Mets position players were able to really follow his lead. That was no more evident when he made a terrific throw to nail Bryce Harper at third, which could have...

The Mets announced that 20 out of the 40 picks the Mets selected in last weeks player draft have indicated that they will sign with the team. To see the status of all our picks, check out the MMN Draft Tracker.  Two picks who have not yet signed but should soon are David Peterson and Mark Vientos, the Mets top two selections. Here is a draft profile on Trey Cobb, the Mets eighth rounder. More...

The Mets beat the Nationals 5-1 yesterday at Citi Field, and right in the middle of it all was utility infielder T.J. Rivera who went 4-for-4 with a double. After Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera both went down with injuries, Jose Reyes was tasked with manning shortstop every day. That left Wilmer Flores and T.J. Rivera with the second base and third base jobs for the time being, and both...