Sources told Mike Puma of the New York Post, that the Mets have at least discussed restructuring the left side of their infield. However, at this point the plan of swapping Jose Reyes to shortstop and Asdrubal Cabrera to third base has gained little traction. Cabrera, who is battling knee soreness that has limited his range, is against the idea of moving from shortstop to third base and club...
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According to Marc Carig of Newsday, injured New York Mets starters Steven Matz and Seth Lugo are scheduled to throw 20-30 pitches off a mound on Saturday as they look to work back to the major league club. The Mets are also hopeful that both will be pitching in minor leagues games in the next two or three weeks. Neither have appeared in a regular season game this year. Matz has been dealing with...
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3 UP 1. Everyone Is Hitting The story of the early season was how the Mets veterans were struggling at the plate. Heading into the series, three of the Mets regulars, Jose Reyes, Neil Walker, and Curtis Granderson were hitting below the Mendoza Line. In this series, Reyes was 3-11 with two runs, a double, homer, two walks, and seven RBI. Walker was 5-13 with three runs, two doubles, two walks,...
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Much was made of the Mets struggles in 2016 with men in scoring position. Rightfully so, they slashed .226/.306/.372 to go along with a 72 wRC+ and .282 wOBA (weighted on-base average). This season has been a completely different story. They are slashing .321/.402/.530 with a 142 wRC+ and .383 wOBA, both rank second best in the major leagues. The players are roughly the same, so what really...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Mets (12-15) welcome in the pesky Miami Marlins (12-15) as they open up their latest homestand. Rafael Montero will take the ball for New York as Tom Koehler takes it for Miami. It is expected by many to be Montero’s last chance to prove to the organization that he belongs. After a stellar spring he struggled mightily in his time with the team in early...
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Thursday night’s Mets game in Atlanta has been postponed after a two hour rain delay, the team announced on Twitter. The game will now be played at a later date, which has yet to be announced. At the time of the delay, the Mets were up 3-1 after Jay Bruce clubbed a two-run homer, his 10th of the season, minutes before play stopped. Zack Wheeler tossed 68 pitches and allowed one earned run...
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