Mets fans have been living with Rafael Montero for what feels like forever now. He signed with the Mets in January of 2011 when he was twenty years old, which was old for a non-Cuban Latin American player, but he had started playing baseball late. For only an $80,000 advance it was a low risk move by the Mets. For a time it looked like the signing might turn into a steal. In 2012 at Single-A,...
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R.A. Dickey out-dueled Matt Harvey again, adding another former teammate besides Daniel Murphy who’s making a mockery of the Mets. The 42 year-old knuckleballer gave up three runs on four hits with a flurry of floaters that were far more effective than Harvey’s fastballs. Sunday night was really bad déjà vu for Harvey, who surrendered eight hits in 5 1/3 innings, allowing six runs against the...
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An argument can be made that the only reason Josh Edgin made the Opening Day roster was because he was out of options. With the potential of losing him, as well as the Mets wanting to carry a second LOOGY in the pen, Edgin was going to get his shot. Edgin got his shot despite his never fully regaining his velocity from what it was pre-Tommy John. He got his shot despite his struggling mightily...
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Matt Harvey was hit pretty hard on Tuesday to say the least. In 5.1 innings he allowed six earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out two and earning the loss. It was his second straight start in which he gave up six runs and, despite all that, he focused on the positives after the game. “Today was the best I’ve felt in a long time,” Harvey said to reporters after...
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Tacoma Rainiers (15-9) 5, Las Vegas 51s (13-13) 3 Box Score Brandon Nimmo CF: 0 for 5, K Wilmer Flores 3B: 2 for 4, Run, RBI Amed Rosario SS: 1 for 3, 2B, RBI, K Dominic Smith 1B: 1 for 3, BB Flores and Nimmo continued their rehab assignments to Las Vegas. Flores recorded a RBI double while Nimmo went hitless in the game. Rosario recorded another extra base-hit. They have started to come more...
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In what has so far been a mostly disappointing and disheartening season, there have been a few bright spots. Michael Conforto seems to have found his stroke and has cemented himself as a run-producing leadoff hitter. While he has been producing at a high level, his outfield counter part Jay Bruce has been doing the same. So far in 2017, Bruce has hit .293 with nine home runs and 22 RBIs. Those...
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