According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Mets are considering adding pitching depth on the heels of the news that Seth Lugo has a UCL tear. Sherman does caution the Mets are not active in their pursuit at this juncture of the season, but it is noteworthy the team is at least contemplating such a move. The Mets need to contemplate because the team cannot reliably predict when...
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According to MLB.com, LHP Thomas Szapucki has been diagnosed with a left shoulder impingement, and will not be on one of the rosters of the Mets’ full-season affiliates to begin the season. Instead, the 20-year-old will be rehabbing with the staff at the Mets’ complex in Port St. Lucie. The injury is similar to what Mets 3B David Wright was diagnosed with in March. Szapucki was expected to start...
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The Mets confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that Seth Lugo has a partial tear of the UCL and he received a platelet rich plasma injection at the Hospital for Special Surgery, this morning. The plan for now is that Lugo will be shut down for two weeks before starting a throwing program. Surgery still remains an option, the team says. But that will be dependent on the success of the PRP injection, the...
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When I was a kid, I was told to never hit a fly ball. Fly balls lead to outs and ground balls lead to more scenarios where the fielder commits an error, or so what I was led to believe. Recently, more hitters are realizing how bad it is to hit a grounder. Virtually nothing good comes from hitting a ground ball outside of the occasional misplay or error. Hitting more balls in the air means more...
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It’s Opening Week around Major League Baseball and everyone is excited. But remember, the Mets are going to lose. Maybe not today or tomorrow, but they will lose – probably between 65 and 74 times this season. They will also win of course, most likely between 88 and 97 times. There will be winning streaks and there will be losing streaks. Players will get red hot, and of course,...
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As if a Mets 6-0 win on Opening Day wasn’t enough to make fans grin ear-to-ear, it appears that Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden have rekindled their friendship and have made up over their summer feud. In a Sunday Instagram post from Strawberry’s account, the two beloved Mets are pictured together with the caption: “Truly Grateful For Awesome Friends Bringing Me And Doc...
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