Speaking with Marc Carig of Newsday, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson called reports that he was close to trading outfielder Michael Conforto this offseason as greatly exaggerated. “The notion that we came close to trading him in the offseason is very untrue,” Alderson said “He’s too valuable to us in the long term. He was asked about quite a bit. Never gave it any serious thought.” “I’m sure...
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There are currently 20 teams playing in the World Baseball Classic. Team Israel is ranked 41st. Let that sink in as some sort of hint as to just how much of an underdog this team is. Despite their underdog status, however, they are currently sitting pretty at 2-0, and a lot of that success has to do with players currently or formerly in the New York Mets organization. Team Israel (41st) joins...
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Good morning, everyone! The Mets are playing two split-squad games today. The Mets will send Noah Syndergaard to the hill against the Red Sox and Rick Porcello, while the other Mets squad will start Robert Gsellman against the Astros and Charlie Morton. Gsellman looked sharp and tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his first spring start. Syndergaard also tossed two scoreless...
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Longtime SNY and Fox Sports Director Bill Webb has died as a result of his longtime battle with cancer. To say the beloved director known across baseball circles as Webb lost his battle with cancer would be a great disservice to the man. He battled the disease for well over a year. In that time, he persevered, and yes, he even directed a number of baseball games. For that, Webb might have been...
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The Mets don’t have any real interest in third baseman Brett Lawrie, according to what team sources have told beat reporter Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. With Jose Reyes expected to start at third base in place of David Wright, and Wilmer Flores, T.J. Rivera, and Ty Kelly all available to provide depth if needed, it didn’t make a lot of sense to pursue Lawrie. Lawrie has declined...
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Travis d’Arnaud has gone from being one of baseball’s top catching prospects to an enigma during his time with the New York Mets. Baseball scouts used to gush about the former first rounder all through his trek in the minor leagues, where he posted a .290/.355/.483 batting line in parts of ten seasons, and a .339/.407/.622 in parts of five Triple-A seasons. It was d’Arnaud who...
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