Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes continues to maintain his hold on the third outfield spot for the National League in All Star voting. With 1,097,593 votes, Cespedes has a solid margin over other National League outfielders with the closest being Jason Heyward who is more than 300,000 votes behind. Cespedes has been slumping this month and spoke about that on Tuesday night. “I’m a...
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According to MLB Network citing sources, it looks like the New York Mets have swung a deal with the Atlanta Braves for utility infielder and outfielder Kelly Johnson. The Mets are reportedly sending pitching prospect Akeel Morris to the Braves in exchange for Johnson. Additionally, the Mets are getting cash back in the deal. Johnson, 34, was batting .215 with a .526 OPS in 132 plate appearances...
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This is not what any of us envisioned. A crippled and one dimensional offense. Two runs in the last 27 innings. A lifeless sweep in a twin bill at the hands of two mediocre starting pitchers, a growing divisional deficit, and a return trip to October suddenly seeming uncertain. With almost 40% of the Mets’ starting lineup (Lucas Duda, David Wright and Travis d’Arnaud) missing in action,...
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The Pirates’ Jameson Taillon will be the next top pitching prospect to make his debut against the Mets, matching up against Noah Syndergaard tonight at PNC Park. Pittsburgh announced the move before yesterday’s doubleheader, which made the call-up necessary for the Pirates to avoid using Jon Niese or Juan Nicasio on short rest. Before being drafted in 2010 out of high school,...
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The Mets lack speed, and everybody, from opposing teams to the fans at Citi Field knows it. As of today, the team scores over 60 percent of their runs via the longball, making them perhaps the only squad in baseball capable of being fourth in the league in home runs while simultaneously sitting third from the bottom in total runs scored. To fix this unfavorable reality and add another dimension...
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While the Mets have lost three straight games, their starting pitchers shouldn’t receive any blame. Matt Harvey, Steven Matz and Jacob deGrom all pitched well enough to win, but their offense failed to provide them any run support. Over the past three games, the Mets have only scored two runs. They have recorded just 13 hits and have struck out 32 times during this stretch. On Sunday,...
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