Are the Mets going to trade for Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez? That’s what ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick said when he was asked to predict one deal he believed would go down at the trade deadline. Crasnick believes the Mets have the pitching prospects to get a deal done and enough resources to take on the approximate $6 million that Ramirez is owed. The 37-year-old veteran...
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The Mets have brought back Zach Lutz to the organization after releasing him last June to allow him to sign with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. He has been added to the Las Vegas 51’s roster to take the place of OF/IF Alex Castellanos who is headed to play in Japan. Castellanos was having a great year for the 51’s leading the PCL in doubles (32),...
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The All Star Break, baseball’s hallway point of a long 162 game season, is finally upon us and for the first time since 2010 the Mets remain in the hunt for October baseball as they go into a much needed four day rest. A season that was destined with so much promise and hope has fallen into a whirlwind of unpredictable circumstances topped off by the injury bug, extreme hitting droughts,...
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Keith Law of ESPN.com ranks Michael Conforto 12th overall and Dominic Smith 40th inside his top 50 prospect list. Law believes Conforto has the potential to develop into a perennial 20 home run hitter with a .400 on base percentage. Law says that his discipline and excellent eye at the plate is what separates him from the competition in Double-A. In 83 games this season, Conforto is hitting .295...
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Matt Ehalt of The Record reports that the Mets say they have the six largest attendance increase in major league baseball at 7.72 percent overall, with weekend games up 16.38 percent as well. The Mets are averaging 29,284 fans per game at Citi Field, up from 26,860 fans per game in 2014. As I reported last week, not only is attendance up, but ticket sales are up significantly as are concession...
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Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal argues that injuries aren’t an excuse for the team’s performance this season. While the Mets have suffered an immense amount of injuries to key players, Costa explains that it doesn’t all come down to misfortune or bad luck. “The notion is as convenient as it is misleading. The next team behind the Mets on the DL days leaderboard:...
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