With Travis d’Arnaud nearing a return from the disabled list, Terry Collins says that sending down Kevin Plawecki will be a hard decision. Even though Plawecki is batting only .205 with two home runs and 10 RBI during 21 games, Collins is impressed with how he has played defensively and handled the pitching staff. (Kristie Ackert, NY Daily News) “He’s done great, he has played very well,”...
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The Savannah Sand Gnats are moving to new grounds in Columbia, South Carolina for the 2016 season, the team announced. The Sand Gnats have been the Mets’ Class A affiliate since the 2007 season. (Anthony DiComo) The Mets Class-A affiliate will play their home games in Sprint Communications Park which will open next March. “We are excited about returning to Columbia, where we had a...
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Las Vegas (27-14) 11, Okla. City 6 Steven Matz did not have one of his typical dominant outings giving up six runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk while striking out seven batters in 6.1 innings. He threw 92 pitches, 66 of them for strikes and produced 9 groundball outs compared to two fly ball outs. His line would have looked a little better had Zack Thornton been able to strand the...
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Jacob DeGrom doesn’t like to be overlooked or over shadowed by his other two young rotation mates Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard. Over the past two weeks, Harvey and Syndergaard have been taking the spotlight away from the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year with their 96+ mph fastballs and high strikeout count. Here are the top three reasons deGrom dominated the Cardinals hitters on...
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After a breakout 2014 season where he hit 30 home runs, it wasn’t unrealistic to expect Lucas Duda to experience some regression. However, Duda is defying the odds again as he’s on pace for an even better season. With an incredible two home run performance yesterday, Duda is now batting .305 with 19 RBI and a .893 OPS. Both his average and OPS are currently higher than what he...
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What an incredible start by Jacob deGrom on Thursday, as he tossed eight shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in a 5-0 victory for the Mets. DeGrom struck out 11 batters and did not allow a base runner after Matt Carpenter singled in the first inning, retiring the next 23 batters in a row. After the game, we learned that deGrom was removed after 104 pitches and not allowed to complete...
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