The Mets announced that Jeff Walters and Jacob DeGrom have been optioned to Triple-A this morning. Both pitchers were vying for jobs in the Mets bullpen and were having solid Springs. The Mets signed deGrom in the 9th round of the 2010 June Amateur draft out of Stetson University. The right-hander has pitched in 51 minor league games, while posting a 17-11 record, with a 3.76 ERA to go with 238...
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Ruben Tejada committed his third error in six Grapefruit League games today against the Nationals, this time falling to handle a routine grounder to end the fourth inning. He also went 0-for-3 at the plate, including grounding into a 5-4-3 double play, and is now 1-for-15 this Spring. Afterward, Tejada told reporters, “Errors happen. Everybody makes them.” This is now becoming a sideshow for the...
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In a fantastic Fangraphs piece written by Jeff Sullivan, he acknowledges the imperfections in Zack Wheeler’s command and introduces the possibility of the receivers catching Wheeler playing a role in last season’s strike numbers. Sullivan states that Wheeler certainly needs to polish his command to reach his lofty expectations. He’s always walked batters in the minors but, with his excessive...
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Mets manager Terry Collins still isn’t saying anything officially, but it would seem that after yesterday’s performance, Daisuke Matsuzaka may have very well clinched himself the number five spot in the rotation. Dice-K delivered another solid performance on Thursday giving up one run and three hits over 3.2 innings in the Mets’ 7-5 victory over the Washington...
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The Mets beat the Nationals 7-5 this afternoon at Space Coast Stadium. The win improved the Mets spring record to 6-7. Daisuke Matsuzaka started and threw 3 2/3 innings, giving up a run on three hits and striking out four. A good outing from Dice K who looks like the favorite to land the Mets 5th rotation spot. Noah Syndergaard also threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on two hits, two...
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ESPN released their annual Future Power Rankings (Insider only) today. The panel consisted of Buster Olney, Keith Law and Jim Bowden. Each team is ranked in five categories- Majors (MLB talent), Minors (MiLB talent and depth), Finance, Management, and Mobility (“Do they have a lot of young, cheap players or old immovable guys.”) Once they’ve ranked the teams, this is how they...
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