Non-roster invitations generally fall into one of two larger buckets: prospects and veteran players. José Iglesias falls into the veteran bucket and is a great name to remember if you do the Immaculate Grid daily. Iglesias was signed by the Red Sox in 2009 and would make his major league debut for the Red Sox at just 21 years old in 2011. In 2013, he was part of a three-team trade that sent him...
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Welcome to the first 3 Up, 3 Down of the 2024 season! It has been a near-perfect start to spring training for the Mets, who are 4-1 in Grapefruit League play heading into Thursday’s game against the Astros. Granted, results don’t really matter all that much in spring training, but performances and trends do. There have been plenty of positives for the Mets on that front. Not...
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Ah, yes. Just as we all expected. A 2.142 OPS. A .571 batting average. Six RBIs in seven at-bats. Two home runs in just three games played. Man, what a great start Pete Alons- Oh. What was that? We aren’t talking about Pete? Well then? Who?? That answer is none other than 32-year-old outfielder Trayce Thompson! Klay Thompson’s younger brother is tearing up the baseball field this Spring....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Leap Day! After Kodai Senga’s injury, which will have him on the IL through at least opening day, there was a lot of chatter on whether the Mets would be looking to add to their rotation. President of baseball operations David Stearns seemed to dismiss the idea right away, as he told the media, “I don’t think so” when asked if they were...
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The New York Mets welcomed their fellow East Coast Grapefruit League opponent, the St. Louis Cardinals, to Clover Park for a Wednesday afternoon matchup. The Mets came away with a 3-0 shutout of the Cardinals as the pitching staff came together to limit St. Louis to just five hits. Right-handed pitcher Reed Garrett was on the mound for the Mets to start things off in his second start of the...
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On Wednesday, Tim Britton and Will Sammon of The Athletic reported that the Mets have recently checked in on free-agent starters, including Michael Lorenzen. However, they noted, “The communication likely reflects a desire to stay connected if they have another injury rather than imminent, serious interest.” Lorenzen, 32, had a 4.18 ERA in 29 appearances (25 starts) between the...
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