I have been wrapping my head around these rankings for days. For I am Sisyphus and the Fangraphs projections page is my boulder that tumbles down the mountain once I near my answer. This persistent struggle against the absurdity that is the National League East number one starter debate will ultimately lead to an answer that can be argued for and against a million different ways. Before we even...
Mets ace Jacob deGrom will throw a simulated game in Port St. Lucie Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reported. It’s another positive step in the right direction towards deGrom returning to the Mets. He made three rehab starts after going nearly a year without pitching in a competitive game. His first two were for Low-A St. Lucie, while his third was for Triple-A Syracuse. He slowly ramped...
Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom made his third rehab outing Thursday for Syracuse. He threw 42 pitches over four innings, striking out four while allowing only two hits. James Villani wrote a detailed report on his outing. The most interesting part of this outing was that Mets top prospect Francisco Álvarez had the pleasure of catching deGrom. Many have their eye on Álvarez in 2o22, as his...
Mets ace Jacob deGrom will make a rehab start for the Low-A St. Lucie Mets Sunday, Buck Showalter said Saturday. The dominant right-hander hasn’t pitched this year due to a stress reaction in his right shoulder. He’s been slowly ramping things up recently, and now he’s finally to the point where he will make a rehab start. The news comes shortly after Max Scherzer finished his...
When the Mets signed Max Scherzer to a three year, $130 million contract this past offseason, they knew what they were getting. An eight-time All-Star, a three time Cy Young award winner, a World Series champion and most importantly, a great teammate. The 2021 Mets lacked a leader, or at least someone to keep the room together and the result was an erratic season with no one to steer the ship....
Good morning, Mets fans! The Houston Astros swept the Mets again after defeating the Mets Wednesday 2-0. Taijuan Walker pitched a gem of 7 1/3 scoreless innings but Drew Smith allowed a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning that decided the game. Dan Quiñones has more on the game. Now it is time for the morning briefing. Latest Mets News Max Scherzer allowed three runs (two earned)...
Jacob deGrom took another step in his progression Saturday, throwing 20 pitches in an inning of live batting practice to Mets minor leaguers in Port St. Lucie. “You kind of wait and see how he recovers tomorrow,” manager Buck Showalter said. “It’s like the imaging; you start with an X-ray, and then you go to the different ones. Today went really well.” DeGrom is yet...
The date was October 4, 1999. The New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds were getting set to embark on a Game 163, to decide who would be the National League wild card. After losing seven straight games in late September, the club clawed back in winning five of their last six, which tied the Reds’ record of 96-66. Luckily for the Mets, the arm they turned to for this crucial play-in game was a...
