Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday was a busy day for Major League Baseball teams, with many making minor offseason moves and others making strides for bigger moves. Latest Mets News Recently designated for assignment, former Mets pitcher Chris Flexen will be pitching in Korea for the Doosan Bears. The Mets reportedly signed Mexican minor league reliever Francisco Rios last month. Mike Puma of...
We are starting to see some major moves. Tyler Chatwood signed with the Cubs and Dee Gordon got traded to the Mariners. Though the market still waits on the NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton who we now know will accept a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. This comes from a report by Craig Mish of SiriusXM, who has done a great job covering the saga....
“This Mets team right now, it doesn’t matter who comes off the bench. Everyone contributes.” – Ron Darling. I couldn’t have said it any better myself. It is quite possible that, a year from now, I won’t be able to remember a specific, standout home run hit by Lucas Duda, Travis d’Arnaud, or Curtis Granderson this season. Kirk Nieuwenhuis has just four...
The Mets have designated lefty reliever Alex Torres for assignment tonight, and have acquired lefty reliever Eric O’Flaherty from the Oakland A’s for a player to be named later and cash. O’Flaherty, 30, is a true lefty specialist in every sense, and has held left-handed batters to a .186 batting average in 50 plate appearances for the A’s with an incredible .495 opposing...
I don’t think that I can handle another appearance by lefty reliever Alex Torres. Lately, whenever I see him and that Martian baseball cap emerge from the bullpen, I cringe. Last night, was the final straw for me. Forget the Ruben Tejada error in that four-run eighth inning, Torres was an absolute horror show. He’s been an embarrassment out there for the last three months, always...
The Mets announced that the player to be named later in the deal to acquire reliever Alex Torres from the San Diego Padres is left-handed pitcher Brad Wieck. Right-hander Cory Mazzoni was already shipped to the Padres when the Mets acquired Torres in March, so Wieck now completes the deal. A seventh round selection in the 2014 First Year Player Draft, Wieck owns a 3.21 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in ten...
Despite another wild outing by Alex Torres, Terry Collins doesn’t seem to be losing faith in the Mets enigmatic lefty. Collins says that he will continue to use Torres in high pressure situations. “That’s what he’s here to do,” Collins said. (Mike Vorkunov) Torres allowed a run and walked three batters during last night’s appearance. However, he prevented...
The Mets defeated the Phillies by a score of 7-4 in today’s game at Citizens Bank Park to take the series two games to one. Offense: After a solo home run by Chad Billingsley in the bottom of the third inning, the Mets responded quickly with an RBI single by Wilmer Flores to tie the game up at 1-1. Curtis Granderson provided the key hit of the game with a two run blast to put the Mets up...
Trending Up #1 A Perfect 10 For 10 Jeurys Familia has 10 saves (T- 1st in MLB) in as many opportunities this year. He is striking out 10.80 batters per nine innings with a sparkling 1.35 ERA. The NY Mets have one of the hottest closers in the game right now and if the offense, along with the starting pitching, can put the team on top by the ninth inning- Familia is a sure fire bet to lock in the...
Alex Torres was brilliant in yesterday’s relief appearance as he escaped a bases loaded jam with no outs during the 6th inning. Torres struck out all three batters he faced, which bailed Dillon Gee out of trouble and kept the Mets in the game. “I owe him way more than a steak dinner for that,” said right-hander Dillon Gee, who was responsible for the three runners on base....
The league-leading, red-hot Mets won their ninth straight game in a row to move to 11-3 on the season – the best record in baseball. Here are Three Takeaways from the game last night. 1. The Mets are CAPITALIZING on other teams’ mistakes. There has been much talk from fans and broadcasters alike about how many errors have been committed against the Mets early in the season. Are teams...
