The Mets will send scouts to watch Aníbal Sanchez and Julio Teherán throw bullpen session in Miami on Tuesday, according to Mike Puma. Both Sanchez and Teheran struggled in 2020. Sanchez, who will be 37 next season, got knocked around in 11 starts with the Nationals in 2020, producing a 5.46 FIP and 1.66 WHIP. Though he had a solid 2019 (including a near no-hitter in game one of the World...
Washington Nationals (1-0) vs St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) 4:08 PM EDT – Busch Stadium – TBS RHP Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92 ERA) vs RHP Adam Wainwright (14-10, 4.19 ERA) After Anibal Sanchez threw 7 2/3 innings of one-hit ball on Friday night that led to a Nationals 2-0 victory, the Washington Nationals will be hoping to take Game 2 of the NLCS before heading home to Nationals Park on Monday night....
By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! The Houston Astros defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 in Game 5 of the ALDS to close the book on the final League Division Series of 2019. The next stop for the four remaining playoff teams are their league’s respective League Championship Series. Latest Mets News Mets minor league field coordinator Kevin Morgan has left the organization after the Mets...
The New York Mets (71-68) rebounded from a heartbreaking loss on Tuesday to beat the Washington Nationals (78-60) 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park. (Box Score) Pitching Zack Wheeler (10-7, 4.33 ERA) was tasked with taking on a Nats lineup that crushed the team for seven runs in the ninth inning less than 15 hours prior. He struggled against the Nats lineup in the early innings as...
Good Morning, folks! Latest Mets News Marc Carig of the Athletic reported that the Astros and Mets have been engaged in trade talks. Carig added that Seth Lugo interests the Astros but nothing has gained traction. It appears Michael Paez is trying his hand at catcher. Latest MLB News Joel Sherman has a baseball quiz for fans. Shayna Rubin writes about Kim Ng’s attempts to lead a baseball...
Good morning Mets fans! Today is the first day of winter and thus we are one season away from Opening Day. Latest Mets News Former Met and current Mets-killer Daniel Murphy has left the Mets’ division to sign a two-year, $24 million contract with the Colorado Rockies according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. John Delcos of Forbes considers the Mets to be an improved team, but not that...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (44-62) dropped the opening contest of their four-game series with the Atlanta Braves (58-47) last night by a score of 4-2. Jason Vargas (2-7, 8.23 ERA) failed to go more than five innings for his 11th start in a row and gave up all four of the Braves’ runs. A perfect four innings from the bullpen couldn’t help lift the Mets past the Braves...
The New York Mets (26-25) defeated the Atlanta Braves (31-22) by a score of 8-5 Monday night (and Tuesday morning) at SunTrust Park. Offense After a nearly three-hour rain delay, the Mets got things going quickly in the top of the first inning against Brandon McCarthy. After Brandon Nimmo grounded out to open the ballgame, Michael Conforto roped a base hit to right field. Jay Bruce then dropped...
The Detroit Tigers’ Max Scherzer won his first American League Cy Young Award, while the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw easily grabbed his second NL Cy Young in three years as the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced winners this evening. Scherzer, the AL starter in the All-Star Game, went 21-3, leading the majors in wins and his league in WHIP while striking out a career...
I noticed a few things during Zack Wheeler’s start I’d like to point out. A few things impressed me and there are some things that are noteworthy after doing some research: Of Wheeler’s seven strikeouts, six were swinging and it was only the opposing pitcher that took a called third strike. All seven third strikes were fastballs. Six were four-seamers, none of those were less than 95 mph, and...
Series Preview: Mets at Marlins Tonight, the suddenly-streaking Mets begin a three-game series with the lowly Marlins down in Miami. While it appeared early on that the Mets and Marlins would be “battling” for last place in the NL East, the gap between the two teams has widened considerably. The Marlins are by far, the worst team in baseball, coming in at 13-41, including 7-20 at...
Updated on 4/11 by HoJo According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Shaun Marcum is expected to throw two innings of a simulated game before the weekend as he attempts to get ready to comeback from a neck injury and bicep tendinitis. If all goes well without any setbacks, Marcum could appear in a rehab game with Single-A St. Lucie one day next week. Depending on how that goes, Marcum could then be...
