We heard on Wednesday that the Mets had interest in infielder Pablo Sandoval before he signed with the Giants. That got me to wondering what was left on the market in terms of infield depth. Without assuming Yoenis Cespedes is healthy, the Mets bench right now would likely be catcher Tomas Nido, outfielder Jake Marisnick, IF/OF Dominic Smith, infielder Luis Guillorme, and banged up veteran Jed...
Good morning, Mets fans! Welcome back to another rumor roundup! If you have come in search of news about top-tier free agents receiving interest – but not signing – you’ve found the right place. Padres “Checking in” on Prized Free Agents Jon Heyman from Fancred Sports has reported that the San Diego Padres have touched base with a quartet of high profile free...
Daniel Zamora, LHP Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: L/L Basic Stats: 16 G, 9 IP, 16 K, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 6 H/9, 1 HR/9, 16 K/9, 3 BB/9 Advanced Stats: 0.3 bWAR, 0.2 fWAR, 2.38 FIP, 2.41 xFIP Free Agency: 2025 2019 Salary: Pre-arbitration Grade: B 2018 Review Daniel Zamora got his first taste of Major League action in 2018 and made the most of it. The southpaw, whom the New York Mets acquired from...
One of the most underrated moves of the offseason for Brodie Van Wagenen and the New York Mets was arguably the one they didn’t make, by pulling second baseman Jeff McNeil out of the trade package with the Seattle Mariners for Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano. While there was not much to cheer about in a forgettable 2018 season for the Mets, the 26-year old infielder’s strong rookie...
In December 2015, Ben Zobrist spurned the Mets for the Chicago Cubs, so New York had to shift focus to plan B. Plan B turned out to be better than anything they could have ever asked for. Asdrubal Cabrera was coming off a decent year for the Rays, but it was no secret to any team in on him in the winter that his time at shortstop was limited. Cabrera had a history of knee issues and was a...
The analytic movement in Major League Baseball continues to gain further acceptance, as all thirty clubs employ statisticians and analysts to crunch the numbers in order to make better baseball decisions. We’ve witnessed teams alter their methods with the increased amount of data available at their fingertips, which includes defensive alignments, bunting, platoons, and utilizing their best...
While Jay Bruce helped Cleveland secure a spot in the history books at home, his former team was mired in more misery on the road, as the Cubs clobbered the Mets 17-5 at Wrigley Field. In his third start back from a right shoulder injury, Matt Harvey threw 86 pitches in 3.1 innings, walking four, surrendering five runs on seven hits. Like a real estate agent in a serious rut, he struggled with...
When it comes to Steven Matz, two things are clear: he has a history of injuries and he is a talented pitcher. The 25-year-old had Tommy John Surgery in 2010; a year after he was drafted by the Mets. During his first season with the big-league club in 2015 he was placed on the disabled list for a partially torn left lat muscle, dealt with a blister, and was sidelined with back spasms and back...
Last offseason, the Mets lost out on the prime player they were targeting in free agent Ben Zobrist. The team though may have themselves a very Zobrist like player in 2017 with a versatile Jose Reyes. Reyes could not have done anymore for the 2016 Mets, proving that he was not the washed up veteran that many thought he had become. Things had come full circle for the man who signed with the Mets...
Asdrubal Cabrera continues to amaze, smacking a two-run homer into the Coca Cola Corner to put the Mets on the board in the first inning last night. It was the 21st blast of the season for Cabrera and his 20th as a shortstop in 2016, surpassing Jose Reyes’ 19 homers in 2006 for the most home runs by a Mets shortstop in a single season. Three of Cabrera’s last eight home runs dating...
It is fair to believe that if the Mets had won the Ben Zobrist sweepstakes this past offseason, this team would be vastly different than the one we currently see on the field today. John Harper of the NY Daily News takes a look at how Plan B became Plan A and worked out for the best. In early December, mere hours before Zobrist ultimately chose Chicago over New York, the Mets were considered the...
The Mets had another exciting week and are off to a 5-1 start to the homestand. April is over, but May brings another terrific edition of Talkin’ Mets. This week I talk to Mark Rosenman, co-author of the book “Down on the Korner: Ralph Kiner and Kiner’s Korner.” Mark and Howie Karpin are the first to write a book about the popular post-game show that many Mets fans grew...
