Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are rolling. With a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets earned a series sweep over the Buccos and have now won four straight series to get back over .500. Luis Severino had another solid outing and the offense continued swinging their hot bats during their four-game win streak. Click here for a full breakdown of the Mets’ win on Wednesday. Now,...
The offseason is upon us and the Mets have many holes to fill. One of these holes is finding a center fielder. To fill this hole, the Mets looked into different options, including Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Starling Marte. Rumors swirled surrounding the Mets trading for Marte, but the Flushing ball club decided to take a different route. Instead, the Mets ended up acquiring center fielder...
MiLB.com recently did an article on the Mets’ organization All-Stars from 2019 with the best performers, and quite honestly it was kind of sad with the inclusion of multiple older players like Rene Rivera and Travis Taijeron. Congrats to those guys for having terrific seasons, but let’s take a look at a list that should be more important to the Mets’ long-term outlook, their...
MLB Pipeline has compiled a list of the best minor league players for each organization during the 2019 season. It should be noted these lists reflect not prospect status, but rather, performance on the field. That is why the Mets All-Stars include both a 36-year-old catcher and an 18-year-old shortstop: C Rene Rivera 1B Travis Taijeron 2B Luis Carpio 3B Mark Vientos SS Ronny Mauricio OF...
The Mets sent eight players to the Arizona Fall League in 2019 with many of them entering an important part of their season and for some, their careers. Shortstop prospect Andres Gimenez was coming off a regular season that saw him struggle offensively in the first half and miss some time with an injury. The up-and-down season in Double-A Binghamton was part of the reason the Mets No. 1 prospect...
Ken asks… The best part of the 2019 season was watching Pete Alonso come up as a rookie and dominate from beginning to end. What rookies should we be excited for in 2020? Rob Piersall answers… Hey, Ken. Thanks so much for the question. Watching Pete Alonso burst on the scene in 2019, smash records, appear in the All-Star Game and win the Home Run Derby, and likely win Rookie of the...
The New York Mets made a handful of roster moves on Monday afternoon, as per a team announcement. In addition to officially extending a $17.8 million qualifying offer to right-hander Zack Wheeler, the Mets also added left-hander Blake Taylor to the 40-man roster ahead of the 5 PM ET deadline to either do so or let the player leave via free agency, and claimed left-hander Stephen Gonsalves off...
By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas (13-13) 4, Scottsdale Scorpions (12-14) 3 Box Score 1B Ali Sanchez: 2-for-4, 2 RBI(5) | .229 AVG/.574 OPS C Patrick Mazeika: 0-for-3, BB, K | .140 AVG/.322 OPS RHP Ryley Gilliam: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB | 0-0, 0.96 ERA, 1.07 WHIP LHP Blake Taylor: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB | 0-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP I’m not...
By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (10-11) 2, Salt River Rafters (12-9) 1 Box Score C Patrick Mazeika: 1-for-3 | .207 AVG/.448 OPS 1B Ali Sanchez: 0-for-4, K | .185 AVG/.525 OPS LHP Blake Taylor: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB, Save(2) | 0-1, 2.25 ERA, 0.63 WHIP Blake Taylor continued his string of excellent performances in the Arizona Fall League with another...
By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Mayos de Navojoa 4, Scottsdale Scorpions (7-7) 1 Box Score 1B Patrick Mazeika: 1-for-4, RBI(3), K | .250 AVG/.550 OPS C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K | .188 AVG/.538 OPS LHP David Peterson: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB, Loss | 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 1.45 WHIP RHP Jordan Humphreys: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB | 1-0, 0.93 ERA, 0.93 WHIP RHP Ryley...
By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (5-4) 2, Surprise Saguaros (7-2) 0 Box Score 2B Luis Carpio: 1-for-4, R, K | .364 AVG/.872 OPS C Ali Sanchez: 0-for-4 | .200 AVG/.533 OPS SS Andres Gimenez: 1-for-4, 2 K | .333 AVG/.915 OPS LHP David Peterson: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 3 BB | 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.42 WHIP RHP Jordan Humphreys: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, Win...
By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (4-3) 8, Aguilas Mexicali 1 Box Score 1B Ali Sanchez: 1-for-2, 2 R, 2 RBI(2), 2 BB | .333 AVG/.833 OPS SS Andres Gimenez: 2-for-3, R, HR(1), 4 RBI(8), BB, K | .353 AVG/1.009 OPS LHP Blake Taylor: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 K, 1 BB | 0-1, 6.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP Playing in their first of four inter-winter-league games this season, Mets...
