Adam Ottavino was a steadying presence at the back end of the bullpen for several different franchises throughout his 15-year Major League career. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft, he began his professional career as a starting pitcher before transitioning to the bullpen after being claimed off waivers by the Colorado Rockies in 2012. Raised in...
Over the sixty-plus years of New York Mets baseball, there have been individual pitching seasons that will forever be etched in the organization’s lore. Whether it’s Tom Seaver’s 1969 season, in which he won his first Cy Young Award and helped lead the club to their first World Series championship; Dwight Gooden’s otherworldly 1985 campaign at the age of 20; or Jacob...
The tributes continue to pour in from throughout the baseball world for Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who would have turned 66 on Christmas Day. The all-time stolen base leader played for nine teams in his 25-year career, including the Mets in 1999-2000. Commissioner Rob Manfred “For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and...
Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets manager Buck Showalter will rejoin MLB Network as an analyst for the 2024 season, Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reports. Showalter worked for the network during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. He’ll start at the beginning of April. Latest Mets News The Mets had an off day on Monday and now welcome the Cardinals to Clover Park today. First pitch is...
Good morning Mets fans! In an interview with the digital baseball show Foul Territory, former Mets manager Buck Showalter passionately discussed load management. “We had a guy hit a triple and two doubles, and they said he probably needs a day off because he ran too much around the bases,” Showalter said during the interview. “I said ‘What do you want me to tell him? Don’t get anymore hits so...
It was a different offseason than Steve Cohen’s previous ones in his Mets tenure. After committing to a “World Series or bust” mentality straight out of the gate, he put together a juggernaut roster with co-aces Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, landed All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor and put together the most expensive payroll in baseball history. However, after all that,...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is well underway. Next up, MMO and OOTP pit the 2022 Mets team against the 1999 Mets team. Jack Ramsey, MMO and Mets Minors writer, is set to control the 1999 team, while James Villani, MMO editor and writer, will control the 2022 team. Each round will be best-of-seven. We will be posting...
Good morning, Mets fans! David Stearns was talking with the media yet again on Wednesday, where he gave some good news regarding Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte. Stearns said that the club is confident that Marte will not need to undergo surgery on his groin this offseason. Marte has had medical struggles with his groin since the end of the 2022 season, which included having surgery prior...
Good morning, Mets fans! Buck Showalter has spoken to the Angels about their managerial job, and he’s among the finalists for the position. Showalter was reportedly the runner-up to Joe Maddon for the job ahead of the 2020 season. Latest Mets News Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Sunday that the A’s granted the Mets permission interview manager Mark Kotsay, but the Oakland...
Updated Post – Nov. 4, 7:48 pm ET According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the Mets were indeed granted permission to interview Athletics’ manager Mark Kotsay for their open managerial job. However, Kotsay is now no longer involved in the process, according to Rosenthal. Rosenthal mentions both Craig Counsell and Carlos Mendoza as top candidate for the job. Updated Post – Nov. 2,...
Daniel Vogelbach Player Data: Age: 30 (12/17/1992) B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 104 G, 319 PA, .233/.339/.404/.742, 64 H, 13 HRs, 48 RBIs Advanced Stats: 109 wRC+, 25.4 K%, 13.2 BB%, .282 BABIP, .323 xwOBA, 0.1 fWAR, 0.2 bWAR 2023 Salary: $1.5 million 2023 Review After a decent half-season performance in 2022 after his arrival from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets exercised their option on Daniel...
With the New York Mets in search of a manager once again after the firing of Buck Showalter, they’ve been coveting Milwaukee Brewers skipper Craig Counsell to lead the team in 2024. Counsell is arguably the top prize amongst available managers, and with former Brewers executive David Stearns now in charge of the Mets, he is trying to bring in his former manager, with whom he had a lot of...
