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...
Updated Post – Oct. 30, 16:19 Craig Counsell’s next interview is with the Mets, according to the Athletic. The date, however, hasn’t been set yet according to Andy Martino of SNY. Counsell has been the Mets’ top target to replace Buck Showalter after he stepped down after the 2023 season. Counsell was the manager of the Brewers when Stearns was hired by the organization...
Good morning Mets fans! The Fall Classic is officially set. On Tuesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks officially went from barely in the postseason to winning the pennant, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on the road in Game 7 of the NLCS. The Diamondbacks will play the Texas Rangers in the World Series, with the first game set for Friday night in Texas. MLB has announced the schedule...
It’s been a month since the New York Mets parted ways with manager Buck Showalter after a disappointing 2023 campaign that saw the team finish 75-87—a fourth-place finish in the National League East. Since then, the Mets have been hunting for a new manager while Showalter seeks another opportunity to lead a club. The Los Angeles Angels fired Phil Nevin after a disappointing season, and the...
