The trade deadline is a little over a week away. Let’s round up the latest Mets trade front news. Juan Soto On Sunday, the New York Post polled a plethora of league executives and asked where Juan Soto could land. The heavy favorite answer was the St. Louis Cardinals. C.J. Cron The Mets looked into Colorado’s C.J. Cron, a right-handed batting first baseman, says SNY. Cron does not...
Position: 1B/DH Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 1/5/1990 (32) Traditional Stats: 90 G, 103 H, 21 HR, 69 RBI, .298 BA/.350 OBP/.552 SLG Advanced Stats: 3.1 WAR, .383 wOBA, 135 wRC+ Rundown C.J. Cron has been one of the more underrated hitters in the league over his career. He owns a career slash line of .265/.326/.483, which is good for an OPS of .809 (MLB average in 2022 is .707). He also owns seven...
The New York Mets (28-15) completed their three-game series in Colorado Sunday afternoon against the Rockies (19-21). In what was a pitcher’s duel between Taijuan Walker and Austin Gomber at Coors Field, the Mets emerged victorious, 2-0. With the win, New York improved to 14-1 after a loss. They have only also loss one series this season. They’ve won 12 and split one. As mentioned...
After a snow postponement on Friday, the Mets (27-14) and Rockies (18-20) played game one of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Before the game, the Mets reactivated Starling Marte from the bereavement list. Marte immediately made his return felt, hitting a two-run homer off the first pitch in his first at-bat. Marte’s homer helped the Mets on their way to a 5-1 defeat of the Rockies. The...
The Mets (26-14) are heading to Denver to face the Rockies (18-19) in a three-game weekend series. It seems like every time the Mets visit Denver, especially early in the season, the weather is terrible. Back in 2013, there was so much snow when the Mets visited Colorado, that then-general manager Sandy Alderson helped shovel snow off the field. This time, things are still looking unfortunate...
The New York Mets (21-20) sent David Peterson to the mound as they opened a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies (19-29) at Citi Field. The southpaw entered the game with a 4.97 ERA, 4.12 FIP, and 1.263 WHIP from his prior eight starts of the season. He dominated in the first four innings of his last start before imploding in the fifth to allow a total of five hits, one walk, and three...
