Good morning, Mets fans! Frankie Montas struggled yet again on Wednesday, making his place in the Mets’ rotation a point of contention. The newly acquired Montas had a line of 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 1 BB, 2 K (80 pitches, 47 strikes) in his sixth rehab start since returning from a high grade lat strain. This outing actually lowered his ERA in rehab starts this season to 13.19 as he has given up...
After dropping the series opener to the Braves in extra innings on Tuesday night, the Mets were hoping to turn things around on Wednesday as the NL East rivals continued their series at Truist Park in Atlanta. The Mets (45-29) had Paul Blackburn on the mound against reigning Cy Young award winner Chris Sale (4-4, 2.63 ERA) for Atlanta (33-39). Instead of turning things around, the Mets suffered...
The 2024 Cy Young Award Winners were announced on Wednesday night. The award went to two lefties: Atlanta Braves pitcher, Chris Sale in the National League and Detroit Tigers pitcher, Tarik Skubal in the American League. Chris Sale (NL) Sale’s Wednesday night Cy Young win caps off an incredible comeback year for the 35-year-old from Lakeland, Florida. This is his first Cy Young Award win,...
SEAN MANAEA, LHP Player Data: Age: 32 (02/01/1992) Primary Stats: 32 starts, 181.2 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.084 WHIP, 12-6, 184 SO, 63 BB Advanced Stats: 114 ERA+, 24.9 K%, 8.5 BB%, 3.75 xERA, 3.83 FIP, 4.04 xFIP, 2.8 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR 2024 Salary: $14.5 million Grade: A 2024 REVIEW When the Mets signed Manaea to a 2-year, $28 million deal with a player option for the second year, he was mostly looked at as...
When the Mets (89-73) clinched a postseason berth with their wild 8-7 victory over the Braves (89-73) in the first game of their doubleheader, they were able to save Luis Severino for the Wild Card round, calling up Joey Lucchesi (0-2, 5.23 ERA) to pitch the final game of the regular season with only seeding being determined by whether the Mets won or lost. Atlanta was supposed to rely on Chris...
Good morning, Mets fans! After a chaotic turn of events on Sunday, the Mets and Braves will square off in a doubleheader at Truist Park this afternoon starting at 1:10 p.m. Tylor Megill (4-5, 3.98 ERA) will face off against rookie right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach (8-7, 3.47 ERA). The Braves are holding Cy Young favorite Chris Sale back for the second game of the doubleheader or the first game...
Updated Post (Sept. 29 at 7:00 pm ET) – According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets will be started Tylor Megill in game one of Monday’s doubleheader in Atlanta. Megill owns a 3.98 ERA on the season, but has been lights out lately. Over his last three starts, he has only allowed one run across 16 innings to go along with 19 strikeouts. He has one start against Atlanta this year where he...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets were slated to take on Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of a pivotal three-game set to decide the fate of both clubs’ postseason hopes on Wednesday night. However, due to Hurricane Helene ripping through the southeast, Games 2 and 3 of the series have been pushed back to a Monday doubleheader if necessary. While many unfortunate factors...
The New York Mets are entering what is the most important week the team has had in years. They will go into play on Sunday night with a record of 86-69, meaning they have clinched a regular season record of at least 10 games over .500. In the past two years, the final National League wild card spot has been won by an 84-win Marlins team in 2023 and an 87-win Phillies team in 2022. However, all...
The New York Mets (53-48) are flying high at the moment. A two-game sweep of the New York Yankees, including a 12-3 demolition on Wednesday, puts them in the second Wild Card spot entering Thursday. Francisco Lindor has been right at the front of the team’s turnaround, making an MVP case out of the leadoff spot. The Mets will get their final look at the Atlanta Braves (54-46), who look a...
Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets completed the season sweep of the Subway Series for the first time since 2013 on Wednesday night. After taking the first two games in Queens in June against their Bronx rivals, the Mets came into Yankee Stadium on Tuesday with all of the odds against them. Despite not getting to New York until 5 a.m., the Mets squeaked out an improbable win behind a...
Good morning, Mets fans and welcome to the last day of 2023. We here at MMO wish everyone an early happy New Year! Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Atlanta Braves acquired Chris Sale in a trade with the Boston Red Sox, along with money. In exchange for Sale, infield prospect, Vaughn Grissom, will be heading to Boston. Sale waved his no-trade clause to join Atlanta. According to Alex Speier of...
