The New York Mets’ top prospect, Jefferson Rojas, is reportedly on his way to Triple-A Syracuse. This according to Will Sammon of the Athletic. Rojas and the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies saw their season come to an end Sunday after their season finale was cancelled due to weather. Rojas now joins a Syracuse team right in the middle of a playoff race. Entering Sunday, the Triple-A Mets were...
After a year-plus of exceeding expectations as a reliever-turned-starter, Clay Holmes is heading to the Cubs along with Tyrone Taylor. In exchange, the Mets will get infield prospect Jefferson Rojas. Rojas is ranked as the No. 2 prospect in the Cubs’ organization and No. 63 prospect in baseball on MLB Pipeline. Baseball America ranks him as the No. 99 prospect in the sport. The 21-year-old...
With the Trade Deadline fast approaching, the New York Mets were able to take a series from the Atlanta Braves. The expected selloff should start happening any day now, which means we may have seen this current incarnation of the 2026 Mets for the last time. If that’s the case, then they went out on a high. Stellar pitching and some clutch hitting saw the Mets take two out of three from...
Saturday night, the New York Mets were let down by some familiar aspects of their game: imperfect defense and a lack of timely hitting. The Mets dropped game two of a three game set to the Dodgers 4-3. Brett Baty made a critical error, Francisco Alvarez allowed another passed ball to lengthen his league lead, and the Mets went 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Despite this, Nolan McLean...
Good morning, Mets fans. Juan Soto left the Mets’ game on Friday due to left calf soreness. After the game, interim manager Andy Green said there’s “some concern” over another IL stint for Soto, who already missed three weeks earlier in the season with left calf soreness. Latest Mets News The Mets (43-61) fell to the Dodgers (66-38) 4-2 on Friday night. Sean...
Clay Holmes’ next major league start may not be in a Mets uniform. But he suited up for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets on Thursday, his first game action since a come-backer broke his right fibula on May 15 against the Yankees. He allowed two runs on three hits over 2 1/3 innings and threw 28 of 51 pitches for strikes. He walked two and struck out two, including a strikeout of Spencer Jones,...
Good morning, Mets fans! Two weeks to the trade deadline. Rival executives told Bob Nightengale of USA Today that they believe Francisco Lindor will be traded this winter, but will remain a Met through the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Lindor has five years and $160 million left on his contract after this year, making him tough to deal by the deadline. He also has a full no-trade clause. Nightengale...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Chelsea Janes of SNY, the Mets and Clay Holmes are expecting to begin extension talks in the coming days. Holmes has been out due to injury since mid-May, but he was spectacular early on in the season. Through nine starts, he has a 2.39 ERA after having a 3.53 ERA a year ago. There’s a possibility Holmes gets traded, but he’s clearly seen as part of the...
Amidst both trade and extension rumors, Clay Holmes is taking another massive step towards a return from a fractured right fibula that he suffered on a line drive off the bat of New York Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones on May 15. The High-A Brooklyn Cyclones announced that Holmes is set to begin his rehab assignment with a start on Saturday night against Hudson Valley at Maimonides Park. The...
Clay Holmes, SP Position: RHP Age: 33 (3/27/93) 2026 Stats: 4-4, 2.39 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 52 2/3 IP, 45 SO, 18 BB, 3 HR, 9 GS 2026 Advanced Stats: 1.2 fWAR, 3.90 xERA, 174 ERA+, 3.23 FIP, 3.71 xFIP, 20.9 K%, 8.4 BB%, .206 BA Against, .252 BABIP Rundown Clay Holmes was off to an excellent start this year when he was hit by a 111 mph comebacker off the bat of Spencer Jones of the Yankees and fractured...
Good morning, Mets fans! Another hat has been entered in the Mets’ manager sweepstakes. Per Dan Martin of the New York Post, former Cubs manager and catcher David Ross would ‘love’ a chance at the open position in New York. Of note, Andy Green, the Mets’ interim manager, was David Ross’ bench coach with the Cubs between 2020 and 2023. While Ross currently works for...
On a day when the New York Mets honored two franchise greats, Bobby Valentine and Lee Mazzilli, the team defeated the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Saturday afternoon, led by another good Christian Scott performance. For Scott, it was the first win of his major league career, and the Mets’ offense gave him some backup with six runs. The bullpen had another strong day and got the remaining 12 outs...
