As the 2023 Opening Day approaches, Mets’ 1B/DH Darin Ruf is not making a case for his placement on the initial roster. In fact, he is doing quite the opposite as he has a mere three hits in 23 at-bats. Consequently, his batting line of .130/.200/.174 is not an encouraging sign as he is continuing to hit poorly, which has been the common theme of his short Mets career. Ruf, 36, was...
Mets prospects Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio have been two of their best players so far his spring and that continued on Thursday in New York’s 6-4 loss in an exhibition with Team Venezuela. Mauricio had two hits in the game including a double and a run scored as the starting shortstop, a role he could play frequently with Francisco Lindor joining Team Puerto Rico for the World Baseball...
Entering free agency and the off-season, two areas of the Mets’ roster needed to be completely rebuilt. The first was the rotation, and the other, the bullpen. Apparently, general manager Billy Eppler and the front office were well aware of the need to rebuild the ‘pen as they have already added several pieces. Though, despite that, when projecting out how the bullpen currently stands, it...
