Devin Mesoraco is thankful for the opportunity he was afforded to play Major League Baseball for as long as he did. Though his career wasn’t long and he dealt with three surgeries in a matter of thirteen months that marred his swing after an impressive breakout season in 2014, Mesoraco doesn’t look back with regret. Rather, he comes across with the rightful mindset that he did what...
The Mets are reportedly interviewing Jeremy Hefner for pitching coach, according to a recent report from Marc Carig of The Athletic. Hefner has connections to the Mets, as he pitched 50 games (36 starts) for them between the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He spent time in the Padres and Cardinals organizations as well during his career, before retiring as a player in 2012. He posted a 4.65 ERA in 224.1...
The New York Mets’ rotation in the first half has been quite the enigma. On the exterior, there’s reason to be optimistic: starters have combined for the fifth-most innings in baseball (507.2), and their contact and control peripherals feature a second-highest soft-hit rate (19.4%), fourth-lowest hard-hit rate (35.1%), seventh-highest strikeouts per nine innings (9.24), and...
The Mets have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland according to James Wagner of the New York Times. They’ve also fired bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Eiland was hired prior to the 2018 season along with current manager Mickey Callaway. He was under contract through the 2020 season. As a staff, the Mets have a 4.70 ERA this season, which ranks 20th...
To put it mildly, today was not a good day for Steven Matz. The final line says plenty on its own: eight runs, seven hits, one walk, one strikeout, and four home runs over two innings. Matz entered the contest with a 5.19 ERA off the heels of four shutout innings against the St. Louis Cardinals last Sunday, but could not translate his success against a top-notch Washington Nationals lineup, and...
Mets starting pitcher, Zack Wheeler sat down for an interview with Ed Coleman of WCBS 880 on Thursday, to discuss the main factors that contributed to his breakout season in 2018. Wheeler noted how his new pitching coach, Dave Eiland emphasized the strategy of pitching inside, which became super effective for Zack and the rest of the staff. “We want to control the inside part of the plate...
Stunning as it may be, but Noah Syndergaard has been an afterthought for much of this season. After bursting onto the scene in 2015 and putting up a Cy Young caliber 2016, Syndergaard has missed significant time with injury both this and last season, and thus spent some time out of the spotlight. But he’s still been an excellent pitcher, and with the guidance of new pitching coach Dave...
Playing fifteen years in the major leagues at the most grueling and demanding position in the sport, Jason Kendall knows the game better than most. The three-time All-Star catcher had a front-row view of all aspects of the game; watching it unfold from his crouched position behind the plate. The toll Kendall’s body took over the course of a productive, if not undervalued career could fill...
Steven Matz didn’t do himself very many favors in his first three innings pitched last night. Despite piecing together six strikeouts against a Pittsburgh Pirates lineup that boasts lowest strikeout rate in the National League (19.9%), Matz allowed four runs on a pair of two-run homers, and threw just 40 of his first 72 pitches for strikes. Each at-bat seemed a textbook game of...
With the season almost a quarter old, I look at the performance of Mickey Callaway after a tough week that included questionable moves and the lineup card fiasco. Hear my thoughts on Dave Eiland’s comments on Noah Syndergaard, the possibility of Bartolo Colon coming back and whether the Mets should make a big splash to rent a star like Manny Machado. Matt Ehalt, Mets beat reporter for The...
Good Morning, Folks! Baseball is so close, we can almost hear Howie Rose on the PA system. Latest Mets News According to Matt Ehalt of the Bergen Record, the plan for Bryce Brentz is to pass him through waivers. Ehalt also has quotes from Dave Eiland about this upcoming season and new third baseman, Todd Frazier. David Adler of MLB.com writes about Noah Syndergaard’s blistering fastball....
Jacob Rhame’s tenure at the University of Oklahoma was a learning experience. At 19-years-old and gifted with a low-to-mid 90s fastball, the right-hander struggled in his freshman year with the Sooners. Appearing in just 10 innings, Rhame posted lopsided numbers to the tune of a 7.20 ERA and 1.70 WHIP. The velocity that had attracted the attention of the Sooners vanished, topping out at...
