The New York Mets were quite active during this past trade deadline, but not in the way that most fans envisioned them being entering the 2023 season. Here is a look at how all of the prospects the Mets acquired a few months ago ended up faring in their new organization. SS Luisangel Acuña Acuña arrived in the trade that sent Max Scherzer to the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers. He...
Starting in the 2019 season, Major League Baseball established one trade deadline (which is on or close to July 31). After that deadline, no trades of major league players may be made. Minor league trades can be made after the trade deadline, provided the players involved had not been on a major league roster during the season. Prior to 2019, players were eligible to be traded after the...
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Mets’ All-Star slugger Pete Alonso was the “center of trade talks” between the Mets and Brewers prior to the 2023 MLB trade deadline. The 2023 Mets came into the season with lofty expectations, bringing back the core of a 101-win team with key additions such as Kodai Senga, Justin Verlander, and David Robertson. However, the Mets...
The 2023 season has been a tough one for anyone associated with the New York Mets. Going into the season, expectations were high, and so was the payroll. The $353 million the Mets were spending on players’ salaries was an unprecedented figure by a wide margin. That number was largely driven by money being shelled out to intended co-aces, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, $86 million in...
Take a breath, Mets fans. What has been the most shocking trade deadline in Mets history has officially passed. The team officially traded aces Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander along with Mark Canha, Tommy Pham, and Dominic Leone. While selling was on the horizon, just how far the Mets were willing to go shocked the baseball world. The Mets began the season as World Series favorites with the...
The New York Mets made two final deals before the trade deadline. First, they sent relief pitcher Dominic Leone to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for infield prospect Jeremiah Jackson. Then, to end the day, they acquired a duo of relievers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in Phil Bickford and Adam Kolarek for cash considerations. The Mets originally signed Leone back on May 4 to a one-year deal...
In 2022, the Mets’ bullpen had the third-best ERA in the National League with a 3.55 mark. They blew just 15 save chances all season, the second-fewest in baseball behind the Orioles. This year, the bullpen took a blow before the season even started when Edwin Díaz tore a patellar tendon during the World Baseball Classic. In his absence, Met relievers have already been charged with 20...
After escaping a miserable month of June in which they failed to win a single (complete) series, the New York Mets turned the page to begin July. In finally winning a rubber game, they took two of three from the San Francisco Giants to get back into the win column. In a season that hasn’t given Mets fans much to cheer about, at least there was something to make them smile. 3 Up Pham-bulous...
Good morning, Mets fans! Tommy Pham collected three more hits, Pete Alonso homered and drove in three runs, and David Peterson put together another solid outing as the Mets beat the Giants to clinch their first series victory since they swept the Phillies from May 30-June 1. Peterson gave up a run in the second inning but held the Giants to just that run on three hits, walking three and striking...
The miserable June for the New York Mets (36-45) continued on Thursday as they wrapped up a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers (43-38). Even though Max Scherzer gave the Mets a quality start on the mound, the offense once again failed to pick up a big hit with the bases loaded twice in the final three innings as they fall, 3-2. With the defeat, New York is now 6-18 in June, and they...
The Mets’ offense looked more than ready on Wednesday to give the team a much-needed series win. They scored eight runs, had 10 hits, and chased one of the AL’s top starting pitchers, Cristian Javier after only 2 1/3 innings. And, the team could have had even more runs had they not squandered a golden opportunity with the bases loaded and no one out in the first. Still, their eight...
The New York Mets failed to capitalize on a prime opportunity to turn their season around this week, splitting a two-game set with the New York Yankees before losing two out of three against the St. Louis Cardinals. Brandon Nimmo and Dominic Leone both did their part, though, and delivered when called upon in the clutch. Hitter of the Week In a season defined by frustration and misfortune,...
