Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday night, the Mets traded third baseman Eduardo Escobar to the Angels for minor league pitchers Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux. News of the trade broke during Friday night’s game and the Apple TV booth asked Francisco Lindor about Escobar. “He’s one of the best teammates I’ve ever had,” Lindor said. “We’re going to miss...
If there are two main reasons why the Mets have been a sub-.500 ball club this year, it’s because of first-inning struggles and inexcusable mental miscues. When you fall behind early and consistently make mistakes, you’re going to lose more games than you win. That remained true on Friday night as the Mets fell behind due to multiple defensive mishaps and couldn’t get the offense going,...
Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony DiComo of MLB.com talks about the excitement for Eduardo Escobar to be able to play for Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic tournament. The Mets played an exhibition game to Team Venezuela on Thursday and lost 6-4. Metsmerized’s own Jack Ramsey was there and covered the game. Check out his game story here. WBC Scores Japan 8, China 1 Italy 6,...
One of the things to watch coming into Mets camp was how hard third base prospect Brett Baty was going to push to be included on the Opening Day roster and the early answer is very. Baty, 23, albeit in a small sample size, has been one of the best players on offense for the Mets through seven games. The left-handed hitter got his spring off to a good start with two hits in an intrasquad game and...
Mets baseball has returned! The team played an intrasquad game of three innings on Friday afternoon with the rosters being split into two teams, New York Mets and New York Mets A. For the Mets, Joey Lucchesi took the mound while Dominic Hamel was the pitcher for the Mets A squad. The Mets A squad, consisting mostly of Mets prospects, impressed with Brett Baty, Alex Ramirez, Ronny Mauricio all...
Eduardo Escobar was largely a disappointment for the New York Mets in 2022. Aside from a red-hot September, he failed to produce on a consistent basis. With that in mind, what are realistic expectations for the veteran in 2023? It proved to be a strange winter for Escobar. Heading into the offseason on a high after a strong finish to 2022, the 34-year-old was brought back down to earth after...
Upon hearing that free-agent infielder Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins officially agreed to a deal, the Mets have been left with uncertainty surrounding their ability to add more pieces to the team this offseason. While there is still time to strike a trade or sign a free agent, they currently have two internal options worth looking at to fill the massive void Correa has left at the third...
It’s tough to believe there was a worse offensive position for the Mets than catcher last season but there was. The Mets need to address their pinch-hitting situation before the season begins. MLB Trade Rumors went through each National League team’s worst position and how they addressed it. The Mets were pinch-hitting where they generated 0.0 bWAR. Even their catchers had 0.1 bWAR....
Ronny Mauricio collected two hits as Tigres del Licey won in dramatic fashion on Thursday night, besting Águilas Cibaeñas by a score of 6-3 in 11 innings. Box Score Mauricio scored a run and also recorded his first steal of the LIDOM playoffs as Licey improved to a 2-2 overall record in the round-robin semifinal format. Licey plays their next game against Gigantes del Cibao on Monday in a...
The Tigres de Aragua defeated the Bravos de Margarita on Saturday night by a score of 10-4. Eduardo Escobar, playing in his sixth Venezuelan Winter League game, was a major part of the dominant offensive performance. He went 3-for-4, came just a triple shy of the cycle, drove in three runs, and crushed his first home run of the Winter League season. Box Score Escobar first came to bat in the...
Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar was playing in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday night as rumors started to swirl that the Mets had interest in star shortstop Carlos Correa to play third base. Ultimately, Correa ended up signing a 13-year, $350 deal to become the face of the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, Escobar was playing his third game for the Tigres de Aragua, his first time...
Player Data: Age: 33 (1/5/1989), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 136 G, 542 PA, .240/.295/.430, 20 HR, 69 RBI, Advanced Stats: 106 wRC+, .281 BABIP, .314 xwOBA, 2.3 fWAR, 1.2 bWAR, 23.8% K%, 7.4% BB% 2022 Salary: $10,000,000 Grade: C+ 2022 Review Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle on June 6 in an epic, late-night 11-5 victory over the Padres. His triple in the seventh inning to earn the cycle was a...
