By John Sheridan Even with the Mets missing out on the Wild Card by three games, we will actually see some Mets in the World Series. Technically speaking, there are former Mets players in the World Series. So, in that sense, no matter who wins the World Series, we are going to see a Mets player get a ring. Houston Astros Joe Smith – The 2006 third round pick was a valuable member of the...
Good Morning, everyone. I wanted to put together an offseason planner and I included some upcoming important dates to remember. Essentially what follows is a summary I compiled of our 2017 Payroll Commitments, Arbitration Eligible Players and Free Agents, along with some observations and a current payroll projection. Important Dates Five days after World Series: Deadline for teams to make...
Here is the Mets official roster for the 2015 National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs. The only real change is Gilmartin replaces Goeddel in the bullpen, and of course Reynolds continues to replace Tejada. So surprised that Eric Young Jr. failed to make the cut, given Lester’s vulnerability on holding runners. Catchers (2) Travis d’Arnaud Kevin Plawecki...
Here are the projected arbitration salaries for the New York Mets that were just released by MLB Trade Rumors for the upcoming offseason. The Mets have 11 players that are eligible for salary arbitration: Eric Young Jr. (5.052) – $600K Buddy Carlyle (5.002) – $1.1MM Ruben Tejada (4.171) – $2.5MM Lucas Duda (4.137) – $6.8MM Addison Reed (4.002) – $5.7MM Carlos Torres (3.114) – $800K Anthony...
The Mets defeated the Braves by a score of 5-1 in tonight’s game at Turner Field in Atlanta. New York’s division lead increases to 8.5 games, and their magic number now stands at 14 with the Nationals 2-1 loss to the Marlins. Offense: Yoenis Cespedes carried the offense yet again with another amazing performance. He finished the day going 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI. He drove...
The New York Mets bounced back and defeated the Miami Marlins by a score of 7-0 tonight at Marlins Park. The win puts them back at 15 games over .500. Pitching: Bartolo Colon got the start for the Mets riding a sixteen inning scoreless streak, and all he did on Saturday night was toss another nine scoreless innings to shutout the Marlins and extend his streak to 25. This guy is unbelievable....
Las Vegas (74-62) was swept this weekend by Round Rock Express cutting their division lead of El Paso to a game and a half with a four game series against the Chihuahuas starting today. Friday: Round Rock 4, Las Vegas 1 Box Score Brandon Nimmo returned coming in to play defense in the 6th inning after Darrell Ceciliani looked to suffer a hamstring injury. Ceciliani was placed on the 7-day...
The Mets brought back Eric Young Jr. from the Braves last Saturday for cash and assigned him temporarily to Triple-A Las Vegas. He was hitting .248 with 23 steals in 67 games for Triple-A Gwinnett when he was with Atlanta. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, once rosters expand next Tuesday, Young is expected to be called up and he is looking forward to rejoining the Mets, who he played...
Las Vegas (71-58) 5, New Orleans 4 Chase Bradford gave up three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning but got a 5-2-3 double play with the bases loaded to end the game and move their first place lead to 1.5 games over El Paso. Seth Lugo got the win with a dominant performance in his third AAA start going 6.2 innings striking out a career high 12 batters. He threw 85 pitches with 59 for...
The New York Mets announced that they have acquired Eric Young Jr. from the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations. Young, 30, will report to Triple-A Las Vegas and will likely rejoin the team after September 1. He batted .169 with a .229 on-base percentage, no home runs and five RBIs in 35 games in the majors this season. Over two seasons with the Mets, Young batted .242 with a .289 on-base...
Ah yes, that wonderful time of the year when every Mets fan who has been waiting for this team to fail can pop out of their hole and hold up their “I told you so!” sign. It’s truly one of my favorite times of the year because you see and hear almost the same argument – but with no clear solution to the problems they point to. “The Mets should have made a trade already!” The media is...
Juan Lagares did it again, making a another spectacular over the shoulder catch in center field on Thursday night to rob a stunned Jace Peterson of at least a double. With a strong wind wreaking havoc, Lagares was on the run toward the center field wall chasing a deep drive by Peterson. Lagares turned to the left then to the right and then with his arm fully extended and outstretched, the ball...
