On Saturday night, Edwin Díaz got a chance to face his former team for the first time since he was traded from the Seattle Mariners in the 2018 offseason. The 28-year-old closer was magnificent, striking out the side in the ninth inning to help the Mets earn a 5-4 victory. Díaz opened up the inning against J.P. Crawford. He was able to get to an 0-2 count right away, throwing a 90 MPH slider and...
Cincinnati has actively shopped and sold its roster since the lockout concluded. On Monday, they agreed to trade OF Jesse Winker and 3B Eugenio Suarez to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Justin Dunn, Brandon Williamson, and Jake Fraley. The Reds firesale began yesterday, as they unloaded SP Sonny Gray in a deal with Minnesota. Now, Cincy has unloaded more payroll with the trade of Winker and...
Similar to last week when we looked at who the Mets could try to trade for from the Oakland A’s, at it seems like they’re going to start selling off some of their (in their eyes) more expensive pieces, let’s do the same for the Cincinnati Reds this week. Let’s get this started with the lack of ambiguity from the Reds’ front office. In a statement regarding the trade...
New York Mets acting general manager, Zack Scott, talked with reporters on Friday just days before the team reports to Spring Training. He gave mixed signals about the organization’s confidence in J.D. Davis heading into his third season with the organization. “We’re fully comfortable going into the season with J.D. Davis playing an important role,” Scott said. As...
One of the biggest gripes many of us have had about the New York Mets in the recent past is the inability (or, unwillingness) to finish an offseason. The front office would make win-now moves early in the winter or even prior to the previous season’s trade deadline (like to acquire Marcus Stroman), only to leave the roster with holes despite capable options remaining on the market. We knew...
On Monday, SNY confirmed continued discussions between the New York Mets and free-agent right-hander Trevor Bauer, noting the Mets “continue to be engaged” on the 30-year-old but that “an agreement is not close” due to the involvement of other interested ballclubs. Earlier in the day, Mike Mayer of Metsmerized reported that the Cincinnati Reds “would still like to...
According to an industry source, the New York Mets have recently reached out to the Cincinnati Reds inquiring about a potential trade for right-handed starter Sonny Gray and third baseman Eugenio Suarez. With rotation help still on the team’s docket and the Mets presumably on the lookout for a potential upgrade at third base, both players would respectively check those boxes. Gray, 31, has...
The Mets (81-74) took the series in Cincinnati with their 6-3 Sunday afternoon triumph over the Reds (73-83). In a well-rounded win for New York, the club was led by three home runs and a solid bullpen performance after a shortened start from Marcus Stroman. (Box Score) Pitching Marcus Stroman got the start for New York and held the Reds to two earned runs through 4.2 innings. He walked three...
Pete Alonso has made history with the New York Mets in 2019, already owning the Mets’ single-season home run record with 1 1/2 weeks left in the season. That being said, the first baseman still has some history to make and increased his chances on Tuesday night when he hit a sixth-inning homer off Tim Melville. With that home run, Alonso reclaimed sole possession of the majors home run...
