After winning three in a row against the Diamondbacks, the Mets continued their homestand Friday night with the first game in a three-game series against the Reds. David Peterson got the start for New York, while flamethrower Hunter Greene was on the mound for Cincinnati. The Mets played behind for most of the game, briefly tying it on a clutch home run from Pete Alonso, but they immediately...
Poor pitching and offense have defined the Mets following the trade deadline. In a Saturday night matchup between Tylor Megill and Kyle Gibson, it was more of the same as the Orioles defeated the Mets 7-3. New York has now lost five consecutive games while being outscored 37-14. In his return to the big leagues after a shaky stint in the minors, Megill was hit hard right from the outset. The...
Will the New York Mets win the World Series in 2023? Nah, I’m not going that bold, sorry. But it’s time for some bold Mets predictions. It’s kind of hard to be bold without making some outrageously overconfident or hyperbolic statements, but I’m going to try. Here are my five bold predictions for the Mets’ 2023 season. 5. Mets will go further in the playoffs than...
As the season gets closer to beginning, we have another Top 100 prospect list that was just released on Wednesday. Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin unveiled their list of the Top 100 Prospects in the game on FanGraphs and the Mets were well-represented on the list. In total, the Mets had five prospects and had a chance at six on the list. Catcher Francisco Álvarez was the highest on the list...
MLB Network continued their series of Top Ten Right Now on Wednesday night by ranking the top ten best-starting pitchers in MLB. On the list were Mets of the past and present, filling four total spots. Jacob deGrom was ranked ninth on the list despite starting 26 games in the last two seasons and posting a 3.08 ERA in 2022. Zack Wheeler was ranked after deGrom as the eighth-best starting pitcher...
Keith Law of The Athletic has released his annual Top 100 prospects, and as usual, he shows he is the most bullish on the New York Mets organization out of all the prospect ranking outlets. In fact, Law has ranked five Mets among his top 100. In making his rankings, Law notes he does not consider players from the KBO in his rankings even if they are rookie eligible. As a result, you will not...
Good morning, Mets fans! The 2023 International Free Agency period began yesterday and the Mets were active on the market. They inked three players ranked in Baseball America’s top 40 players list: 17-year-old catcher Daiverson Gutierrez of Venezuela (No. 20), Venezuelan shortstop Christopher Larez (No. 25), and Dominican outfielder Anthony Baptist. The team also signed Cuban left-handed...
The 2022 season was filled with plenty of memorable moments for the Mets, especially in terms of the long ball. However, a few stand above the rest, and today we are going to go over the top 5 home runs of the season. 5). Brett Baty Solo HR vs. ATL (8/17/22) Unbelievable! Baty Homers in First Big League At-Bat – YouTube On August 17, 2022, the Mets No. 2 prospect in Brett Baty made his...
The Mets officially signed five players to minor league deals on Friday. Three are returning to Queens with major league experience for the Mets. Here’s a quick rundown of the most recent additions. Tommy Hunter Hunter returns on a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, and he brings a wealth of experience back to Queens. The 36-year-old has spent the last two seasons with...
With the dust having now settled following events on Friday, there are plenty of intriguing players who were non-tendered by their teams and are now free agents. With that being said, what are some of the newest options on the market? Cody Bellinger – OF Perhaps the most flashy name on this list is Cody Bellinger. The outfielder was without doubt the biggest and most notable player to have...
Louisville Slugger announced the finalists for the 2022 Silver Slugger Awards on Thursday with five players from the New York Mets being nominated. Five Mets are finalists, but they are up for six awards because Jeff McNeil is a finalist at second base and utility. Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Starling Marte, and Francisco Lindor are the other Mets’ finalists. Silver Slugger Award winners...
Triple-A: Buffalo Bisons (72-65) 3, Syracuse Mets (57-82) 5 Box Score DH Dominic Smith: 3-for-4, HR (8), 2 R, RBI, .284/.369/.468 C Francisco Alvarez: 2-for-3, R, BB, .190/.346/.389 1B Daniel Palka: 1-for-4, HR (26), 4 RBI, K, .262/.339/.506 Syracuse scored five runs on six hits as they downed the Buffalo Bisons Friday. The Mets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a Dom Smith home run in the...
