A few of the key positions have seen quite a bit of turnover within the National League East, but catcher is not one of them. All five teams expect to begin the year with the same starting backstop that finished last season in that exact role. Let’s take a look at the five catchers and how they rank amongst each other going into the 2024 season. No. 5 – Nick Fortes, MIA For each of...
With pitchers and catchers set to report in just over two weeks, we’re continuing our rankings of each position within the NL East. With catchers, you rarely have just one player get regular playing time, especially with the universal designated hitter option. For that reason, we will be ranking each team by their tandem of catchers heading into the 2023 season. 5. Keibert Ruiz and Riley...
The New York Mets came into their Wednesday matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies looking to take their second straight series from an N.L. East opponent to start the season. The Mets defeated the Phillies 9-6 behind a huge offensive day from Pete Alonso, who went 3-for-5 with two run-scoring doubles and a three-run home run as the designated hitter. The Mets also got five solid innings...
After receiving disappointing results from the catcher position over the last several seasons, the New York Mets decided to end this long stretch of ineffective catchers and were looking to acquire one of the top backstops on the open market over the offseason. While the front office made a competitive run at catcher J.T. Realmuto, they weren’t prepared to wait all winter for his decision...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday and now have a rare day off before getting back in action against the Washington Nationals on Friday night. And exactly a week from today, we will all be enjoying regular season baseball games again, on time, which should resemble some form of normalcy (hallelujah). Let’s check out what went...
It’s been a long time since we were this excited and interested in following the New York Mets throughout the winter. It’s also been a little frustrating and surprising that none of the biggest free agents (J.T. Realmuto, George Springer, or Trevor Bauer) actually landed in Flushing. Both of these statements can be true. But from this (admittedly optimistic) writer’s perspective, this off-season...
Entering the 2020 offseason, one of the biggest priorities the New York Mets needed to address was their vacancy at the catching position. The club was in clear need of upgrading defensively behind the plate, as Wilson Ramos recorded a combined DRS of -12 from 2019-20 (127th out of 134 catchers) while posting the second-worst FRM (FanGraphs’ framing metric) among 19 catchers who caught a...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Let’s check out what went on in Mets land on Wednesday! Latest Mets News As Michael Mayer of Metsmerized first reported, the Mets have traded left-handed starter Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Mets will receive three prospects. As Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reported, the Mets will receive: Sean Reid-Foley,...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Former Met Wilson Ramos inked a one-year, $2 million contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to WOW Deportes’ José F. Rivera. So long to The Buffalo, who will take his talents to a likely starting job in Detroit. Now let’s get into the morning briefing. Latest Mets News Originally reported by Bob Nightengale that the Mets made a “record” offer...
According to MLB Network’s Craig Mish, the Philadelphia Phillies and catcher J.T. Realmuto have agreed to a five-year contract worth $115.5 million. Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports confirmed that Realmuto will earn $20 million in 2021 ($10 million deferred) and an equal $23.875 million per season from 2022 through 2025. Since the Mets signed James McCann, there hadn’t been much...
Following news last week that the Phillies offered free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto a nine-figure contract, a new report from Robert Murray says the Atlanta Braves are now “circling on” Realmuto. Murray said other teams on the west coast are interested in the catcher, too. It’s generally believed that Realmuto will end up back with the Phillies, but as we saw this week with...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Let’s take a look at what went on with the Amazins’ and MLB on Wednesday. Latest Mets News According to MLB Insider Jon Heyman, the Mets and Red Sox have remained interested in utility man Enrique Hernandez. Mets suspended second baseman Robinson Cano will join Águilas for their upcoming Caribbean series berth, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. MLB Network named...
