It was a rough 2024 for National League East catchers, at least with the bat, with the best of the bunch posting a .751 OPS in 99 games. The worst of the lot checked in with a .227/.259/.318 slash line. There isn’t a catcher in the division expected to be among the top five in baseball – and it’s possible none crack the top 10. Nonetheless, let’s rank this group and hope...
It’s never too early to look ahead, right? With the 2025 season slowly approaching, why not look at what the free agent market will look like after the 2025 season concludes? Below are some of the key names you’ll likely see hit the open market at the conclusion of this upcoming season. The pending class will be headlined by two huge names; Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kyle Tucker. The...
This past weekend represented a real blow to the New York Mets’ hopes of making the postseason. Two consecutive losses to the elite Phillies ensured the Mets failed to make up any ground on their NL Wild Card rivals. More importantly, though, a nagging injury to a crucial player ensured a rather dark cloud will hover over this team heading into the week. However, all hope is not lost, and,...
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...
