On Friday night, the New York Mets made a series of moves to get their 40-man roster in order ahead of free agency, which began at 5:00 p.m. ET. The Mets 40-man roster is now at 38 players. Rafael Montero, who is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery, was outrighted off the 40-man roster, as were Phillip Evans and Jamie Callahan. Montero and Evans elected free agency, and Callahan became...
Las Vegas 9 (4-8), El Paso 6 (7-5) Final/11 Box Score RHP Drew Gagnon (0-0, 3.38 ERA): 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 K RHP Corey Taylor (0-0, 5.40 ERA): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K RHP Jacob Rhame (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1 IP, 1 K LHP Kyle Regnault (0-1, 11.81 ERA): 0.2 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K RHP Drew Smith (W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 K RHP Jamie Callahan (0-1, 6.00 ERA): 1 IP, 1 R Drew Gagnon was...
One of the most crucial parts of every team’s success, especially in this day and age, is their bullpen. The Mets ranked as one of the worst in this category in 2017, but made a series of to try and add depth in this spot. Since July, the Mets have acquired Gerson Bautista, Stephen Nogesuk, Jamie Callahan, Jacob Rhame, AJ Ramos, Anthony Swarzak, and Drew Smith. Smith is the guy to keep in...
It’s that time of the year again, as we take a look at the young men who may soon don the orange and blue. Our top 50 prospects list has begun over at Mets Minors, but we’ve decided to bring you the best 30 here on MMO. Today’s group of 30-26 feature a mix of young international prospects and players in the upper minors on the cusp of breaking through to the Show. 30. RHP Jamie...
Last week I asked my editorial staff to help me produce a series of offseason plans for the Mets ahead of the Winter Meetings, which kickoff on Monday. Essentially, I asked each of my editors what they would do if they were the GM of the team and had just $30-35 million to work with. As far as guidelines go, I asked everyone to use the free agent contract projections of MLB Trade Rumors and Jon...
Jerry Blevins, LHP Player Data: Age: 34, B/T: Left/Left, Free Agency: 2018 2017 Primary Stats: 6-0, 2.94 ERA, 49 IP, 24 BB, 1.367 WHIP, 69 K Grade: B+ 2017 Review: Jerry Blevins started out 2017 as one of the best relievers in baseball. In April, he was dominant. Over his first 13 appearances he went eight scoreless innings. He ended the month with a 1.00 ERA, 14 strikeouts, and three holds in...
The New York Mets (65-85) were defeated by the Miami Marlins (70-80) 13-1 on Monday night in the first of a three-game series. Pitching: Matt Harvey started the game for the Mets and struggled from the get-go. He gave up a run in the first inning on a Justin Bour RBI single. The right-hander struggled in the third inning as well, throwing a wild pitch to allow Giancarlo Stanton which forced home...
The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept by the Chicago Cubs tonight in their series finale in the Windy City and will send Seth Lugo to the mound to face Jen-Ho Tseng in his MLB debut. The game starts at 8:05 p.m and airs on SNY. Last night, the Mets struggled in every way imaginable on their way to a 17-5 loss. After a lead-off home run by Jose Reyes to start the game, Matt Harvey...
The Mets will try to avoid a sweep against the Houston Astros as they send Chris Flexen to the mound to face Mike Fiers in the series finale this afternoon. The game starts at 2:10 p.m. and will be aired on SNY. Yesterday, the Mets played a double header and lost both games. Matt Harvey made a return in the first one and allowed seven runs in his two innings of work. The Mets tried to mount a...
The 2017 season may be a blessing in disguise. Yes, it has been frustrating, and the team is no where near where expectations, but in reality, Mets fans got the best possible result for a non-contending team. The team is and has been legitimately out of it. There were no stupid Kris Benson/Victor Zambrano trades. There was no holding on to veterans because there are “a lot of hits left in...
