3 UP 1. Come Go with Me Between injuries and ineffectiveness, the Mets finally instilled Dominic Smith as their left fielder. With the caveat that this is an EXTREMELY small sample size, Smith is hitting .359/.519/.609 with a 1 DRS when he’s a left fielder. No, Smith can not possibly keep up that level of production, but that’s also not the point. The point is Smith came to Spring...
3 UP 1. Jake deGreat Were you concerned about his pitching just one inning in his first start off the disabled list? Did you think the beginnings of trade speculation and the absurd New York Daily News back page was a distraction? Well, Jacob deGrom reminded us all that he’s an ace who is not going anywhere at the moment. In seven brilliant innings, deGrom struck out 13 while walking none....
Good morning Mets fans! Another big domino from the ever-lasting offseason dropped yesterday. Latest Mets News James Wagner of the New York Times has the details on Yoenis Cespedes’ new training regimen that he hopes will keep him healthy in 2018. Wilmer Flores will be taking reps in the outfield during Spring Training. Jose Reyes wants to be a positive influence on Amed Rosario in 2018,...
So far this off-season, the Mets have prioritized adding hitting and relief pitching with the acquisitions of Jay Bruce, Adrian Gonzalez, and Anthony Swarzak. However, none of those pieces addresses one of the biggest weaknesses on this team for the past few years. Speed. Even when this team went to the World Series in 2015, the Mets did not have this. In fact, they re-acquired Eric Young Jr....
Offseason Plan No. 3 – John Jackson The MMO editorial staff was asked what they would do to make the Mets a contender for 2018 if they were the general manager of the team. Joe D. shared his offseason plan on Thursday and Michael Mayer shared his on Friday. Now it’s my turn. The rule is that we must limit spending to $30-$35 million due to Sandy Alderson’s comments about the...
Jarrod Dyson Position: Center Field Bats: Left- Throws: Right Born: August 15, 1984 (Age: 33) 2017 Stats: 111 G, .251/.324/.350, 56 R, 13 2B, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 28 SB, 2.1 WAR Jarrod Dyson was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 50th round of the 2006 amateur draft. In his first season with the Arizona League Royals in 2006, he hit .273/.358/.373 with 19 stolen bases in 51 games. In 2007, he...
