“Hi, I’m Jacob deGrom, and I have the chance with my stuff to just dominate baseball for years to come.” Never has Joe Buck made a call so prophetic. The 27-year-old reigning Rookie of the Year wasn’t around long for his welcoming onto the All-Star stage. That was of his own doing. If you blinked, you missed it. If you saw it, as a national audience did, it was hard to argue that he was...
We heard on Wednesday that the Mets had interest in infielder Pablo Sandoval before he signed with the Giants. That got me to wondering what was left on the market in terms of infield depth. Without assuming Yoenis Cespedes is healthy, the Mets bench right now would likely be catcher Tomas Nido, outfielder Jake Marisnick, IF/OF Dominic Smith, infielder Luis Guillorme, and banged up veteran Jed...
The New York Mets (66-60) managed to complete a walk-off victory over the Cleveland Indians (74-53) by a score of 4-3 in this amazing night at Citi Field that I was able to attend. (Box Score) For each game I write the recap for, I like to focus on some tendencies of whoever is pitching for the Mets that night. On Wednesday night, it was Marcus Stroman. Something I will keep referencing...
ESPN’s Buster Olney speculated the possibility of a Corey Kluber trade, and sees the Mets as a possible dancing partner on the former American League Cy Young and on former All-Stars Yan Gomes and Jason Kipnis. Says Olney, “If new GM Brodie Van Wagenen is looking for ways to live up to his oath to win in 2019, adding Kluber might be the most effective and financially efficient. The Mets’...
After the Mets obtained Jay Bruce at the 2016 trade deadline, Bruce struggled mightily, and it left many Mets fans eager for his going to a new destination before the 2017 season. However, when the Mets discovered the trade market for Bruce was tepid at best, he opened the 2017 season as the Mets Opening Day right fielder. Soon, “Boo” became “Bruuuuce!” as the right...
Good morning Mets fans! Unfortunately, it appears a couple of second base options might no longer be options to appear in orange-and-blue next season. Latest Mets News According to Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com, the Indians will keep Jason Kipnis and stick him at second base. Kipnis was said to be a Mets target but appears the Indians have changed course. The Mets may have altered their plans...
This off-season has featured the Mets being interested in many players, and never seem to acquire a single one of them. This extends to the second base position as they have shown interest in Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis, Cesar Hernandez, and Josh Harrison. Now, three of those names have still not been traded. However, it has been recently reported that Kipnis is now unlikely to be traded and the...
Merry Christmas Eve Mets fans! The hot stove has started to cool for the holiday season, but it should pick up after the New Year! Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that Bartolo Colon would consider a minor-league deal, but only if it means a return to the Mets. Latest MLB News Kyle Downing of MLB Trade Rumors has the latest on the New York Yankees’ pursuit of Gerrit...
Jason Kipnis to the Mets may not be as likely as was originally thought according to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. The Mets have been in talks with the Cleveland Indians about a trade for Kipnis since before the Winter Meetings even began. After the meetings concluded, the sense was that the Mets would acquire Kipnis in a trade. “At least for now, the most likely trade target appears...
The Mets headed into the offseason with plenty of needs. One such need was second base. Gone are the days of Daniel Murphy who held down the keystone from 2011 to 2015 for the Mets. While his defense was far from spectacular, his offense made him an asset to the team. Also gone are the brief days of Neil Walker; Murphy’s successor. Walker produced well for the Mets when he was healthy in...
Who’s on second? On Thursday, Marc Carig of Newsday mentioned several options the Mets could target to fill their second base need. Among them were Jason Kipnis, Josh Harrison and Cesar Hernandez. He also said Jed Lowrie and Starlin Castro are not likely to be considered. Hernandez figures to require a nice haul of prospects which the Mets don’t have, so I believe the two most likely...
Good morning Mets fans! Representatives from every MLB organization head down to Orlando tonight for the annual Winter Meetings that start tomorrow. Yesterday, the news was largely dominated by the New York Yankees after agreeing to a deal to acquire Giancarlo Stanton and $30 million in cash from the Miami Marlins for Starlin Castro and minor leaguers Jorge Guzman and Jose Devers. This deal is...
