In 2022, the Mets’ bullpen had the third-best ERA in the National League with a 3.55 mark. They blew just 15 save chances all season, the second-fewest in baseball behind the Orioles. This year, the bullpen took a blow before the season even started when Edwin Díaz tore a patellar tendon during the World Baseball Classic. In his absence, Met relievers have already been charged with 20...
Another series, another loss for the New York Mets. With a chance to right the ship against another underachieving team, the Mets instead became that get-right opponent for the Cardinals. The usual suspects showed up: the opposing home run ball, starting pitching ineptitude, struggles with runners in scoring position at the worst times, errors, controversial decision-making from the manager, and...
There are several members of the New York Mets that are currently underperforming in relation to their respective preseason expectations. A number of those said individuals are deservedly getting the poor results. However, there are a few who, based on their underlying metrics, are experiencing some bad luck or undeserved outcomes. Which Mets are falling victim to this phenomenon? Starling Marte...
New York Mets pitcher Brooks Raley has been placed on the 15-day IL with left elbow inflammation, the team announced on Saturday afternoon. In corresponding moves, RHP John Curtiss has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. RHP Adam Ottavino has been reinstated from the paternity list and LHP David Peterson has been optioned to Syracuse. It isn’t surprising that Peterson has been optioned...
The Mets continued finding ways to win this week, beating the Dodgers two games out of three despite pitching struggles and being shut out by Clayton Kershaw. The final game came in tribute to Metsmerized founder Joe D, may he rest in peace. It was a good time for the Mets to get the Dodgers, who have scuffled out of the gate. Still, the Mets are giving no apologies for beating a team that won...
The Mets got revenge on Monday night, defeating the Padres 5-0 in their first meeting since the Friars knocked them out of the 2022 playoffs. Max Scherzer gutted through five innings, striking out six batters while holding the star-studded lineup to zero runs. Scherzer was removed after the fifth inning due to his high pitch count, and Buck Showalter turned to John Curtiss with a two-run lead to...
The New York Mets announced another round of cuts this morning. The team announced that relievers T.J. McFarland and Jimmy Yacabonis were assigned to minor league camp, while former Marlins’ bullpen piece Jeff Brigham was formally optioned to Triple-A. This leaves John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, and Elieser Hernández fighting for the three remaining bullpen spots. Both...
Allow me to channel my inner Brad Pitt for a second and get this out of the way: “Guys you’re still trying to replace Díaz and we can’t do it. Now what we might be able to do is recreate him, recreate him in the aggregate.” Here is the spoiler to this article, at this current moment in the middle of March, they do not need to trade for Alexis Díaz or David Bednar. If the...
The New York Mets made a couple of pitching decisions late on Saturday night when they sent right-handed pitches Jose Butto, Connor Grey, Eric Orze, and Grant Hartwig, as well as lefty Josh Walker, to minor-league camp. The Mets will still need to figure out who will be the fifth starter as well as the last couple of spots in the bullpen. Manager Buck Showalter believes that the last 10 days of...
Entering spring training, the Mets’ bullpen was an area that was going to be closely monitored. The reasoning for that is because of New York’s offseason approach, which has left two or so open reliever spots on the roster. Before spring started, one of the top candidates to fill one of those spots, contingent on a strong spring, was former Marlins’ pitcher John Curtiss. Well, thus...
Saturday evening at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the New York Mets lost 10-7 to the Washington Nationals after holding a lead going into the bottom of the seventh. John Curtiss took the mound for the Mets, replacing Kodai Senga, who was scratched after he injured his finger in between starts. The Mets were the first team to score in the heavily offensive matchup . Tim Locastro opened the...
When the Mets signed John Curtiss last season, they took a low-risk approach to gaining cheap and effective production out of the bullpen in 2023 as he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery at the time. Curtiss, who will turn 30 in April, is set to earn $775,000 this season as the Mets picked up his team option during the offseason. He has played for a number of teams in his career that include:...
