With the Mets’ bullpen in need of reinforcements for the postseason, it was a welcome sight on Saturday to see Drew Smith on a mound for the first time since late July. He struck out two batters and gave up one hit during his scoreless inning of work in Binghamton. AAA: Syracuse Mets (56-78) 5, Rochester Red Wings (58-76) 4 Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, K,...
Junior Santos struggled mightily for the first month of the 2022 season, but he has found a nice groove since that point. On Saturday evening, he had one of his best starts of the season, tossing seven innings of one-run ball. AAA: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (58-46) 7, Syracuse Mets (46-58) 4 Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 0-for-3, BB, K, .250/.354/.412 Tzu-Wei Lin 3B: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K,...
The Mets minor league season kicked off last week with most of the Mets top prospects in action. Let’s take a look at how some of them performed. Week In Review All four Mets affiliates kicked off their 2022 campaigns this past week. Only one of their affiliates finished over .500 last season, St. Lucie at 60-55, as all four teams work towards more success this time around. Triple-A...
Good morning, Mets fans! For the first time this season, the Mets have lost a game. On Sunday, they coughed away a 2-1 lead, giving up three runs in the eighth to fall 4-2 to the Nationals. While Pete Alonso’s throwing errors played a significant factor in the loss, many arguments broke out about Buck Showalter’s bullpen management. After the game, Trevor May said he was unavailable,...
Growing up in Hawaii, Jordan Yamamoto knew that he’d really need to impress in order to make his dream of pitching in the major leagues happen. The right-hander took the mentality of not only trying to be the best in Hawaii, but trying to stand out in the entire United States. The high school Yamamoto attended and was later drafted out of, Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, was well...
It’s no secret that the New York Mets have been decimated by injuries in the month of May. And on Monday, acting general manager Zack Scott provided updates on the status of some of the team’s injured players prior to the start of the Amazins’ seven-game home stand. Lets start with the position players. Regarding outfielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Jeff McNeil, who...
Just over a month and a half into the 2021 campaign, almost every organization across the major leagues has experienced an outbreak of injuries and that’s something the New York Mets have been plagued by as of late, as they currently have 12 total players on the injured list. Players on that list include Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Carlos Carrasco, Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto, Luis...
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...
With the news that Mets’ starter Carlos Carrasco will likely be sidelined until Memorial Day at the earliest, the team will need its options behind him to step up and solidify the rotation. Taijuan Walker, who New York also brought in this winter, just became an even bigger piece to the equation, but took a positive step in doing so on Friday as he fired four innings of one hit ball...
It was a sloppy Saturday under the lights at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches as the Mets fell to the Nationals 4-3, as they committed three errors in this one. The Mets saw strong pitching performances from Jordan Yamamoto, Edwin Diaz, Drew Smith, and Miguel Castro. Mets pitching combined for seven strikeouts Saturday night. Pitching Yamamoto made his third start of the spring on Saturday....
Bullpen arms are often considered to be the most volatile position in baseball. Most relievers never experience long-term dominance, and aside from the great ones, most see their success come in bursts. Relievers seldom see love on top prospect lists, top 100 lists, or anything of that nature. Even more to their unpredictability, most of the bests were failed starters. Just look at the Mets:...
Following a disappointing 2020 campaign, the New York Mets needed to make multiple additions to their pitching staff over the offseason and the front office certainly hasn’t fallen short in that department, as the club’s rotation has dramatically improved since last season concluded. Along with acquiring arms like Carlos Carrasco and Joey Lucchesi, management has also made it a...
