Daniel Zamora, LHP Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: L/L Basic Stats: 16 G, 9 IP, 16 K, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 6 H/9, 1 HR/9, 16 K/9, 3 BB/9 Advanced Stats: 0.3 bWAR, 0.2 fWAR, 2.38 FIP, 2.41 xFIP Free Agency: 2025 2019 Salary: Pre-arbitration Grade: B 2018 Review Daniel Zamora got his first taste of Major League action in 2018 and made the most of it. The southpaw, whom the New York Mets acquired from...
Good morning, Mets fans! If you love pitching duels, make sure to tune in to today’s Mets-Phillies contest. 2015 Cy Young award winner Jake Arrieta (9-7, 3.33 ERA) will face the probable 2018 Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom (7-7, 1.81 ERA). The game can be viewed on PIX11 and 710WOR at 4:10 p.m. Last night, Aaron Nola out-dueled Noah Syndergaard as the Phillies took the middle game of...
With pitchers and catchers reporting, the Mets are reportedly still looking for a second left-handed reliever to compliment Jerry Blevins in the bullpen. The Mets search is not surprising considering Blevins and Steven Matz are the only two left-handed relievers on the entire 40 man roster. While Sandy Alderson and the front office continues their search, there is an opportunity for a few...
Daniel Zamora knew early on in his young baseball career that the best path towards making it professionally would be as a pitcher. He laughs when he remembers his days as a hitter, noting that he left much to be desired in the batter’s box. For Zamora, the decision to focus solely on pitching turned out to be the right choice in his career. The 24-year-old (25 in mid-April) left-handed...
After trading away Josh Smoker, the Mets have put themselves in a bit of a situation, as they currently only have two left-handers on the entire 40-man roster. Those two are Jerry Blevins and Steven Matz. As a result, the Mets must find some options to fill their second LOOGY role in the bullpen. While the simple choice would be to just go sign a reliever such as Tony Watson or Fernando Abad,...
After the New York Mets inked infielder Jose Reyes to a major league deal last week, they subsequently designated southpaw Josh Smoker for assignment to make space on the 40-man roster. On Jan. 31, the Mets traded Smoker to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Daniel Zamora and cash considerations. Zamora, 25 in April, was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue...
Since being diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 2015, it’s been a battle for David Wright to stay on the field. That year and 2016, he combined to play just 75. He did not appear in a game this past year. Just this past year, Wright has also underwent disk fusion surgery, rotator cuff surgery and a laminotomy procedure in an effort to get back on the field. However, his future remains just as...
Spring Training is only 11 days away! Latest Mets News As a direct result of his DFA on Friday, Josh Smoker was traded away to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smoker was the first round pick of the Washington Nationals in 2007 , but found himself in independent ball in 2014. The Mets took a flier on him the following year and it paid immediate dividends as Smoker made his MLB debut in 2016. Smoker will...
The New York Mets announced that they have traded LHP Josh Smoker to the Pittsburgh Pirates for LHP Daniel Zamora and cash considerations. Smoker was designated for assignment last week to make room for Jose Reyes on the 40-man roster. Smoker, 29, had a 5.11 ERA, 4.92 FIP, 1.70 WHIP and allowed ten home runs in 56.1 innings last season for the Mets. Though he did strike out 68 batters in those...
One rival talent evaluator detailed his take on the Mets as potentially being a very steady team in 2018, as detailed in an article written by Abbey Mastracco of NJ.com. The evaluator said that the Mets should make a bold move and have Steven Matz in the bullpen this season. For an elaboration on the idea here is the exact statement by the evaluator: “If they need another lefty, Matz might...
Although many hoped that the trade of Christian Yelich and the signing of Lorenzo Cain would heat up the Hot Stove, that wishing amounted to naught as Saturday was another boring day on the free-agent front. Latest on the Mets Ken Davidoff of The NY Post lambasted Mets ownership in his most recent piece. Callie Quinn’s prom tweet has finally reached 500k retweets! When the Mets promised...
** This interview was conducted with Josh Smoker in early January, prior to him being designated for assignment on January 26.** When Josh Smoker made his major league debut with the New York Mets back on August 19, 2016, at the age of 27, he knew how difficult the road had been to make it there. Smoker, a former supplemental first-round pick of the Washington Nationals back in 2007, overcame...
