In what could be a pitching matchup we see at Citi Field or Truist Park in the future, both the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves threw one of their top pitching propects against each at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida. In the end, the two teams played to a 2-2 tie in a game that took two hours and seven minutes to complete. Mike Vasil, the #11 prospect in the Mets system according to MLB...
Francisco Álvarez may be the Mets’ future behind the plate, but at least one New York catcher made a case to keep him in the minors a bit longer. Baseball Savant, the website that houses metrics and insights from MLB’s Statcast technology, introduced a new catcher blocking leaderboard. The stat tracks a catcher’s proficiency in preventing wild pitches (WP) and passed balls (PB)...
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen has made it clear that he will do whatever it takes to keep his promise to Mets fans, no matter the price. In a wide-ranging and eye-opening interview with Jon Heyman of The New York Post, Cohen spoke about missing out on star free agent shortstop Carlos Correa, spending a boatload of cash this offseason and being in play for other big name free agents further...
The Mets were down 4-0 to the Brewers on Tuesday night when Pete Alonso came to the plate in the sixth inning with two runners on. For the second straight day, the Polar Bear hit a big-time three-run shot to give the Mets their first runs of the game. Mets’ star shortstop Francisco Lindor came up to bat with the bases loaded in the next inning with a chance to give New York the lead....
