Last year, there were many question marks surrounding the New York Mets’ bullpen entering the season. By year’s end, it actually emerged, despite what some may have thought, as a very formidable unit. One of the main reasons why was the elite, and somewhat surprising, performance of Adam Ottavino. On paper, the Mets’ bullpen entering this season is much stronger than it was...
One weakness of the Mets in 2022 was their lack of a reliable lefty reliever. The team made a move Wednesday to rectify that for the 2023 season by acquiring left-hander Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitching prospect Keyshawn Askew, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Raley, 34, had a career-best season with Tampa last year, pitching in 60 games with a 2.68...
Top prospect Mark Vientos was not in the starting lineup for Syracuse’s Saturday night game against Omaha, but he still made a big impact on the game. Pinch hitting in the seventh inning, Vientos hit a home run to bring the Mets within two runs. Though, that is as close as they would get to the lead. AAA: Omaha Storm Chasers (49-48) 6, Syracuse Mets (44-54) 3 Box Score Francisco...
The St. Lucie Mets entered Thursday night with the second best ERA in the Florida State League and by far the most strikeouts (202), and that trend continued with great performances from 2021 draft picks Nick Zwack and Keyshawn Askew. AAA: The Syracuse Mets had their game in Rochester postponed due to rain. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, April 30th. AA: Game One: Erie...
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...
