Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets first-round pick and current Texas Rangers prospect Kumar Rocker is going to have Tommy John surgery later this week, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, after suffering an ‘acute’ injury. Rocker, who was last pitching in Single-A ball in Hickory, suffered the elbow injury resulting in the surgery on May 11. Texas Rangers General...
With the 11th overall pick, the New York Mets take Kevin Parada, a catcher out of Georgia Tech. This is the Mets’ pick as a result of not signing Kumar Rocker, who went third overall to the Texas Rangers tonight, in last year’s MLB Draft. Parada is definitely an offense-first catcher with some questions about his defense. Regardless of that, Parada is a consensus Top-5 prospect in...
Sunday, July 12, 2022 • 7:00 P.M. Los Angeles, CA ESPN • MLB Network Today is the big day. Not only will several lives change, but the trajectory of some teams can as well. The MLB Draft is officially upon us. Day one of the draft is tonight, beginning at 7:00 P.M. ET, and is compromised of the first two rounds. Meanwhile, day two (rounds 3-10) and day three (rounds 11-20) will follow in the...
Good morning, Mets’ fans! You can breathe a little easier today; Max Scherzer’s hand is fine after the news of getting bit by his dog. He said it will not delay his recovery/rehab process. In other news, the Mets finally got into the win column against the Dodgers Saturday night. The offense broke out against Walker Buehler as Pete Alonso homered twice in a 9-4 victory at Dodger Stadium....
Good morning, Mets fans! According to multiple reports, the Mets are hoping that Brewers president of baseball operations David Stearns is available next offseason to come to New York. The reports say the Mets are operating under the belief that Stearns contract runs out after the 2022 and that he would have serious interest in coming to the new he grew up rooting for. The Mets have tried to...
Updated Report: August 1, 2021, 17:01 As reported by Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel on earlier in the day, and hinted at over multiple reports in weeks prior, the Mets did not come to terms with first-round pick Kumar Rocker before the 5 p.m. signing deadline on Sunday. Passan reports that Rocker will not return to Vanderbilt and instead “begin his pro career,” presumably in...
Good morning, Mets fans! Nationals star Trea Turner was removed from Tuesday’s game after testing positive for COVID-19. Turned scored on a Josh Bell home run during the first inning, then he went immediately down the tunnel and was replaced by Gerardo Parra. After trade and injury speculation subsided, the team announced the shortstop’s diagnosis. The Nationals’ game against...
