Continuing with MMO’s preseason ranking of positional groups around the NL East, next up is the bullpen. The division holds some of the best arms in the games, from elite closers to pitchers with devastating pitches. As the game changes, the bullpen has become one of the most crucial roles in the sport. Without a stable pen, you can’t win games. No. 5: Washington Nationals The...
Sunday, October 1, 2023 • 3:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Matt Strahm (9-5, 3.32) vs. RHP José Butto (1-3, 3.75) SNY For the last time in 2023 we get to see the New York Mets play baseball. It wasn’t the season that anyone expected it to be way back last winter. There were spirals, devastating injuries, sticky stuff incident, players who regressed, and spurts of tremendous rain. There were...
The Mets enter the 2022 off-season in dire need of bullpen help. Edwin Díaz, Adam Ottavino, Seth Lugo, Trevor May, Joely Rodríguez, Tommy Hunter, and Trevor Williams will all be free agents. In total, those seven pitchers recorded 379 1/3 innings for the Mets last season. With the goal of competing in 2023, the Mets will have to build their pen from the plethora of options on the free-agent...
