Updated Post: Dec. 19 at 1:25 p.m. After hammering out a three-team deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros that saw them send second baseman Brandon Lowe to the former, the Tampa Bay Rays are also trading right-handed starting pitcher Shane Baz to the Baltimore Orioles. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the news. Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Tampa Bay will...
The New York Mets were six outs away from dropping Game 1 of their NLDS matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday. Zack Wheeler had everything working, allowing just one hit and striking out nine over seven fantastic innings. A great performance. But, the Mets continued to grind and fight at the plate, like they have so often during this remarkable run. The Phillies went to the bullpen and...
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...
