Next year’s free agent class of starting pitchers was set to be strong with Corbin Burnes, Zack Wheeler, Max Fried, Walker Buehler, and Shane Bieber. Dylan Cease could also be available in a trade. For the New York Mets, after essentially skipping out on this year’s market (barring Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery’s prices going down), they relied on this market to help out...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mike Petriello of MLB.com talks about a new Statcast metric that looks at which pitchers are good or not so good at keeping base runners on first base and from abusing them in the running game. Petriello uses the example of runners versus Max Fried and runners versus Adam Ottavino. The offseason continues to quietly creep on as the news stays quiet. Hopefully, the news...
I have been wrapping my head around these rankings for days. For I am Sisyphus and the Fangraphs projections page is my boulder that tumbles down the mountain once I near my answer. This persistent struggle against the absurdity that is the National League East number one starter debate will ultimately lead to an answer that can be argued for and against a million different ways. Before we even...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Jack Harris of LA Times Sports, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced at FanFest on Saturday they will be retiring Fernando Valenzuela’s number 34 on Friday, August 11 before a home against the Colorado Rockies. The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed the announced in a congratulatory tweet for Valenzuela, announcing that there will never be another No. 34. Latest Mets News...
Edwin Diaz finished ninth in the National League Cy Young Award voting, the highest finish of any relief pitcher this season. Diaz, who compiled 32 saves with a 1.31 ERA, 297 ERA+ and a staggering 50.2 strikeout percentage in 2022, received one second-place vote (from MLB.com Cardinals beat writer John Denton) and two fifth-place votes. No other Mets pitchers received a vote. The Marlins Sandy...
The Atlanta Braves (98-59) defeated the New York Mets (98-59) by the score of 5-2 to open the series on Friday. It was a premier pitching match-up between Jacob deGrom and Max Fried and both starters were as advertised. Francisco Álvarez also made his debut for the Mets on Friday. The rookie went 0-for-4 in his MLB debut and left six men on base. The Mets put the pressure on the Braves when they...
Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets arrive in Atlanta for a pivotal three game weekend series against the rival Braves. Fresh off a walk-off win and a five RBI night, courtesy of Eduardo Escobar, the Mets currently sit one game ahead in the NL East standings and will send Jacob deGrom to toe the slab against Max Fried. For more insight, Michael Mayer goes in-depth on possible scenarios...
The Mets (75-40) are taking on the Braves (70-46) in Atlanta for a four-game series. This is the Mets second of three series in a row against their division rival Braves and Phillies. The last time the Mets and Braves faced off at Citi Field, the Mets won four of five games. The Mets currently hold the advantage in the season series, as they have won every series against the Braves this season...
It was quite the Saturday for the New York Mets (69-39), who defeated the Atlanta Braves (64-45) by a score of 6-2 in the nightcap of a doubleheader sweep. Max Scherzer shut down the Braves offense over seven superb innings, Pete Alonso tied the league lead for RBIs in a three-hit effort, and the Mets are 30 games over .500 for the first time since 2006. Another RBI for PEEEETE!...
It’s crunch time for the New York Mets (53-33) as they head to Atlanta to take on the Braves (52-35). The Braves had a historic month of June, going 21-6 and making up a ton of ground on the Mets, who once led the division by ten and a half games. The Mets’ lead is now down to a game and a half. At the end of this three-game series, the Mets will either find themselves still in first place in...
In front of a sold out crowd sans the presence of super fan Mary Hart, and Gavin Lux in the lineup, the Dodgers dusted off their humiliating loss to stave off elimination. Chris Taylor, the guy responsible for his teammates donning uniforms late into October, launched a postseason record three home runs in a win or go home, showing Braves offensive man of the hour, Eddie Rosario, whatever you...
