Approaching the final month of the regular season, the New York Mets remain in the hunt for the National League East Division title and are currently in a three-team race for that playoff spot, although their chances of winning this competition don’t appear to be favorable right now as they’re struggling to shake this current slide. With the Mets unable to generate consistent offense...
Like most organizations across the major leagues, the New York Mets have been dealing with their fair share of injuries through the first two and a half months of the regular season, however, the team’s starting pitching depth is about to be tested once again. Already without starters Carlos Carrasco (torn hamstring) and Noah Syndergaard (Tommy John surgery), the Mets entered this season...
How do you coach the pitcher who has everything? “Get out of the way, next question.” He may have been joking, but Jeremy Hefner’s approach to working with Jacob deGrom, the Mets’ two-time Cy Young Award winner, isn’t too far off. “I just try to support him the best way I can, be there for him, and just kind of be with him,” Hefner said....
Steven Matz recently spoke to Mike Puma of The New York Post about the uncertainty surrounding his role in the Mets pitching staff entering the 2020 campaign. This offseason, the Mets picked up a pair of right-handed starting pitchers in Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello. Porcello hasn’t capitalized on his 2015 Cy Young award-winning season, but has settled into durable hurler capable of...
Well Mets fans, we made it. Pitchers and catchers officially report to camp today. We made it through one of the most tumultuous offseasons in recent history. This winter, the Mets hired/fired/hired their manager, sold/unsold their team, and dealt with one boar-related news story. Let’s hope that the regular season won’t be as turbulent and that the Mets have a successful 2020 campaign. Latest...
During his press conference at the Winter Meetings Tuesday night in San Diego, Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner asserted confidence with the team’s pitching staff going into the 2020 season, calling the current group “solid.” He even named Marcus Stroman and Noah Syndergaard as Cy Young Award-caliber pitchers who, with some tweaks, could “easily” accomplish...
Yasiel Puig Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 12/7/1990 (28) Traditional Stats: .267/.327/.458, 30 2B, 2 3B, 24 HR, 84 RBI, 19 SB, 7 CS Advanced Stats: 1.3 bWAR, 1.2 fWAR, 100 OPS+, 101 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 0 DRS, -1.2 UZR After being a part of consecutive pennant winning teams with the Los Angeles Dodgers, two different teams made a trade for Yasiel Puig in order to fulfill their own World...
Tomas Nido Player Data: Age 25, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 50 G, 144 PA, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 37 SO, .191 BA, .231 OBP, .316 SLG, .547 OPS Advanced Stats: .232 BABIP, .227 wOBA, 40 wRC+, 46 OPS+, -0.7 bWAR, -0.5 fWAR, 1 DRS, 2.4 FRM Free Agent: 2025 2019 Salary: $556,300 Grade: D+ 2019 Review Tomas Nido was long considered one of the Mets top catching prospects, making an appearance in the All-Star...
by Jack Hendon The offseason hasn’t officially started, though for the Mets’ front office and fanbase, absence from the playoffs leaves them with ample time to plan for a more successful 2020. The to-do list has its share of vacancies to fill, from Zack Wheeler’s spot in the starting rotation all the way down to the empty seat in the manager’s office. Capitalizing on...
By Jacob Resnick One of the best parts of Pete Alonso’s record-smashing rookie season was watching him light up the Statcast leaderboards on a nightly basis. Every other day it seemed like Alonso was breaking another “Statcast era” record or coming close to it. Either way, many baseballs were harmed in the making of this superstar. Thanks to the magic of Baseball Savant,...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 • 1:10 p.m. E.T. Target Field • Minneapolis, MN LHP Jason Vargas (3-5, 4.23) vs. LHP Martin Perez (8-3, 4.26) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets are on a three-game win streak! They look to sweep the two-game set from the Twins this afternoon. Yesterday, the bullpen was called on for five innings of work to protect a one-run lead and it worked! The bullpen did...
Good Morning Mets Fans! In Noah Syndergaard’s 100th start of his career, he threw 6.2 innings of three-run baseball against the last place Giants. Syndergaard was pulled in a tied game, so he will get a no-decision for this outing. Madison Bumgarner kept the Mets off the board for five innings until he gave up two homers in the sixth to Pete Alonso and Wilson Ramos. After yet another...
