Talk about a rough weekend for the New York Mets in Miami. If dropping two out of three to a bad Marlins team wasn’t bad enough, Edwin Díaz’s struggles continued to escalate, Christian Scott endured his first tough outing, and more red flags emerged. Sure, the Mets did show some life by winning the series finale, but one victory isn’t enough to convince anyone that this is a...
The Mets had a rough week against two National League East rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins. Dropping five of seven games leaves the Mets in fourth place in the division with a 21-25 record. The weekend culminated in the team temporarily removing Edwin Díaz from the closer role after he blew two saves, leading to extra-inning losses. There were a few bright spots in an...
The New York Mets are reportedly set to make more promotions on Sunday. According to Will Sammon of the Athletic, the Mets are promoting pitcher Blade Tidwell and outfielder Rhylan Thomas from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse. This coming after it was reported that two-way player Nolan McLean was being promoted from High-A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton earlier Sunday afternoon. Tidwell...
First reported by Daniel Wrexler, the New York Mets are promoting two-way player Nolan McLean from High-A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton. McLean, a third-round pick during the 2023 MLB Amateur Draft, has excelled as both a pitcher and hitter in 2024. As a pitcher, he started seven games for Brooklyn, posting a 2.57 ERA. Across 28 innings of work, he allowed only 20 hits to go along with 36...
The New York Mets (21-24) entered Sunday’s contest with the Miami Marlins hoping to avoid getting swept for the third time, in a three-game series, this season. After a demoralizing loss on Saturday, the Mets bounced back on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park in Miami earning a 7-3 decision. Led by two big innings, and just enough out of the bullpen, the Mets were able to get it done....
Sunday, May 19, 2024 • 1:40 PM loanDepot Park • Miami, FL LHP Sean Manaea (2-1, 3.05) vs. RHP Sixto Sánchez (0-1, 5.96) WPIX Saturday’s game certainly was a gut-wrenching loss for the New York Mets. The Mets offense has struggled for stretches of the season, so losing a game after scoring nine runs from 15 hits has to burn. Losing it because of the bullpen, which was the Mets greatest strength...
The New York Mets’ offense has not produced at the level expected of them so far this season. A lineup that includes Pete Alonso, J.D. Martinez and Francisco Lindor, among so many other quality individuals, is more than capable of performing at much higher levels collectively. Despite this, a sign of good things to come showcased itself in Saturday’s loss to the Miami Marlins, one...
It is no secret that Jeff McNeil has been struggling at the plate, slashing .230/.309/.304 on the season. In this week’s edition of Statistical Spotlight, let’s take an in-depth look at McNeil’s batting statistics and identify areas that need to improve. Baseball Savant released a new metric, bat tracking, which calculates a player’s bat speed. It is calculated at the sweet spot of the bat which...
If there was a perfect way to describe how the 2024 season has started for the New York Mets, look no further than Saturday’s gut-wrenching loss. The team lead 7-2, then 9-5, en route to blowing the lead in the ninth inning and falling 10-9 in the 10th inning. At the center of it was once again closer Edwin Díaz. In his first season back after missing all of last year due to a complete...
After two strong outings in which he struck out six and eight batters respectively, Mets’ right-handed pitcher, Christian Scott faced his first rough outing of his career on Friday evening against the Miami Marlins. Scott gave up four runs on seven hits, one walk, a home run, and struck out just three batters in four innings of work on Friday against Miami. Of his pitches thrown on Friday, he...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Tisha Thompson of ESPN, former Angels infielder David Fletcher bet on sports with the same bookmaker that Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, used. Fletcher, who is currently in the Braves organization, was a teammate of Ohtani’s for several years, and per Thompson, was one of Ohtani’s best friends in the game. It’s a pretty...
The Mets were shut out by the Marlins in a disappointing start to a three-game series in Miami on Friday evening. New York struggled offensively, going 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position while leaving seven on base and managing just six hits in an 8-0 loss to the Fish. The pitching staff also struggled against the Marlins’ lineup, allowing 13 hits, four walks and notching just eight...
