The return of Noah Syndergaard this season seemed improbable at times. Even if it was possible, it didn’t seem plausible. The Mets have been out of contention for some time now and rushing the ace back didn’t seem necessary. However, the fireballer was persistent and fought his way back, pitching Saturday in his first game since April 30. “I felt really good out there. I put in a lot...
The New York Mets (65-78) were defeated by the Miami Marlins (72-80) by a score of 9-2 Wednesday afternoon at Marlins Park in Miami. Offense: The Mets bats were quiet until the 5th inning when Kevin Plawecki led off the frame with a single. After Brandon Nimmo struck out and Phillip Evans flew out, Travis Taijeron singled off the glove of the third baseman Brian Anderson. With runners on first...
The Mets will look for the series win against the Atlanta Braves on this afternoon as they send Robert Gsellman to the mound against Julio Teheran. The game starts at 1:35 p.m. and will be aired on SNY. Last night, the Mets bats came alive in their 7-3 victory over the Bravos. Gavin Cecchini notched three hits and drove in two while Dominic Smith and Norichika Aoki both recorded two base knocks....
The New York Mets will go for the four-game sweep against the Cincinnati Reds and will send Jacob deGrom to the mound to face Sal Romano. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. and airs on SNY. Last night, the Mets beat the Reds 6-1. Rafael Montero started for the team and lasted five innings while only allowing one run. He wasn’t able to go deeper into the game because of the five walks he...
The Mets will try to avoid a sweep against the Houston Astros as they send Chris Flexen to the mound to face Mike Fiers in the series finale this afternoon. The game starts at 2:10 p.m. and will be aired on SNY. Yesterday, the Mets played a double header and lost both games. Matt Harvey made a return in the first one and allowed seven runs in his two innings of work. The Mets tried to mount a...
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Kansas City Royals and outfielder Alex Rios have agreed to terms on a one-year, $11 million deal. Rios, 33, spent last season with the Texas Rangers, hitting at a .280/.311/.398 clip, with 30 doubles, 8 triples and 4 home runs. He tallied 54 runs batted in while scoring 54 runs and stealing 17 bases. For his career, Rios is a .278/.323/.439 hitter. He...
According to John Dewan, Mets center fielder Juan Lagares saved 11 runs last season with his arm. Most Outfield Arm Runs Saved, 2013 Player OF Arm Runs Saved Gerardo Parra 12 Juan Lagares 11 Jose Bautista 9 Adam Jones 7 Leonys Martin 6 Chris Denorfia 6 Carlos Gomez 6 Alex Gordon 6 Jeff Francoeur 5 Juan Perez 5 Norichika Aoki 5 Rookie center fielder Juan Lagares saved the Mets an estimated 11...
Enrique Rojas of ESPN is reporting that Cano and Mariners agreed to a 10 year deal worth $240 million dollars. That is an ungodly amount of money. Earlier this morning, it was reported that talks had broken down after Seattle made an offer of nine years and $225 million, according to Mark Feinsand and Bill Madden of the Daily News. Reportedly, Cano’s agent Jay-Z was pushing for a deal...
When asked by Jon Heyman if he had checked in with the Brewers to discuss Ryan Braun, Mets GM Sandy Alderson joked and said, “If you could count a four-word sentence as checking.” When Heyman pressed for more details, Sandy replied that the entire extent of his discussion with the Brewers slugger was, “What’s up with Braun?” Click. That’s it, that’s the...
We had a little stir this morning in our comment threads over something that was reported at MetsBlog regarding a post entitled, Brewers more likely to trade Ryan Braun than Norichika Aoki. The article leads off like this… There is a better chance the Brewers trade OF Ryan Braun for Mets 1B Ike Davis than deal OF Norichika Aoki, according to people familiar with the team’s thinking. I was...
Brewers GM Doug Melvin acknowledged in an interview this weekend that the Mets and Brewers could fit well together as trading partners. “They’ve indicated that they have extra first basemen, and we have a need,” Melvin said. “Again, it’s all about keeping your options open. … Nothing imminent, and I don’t anticipate anything imminent. But first base is one of our needs, they have excess first...
WFAN’s Mike Francesa said today, that Ike Davis wants out. Francesa said he spoke with Davis during the All Star break and Ike said he wanted to leave. The former Met first rounder believes the fans have given up on him and the team has given up on him. (Hat tip to Julie) Adam Rubin got the sense that Ike Davis is a goner after a Mets insider told him today, that teams view him as a decent...
