According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, New York Mets hitting coach Pat Roessler will not return for the 2019 season. Roessler was hired as the Mets assistant hitting coach in 2015. After Kevin Long was fired and left the organization for the Nationals last offseason, Roessler was promoted to the role of hitting coach. The Mets offense averaged just 4.17 runs per game and had a franchise...
Amed Rosario hit his first career lead-off home run in Monday night’s 8-5 Mets victory over the Yankees, and looks to have finally found his batting spot home. “I think leading him off, he seems to adapt to that spot in the order and really values laying off pitches and being more patient,’’ Callaway told the New York Post after Rosario went 2-for-5 out of the No. 1 hole. “We’re really...
New York Mets pitching coach Dave Eiland was on the teams Facebook account answering fan questions alongside bench coach Gary DiSarcina and hitting coach Pat Roessler with Howie Rose as the host. One of the questions that was asked by a fan was if the Mets would be implementing a six-man rotation in 2018 and Eiland answered, “I hope not, it’s not something we’ve talked about...
The baseball offseason hasn’t ended, which means the Mets still have time to address the second base position before the season begins. The problem is that while there is conceivably plenty of time left to add a second baseman, the reality of the situation is the Mets options have been dwindling. Ian Kinsler rejected a trade to the Mets. The Mets rejected a trade for Jason Kipnis. The team...
The Mets are close to rounding out their coaching staff. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com on Twitter, the Mets are slated to tab Tom Slater as the team’s assistant hitting coach. Slater, 49, worked with current Mets hitting coach Pat Roessler in the Yankees organization from 2009-14. When Slater is confirmed as assistant hitting coach, here is how the staff will stack up: Full...
The offseason officially begins today for all 30 MLB teams. Last night, the Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series 5-1. The Astros knocked out Yu Darvish after 1.2 innings and they never looked back. Charlie Morton pitched four innings of relief to finish out the game and be the winning pitcher. This is the Houston Astros first World Series victory in franchise...
