The New York Mets’ latest acquisitions have been thrown in the fire early to help them fight for a playoff spot. Similar to how the Mets began the season, Carlos Mendoza is trying to find consistency in what he has available to enter his circle of trust down the stretch. It is a small sample size, but just one week after the trade deadline, the Mets have seen a quality start from Paul...
Good morning, Mets fans! With a struggling bullpen and an influx of moves on the horizon, the Mets DFA’d both RHP Adrian Houser and RHP Shintaro Fujinami on July 26. While Fujinami cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Houser was released by the club on Wednesday, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. The Mets also released RHP Ty Adcock. Houser, who was acquired...
Syracuse came out of the break scorching hot, and every full-season Mets affiliate minus St. Lucie won on Friday. Ryan Clifford hit his 13th homer of the year, raising his season OPS to .937. The FCL Mets game was canceled. Triple-A Rochester Red Wings (51-41) 2, Syracuse Mets (58-35) 13 BOX SCORE SS Luisangel Acuña: 2-for-4, 3 R, RBI (32), SB (30), (.670 OPS) LF Luke Ritter: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI...
After opening the year as one of the more productive units across baseball, the Mets’ bullpen has suddenly fallen out of order. The club’s relievers have combined for a 4.70 ERA in May, the second-worst mark in the National League, after finishing April with an NL-best 2.85 ERA. The reasons for the group’s decline, which includes seven blown saves this month, range from Edwin...
Here’s everything you need to know about how the New York Mets bullpen will look heading into the 2024 season.
Editor’s note: Six Mets Minors writers/editors compiled this list after they submitted their personal top 35 prospects in the Mets farm system. This list is different from the previously released Top 75 Mets prospects by MMO Editor-in-Chief Mike Mayer. You can view No. 35-31 here. No. 30 Paul Gervase, RHP B/T: R/R, Age: 23 (5/23/2000) Height: 6’10, Weight: 230 lbs Acquired: 12th round of 2022...
The New York Mets (1-1) entered Sunday afternoon’s spring training contest against the Houston Astros at Clover Park hoping for the team’s first win of spring. They were able to do so, notching a 3-1 decision. Of course, winning is not what spring training is all about. It is about seeing what the young players can do and who pushes for a big role come the regular season. Two...
David Stearns and the Mets were busy last week. The organization rehauled the bullpen for the upcoming season, re-signing Adam Ottavino on Jan. 31, and inking free agents Jake Diekman and Shintaro Fujinami on Feb. 2. These three signings marked serious investments toward the bullpen for next season. Before, Stearns had made 13 smaller moves that didn’t move the needle, but instead fit the...
A look at the optimism, pessimism and realism of the 2024 Mets season
Not all minor leaguers in the Mets’ system will make it to the majors, but that doesn’t mean that some of those pitchers don’t have “big league” pitches in their arsenal. The below is a list of some of the top strikeout pitches in the 2023 season from some pitchers in the Mets’ system, regardless of their prospect status or likelihood of getting to Queens....
Due to the unfortunate outcome of the major league season, the New York Mets were able to reload their farm system by selling at the trade deadline. During the second half of the season, it was terrific to monitor the performances of the Mets’ new top-tier prospects of the likes of Ryan Clifford, Luisangel Acuña, and Drew Gilbert. Not to mention, New York’s already standing top...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Minnesota Twins added former Met Carlos Correa to the injured list on Wednesday after leaving Minnesota’s game on Monday with foot pain, per Betsy Helfand of Pioneer Press. An MRI on Tuesday revealed that Correa re-aggravated his plantar fasciitis as he has a full-thickness tear of the central cortex of his plantar fascia. While it does not sound good, the...
