Good morning, Mets fans! Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is likely to begin the season in Triple-A. Tong, still just 22, recorded a 7.71 ERA in five big league starts last year, but has been brilliant when pitching in the minor leagues. The Mets still have high hopes for Tong, which is why they withheld him from trade talks with the Brewers for Freddy Peralta,...
Updated Post: Jan. 1 at 17:56 Jon Heyman of the New York Post, reporting on BR live told reviewers the Los Angeles Angels are “looking at” free agent slugger Pete Alonso. “I do believe Arte Moreno wants to get another big bat in there. And they would move Schanuel out to LF if they were to do that. I think Santander is probably a little more likely.” Updated Post: Dec. 28 at 16:30...
Updated Post, 13:11 — Paul Goldschmidt has signed a one-year, $12.5 million contract with the Yankees, according to Jack Curry of YES network. Goldschmidt, 37, is coming off a down year with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he slashed .245/.302/.414. His OPS dropped from .810 to .716 in one season. Still, Goldschmidt is two years removed from a National League MVP-winning season in 2022,...
Paul Goldschmidt Position: 1B B/T: R/R Age: 37 (9/10/1987) 2024 Traditional Stats: 22 HR, 65 RBI, .245/.302/.414/.716, 11 SB, 654 PA 2024 Advanced Stats: 1.3 bWAR, 1.1 fWAR, 100 wRC+, 26.5 SO%, 7.2 BB%, .308 BABIP, .333 xwOBA Rundown The end can come quick, even for a borderline Hall of Famer like Paul Goldschmidt. He was the National League MVP for the Cardinals in 2022, but this season he hit...
Pete Alonso, 1B Position: 1B B/T: R/R Age: 29 (12/07/1994) 2024 Traditional Stats: 608 PA, .240/.329/.459/.788, 146 H, 34 HR, 88 RBI 2024 Advanced Stats: 122 WRC+, 24.7 SO%, 10.1 BB%, .276 BABIP, .345 xwOBA, 2.1 fWAR, 2.6 bWAR, -9 OAA Rundown Pete Alonso. The Polar Bear. One of the great power hitters in the league, and a great teammate. What else is there to say about him? His work has done...
Wild card watching is usually left for September. But this year, with the nature of the National League standings and the addition of the third spot, the watch has begun early. The field is large again in 2024, with five teams within five games of the third spot. The Diamondbacks and Padres currently hold the top spots with their torrid winning, and the Mets and Braves continue to fight for the...
Saturday, April 27, 2024 • 4:05 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Sonny Gray (2-1, 1.04) vs. RHP Adrian Houser (0-2, 7.45) FOX If you know New York, you know that the Mets are wearing their City Connect uniform set tonight for the first time. The Mets become the latest team to join Nike’s City Connect line of uniforms, redesigned to bring out the energy of the city through creatively designed...
Major League Baseball on Thursday night announced the 2022 MVP awards. St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman Paul Goldschmidt claimed the National League honors. New York Yankees outfielder, Aaron Judge was named this year’s American League MVP. This was the first MVP win for both Goldschmidt and Judge National League – Paul Goldschmidt Goldschmidt claimed the National League MVP title with 22...
Pete Alonso was named an All-Star first baseman finalist Thursday, along with Paul Goldschmidt. While Alonso is unlikely to surpass Goldschmidt and the tremendous year the Cardinals’ veteran is having, it’s still another impressive accomplishment in Alonso’s young but successful career thus far. The 27-year-old leads the Mets with a 154 wRC+ this year, which also ranks 15th in...
The St. Louis Cardinals (19-15) are coming to New York to face the Mets (23-13) in a four-game series. At the time of their last meeting back in April, the Mets were in the middle of their series win streak to start the season and they took two of three games from the Cardinals. This time, the Mets are coming off their first series loss, after falling to the Mariners 2-1 in a three-game series....
Monday, April 25, 2022 • 7:45 P.M. EST Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO RHP Max Scherzer (3-0, 2.50 ERA) vs. RHP Miles Mikolas (1-0, 1.76 ERA) SNY • MLB Network • WCBS 880AM • WEPN The first-place New York Mets take on the St. Louis Cardinals first tonight. The Mets are coming off five consecutive series wins, including taking three of four games from the San Francisco Giants. Now the Mets get...
The New York Mets’ second spring training game of the season certainly did not go as well as the first. The St. Louis Cardinals jumped on David Peterson with two early home runs at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, FL. They held the lead throughout in a game where each team featured lineups littered with mostly everyday starters and emerged victorious, 6-4. Interestingly enough, the...
