Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets, who are hosting their first version of fan fest in nearly five years on Saturday, released their star-studded lineup for the day. Amazin’ Day, where fans will be able to hear from and meet current and former Mets players, will have some of the biggest names in the franchise’s history available. Some of those names include Mike Piazza, Francisco...
As it stands, the New York Mets and president of baseball operations, David Stearns, still has a lot of work to do when it comes to filling out the team’s bullpen. Each team’s bullpen are usually eight members deep, without factoring in the importance of depth. As it stands, the Mets only have four of these spots that appear solidified, leaving four more. Those “locks”...
Paul Sewald Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 34 (5/26/1990) 2024 Traditional Stats: 1-2, 4.31 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 42 G, 39.2 IP, 43 SO, 10 BB, 16 SV 2024 Advanced Stats: 0.2 bWAR, 0.3 fWAR, 98 ERA+, 26.1 SO%, 6.1 BB%, 3.78 xERA, 3.95 FIP, 4.31 xFIP Rundown Paul Sewald started 2024 on the injured list with a strained left oblique and ended it on the IL with pain in the left side of his neck. He made his...
Paul Sewald Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 34 (05/26/1990) 2024 Traditional Stats: 24 G, 21.1 IP, 3.38 ERA, 0.797 WHIP, 0-2, 20 K, 4 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 122 ERA+, 24.4% K%, 4.9% BB%, 3.77 xERA, 4.57 FIP, 4.28 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR Rundown There was a time when Paul Sewald was a Persona non grata inside the confines of Citi Field. Sure, that was a bit of a product of his undoing in how he...
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS @ TEXAS RANGERS GLOBE LIFE FIELD | ARLINGTON, TEXAS | 8:03 p.m. Fox – ESPN Radio RHP Merrill Kelly(2-1, 2.65 ERA) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 2.16 ERA) It’s going to be hard to beat the theatrics from Game 1. The Diamondbacks enter Globe Life Park for Game 2 of the World Series after blowing their lead in the ninth to the Rangers. Paul Sewald surrendered a...
With the first World Series game between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks set to get underway, let’s take a look at the former Mets who will be playing for either team Arizona Diamondbacks Miguel Castro Miguel Castro found his way to the Mets via an August 31, 2020, trade. Castro would go on to pitch the 2020 and 2021 seasons for the Mets, notching a 3.52 ERA with 91...
Good morning Mets fans! The Fall Classic is officially set. On Tuesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks officially went from barely in the postseason to winning the pennant, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on the road in Game 7 of the NLCS. The Diamondbacks will play the Texas Rangers in the World Series, with the first game set for Friday night in Texas. MLB has announced the schedule...
The MLB Trade Deadline is August 1 at 6 p.m. EST. The Mets kicked things off for themselves Thursday night by trading David Robertson to the Marlins. Other deals include Lucas Giolito heading to the Angels, and Amed Rosario and Noah Syndergaard getting traded for themselves. Follow along with the latest news, rumors, and other notes, Mets or otherwise! Tuesday, August 1 6:18 p.m. Some...
The Pitch Design Age has been a wonderful era to follow. Over the last generation, the outlook on pitching shifted from a one-approach-works-best strategy to an individualized plan of attack, detailed to each pitcher. Even 10 years ago, this perception wasn’t realized among some major-league front offices. Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage’s goal to teach Pittsburgh’s starters...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost their first series of 2022 on Sunday when their late rally fell short in a 8-7 loss to the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field. The Mets are right back in action on Monday when the Cardinals come to Citi Field for a four-game series. Trevor Williams will likely start in the place of the injured Tylor Megill in the first game. Latest Mets News Megill was placed...
Friday evening marked the first time the Seattle Mariners (15-18) faced the New York Mets (22-12) at Cit Field. Their last trip to New York to face the Mets was in 2008, the Mets last season at Shea Stadium. The game was a pitchers’ duel for the first seven innings, with each starter – Marco Gonzales and Max Scherzer – giving up only one run. The Mariners got to the Mets’ bullpen in...
Locked On Mets is a daily podcast on the Locked On Podcast Network, hosted by MMO’s own Ryan Finkelstein. This week, Ryan was joined New York Mets relief pitcher Chasen Shreve. In part 1 of the two-part episode, Shreve talks about what it was like to grow up in Las Vegas playing alongside fellow MLB talent such as Bryce Harper, Tyler Chatwood and fellow Met reliever Paul Sewald. He also...
