Good morning Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Columbia Fireflies, the low-A affiliate of the Mets, announced that their home ballpark, formerly Spirit Communications Park, is now Segra Park. Jacob Resnick of Metsmerized Online notes that the park won Ballpark Digest’s 2016 Ballpark of the Year award. Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets that the Mets will introduce Jed Lowrie at Citi Field on...
Stat Line: 8 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 8 SO, 1 BB Logan Verrett showed more than scouts prepared us for, exhibiting an above average breaking ball while keeping four pitches low in the strike zone. Based on his performance, Verrett will add much needed depth to the New York Mets bullpen. Repertoire Verrett’s breaking ball (slider and curveball) is a viable MLB strikeout pitch, inducing an extremely high...
“I feel like with the exception of the first inning it was a pretty solid performance. A lot of people have been concerned about my performances on the road. I feel like this was a step in the right direction, as far as being more comfortable out there.” – Noah Syndergaard Stat Line: (ND 7-6) 5 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 6 SO, 2 BB Battling past erratic command, Noah Syndergaard’s sharp...
Stat Line: (W 12-6) 7.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 6 SO, 1 BB Jacob deGrom proved he doesn’t need his best command to be deGrominant. Similar to Matt Harvey against the Colorado Rockies last week, deGrom struggled commanding his pitches knee high and low in the strike zone. In order to adapt, deGrom attacked the strike zone throwing 70% of his pitches for strikes. Specifically, deGrom threw 76% strike...
Jacob deGrom starts his 23rd game of the season tonight against the Baltimore Orioles. Currently, deGrom’s 22 starts this seasons matches his 2014 total. No better time to compare the two seasons. Here are five statistical categories deGrom has shown improvement and the impact it’s had in his overall success this season. Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K to BB Ratio) This ratio indicates the...
Stat Line: 7 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 5 SO, 2 BB Noah Syndergaard learned one valuable lesson yesterday against the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies are a worn out, non-contending playoff team. They are playing in a day game late in the season before they fly out of that night. They want to get on that plane as soon as possible so they can get to their destination as early as possible. This translates to...
Stat Line: 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 10 SO, 4 BB Jacob deGrom threw the sharpest moving pitches of his season last night against the Colorado Rockies. With a quick, compact pitching motion, deGrom used incredible hand speed attacking the Rockies hitters resulting in 10 strikeouts. The most pivotal strikeout came in the bottom of the fifth inning against Charlie Blackmon. After the Mets took the lead...
Stat Line: 8 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 4 SO, 0 BB Matt Harvey amassed 19 strikeouts to zero walks, allowing only one run in 22.2 innings over his last three starts. Currently, Harvey owns a 15 inning scoreless streak. Harvey allowed only four hits against the Colorado Rockies, three of which were infield singles. The Dark Knight is back. Harvey’s found command in his fastball which was inconsistent...
Stat Line: 7 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 6 SO, 1 BB Jon Niese dominated a weak Miami Marlins lineup to gain his first win since July 12th. Niese showed more than commanding his fastball, throwing five different pitches for strikes. This article explains Niese’s ability to baffle Marlins hitters by utilizing various pitch movements and keen pitch selection. Effectively Wild Niese exhibited erratic command,...
Stat Line: 8 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 9 SO, 0 BB Noah Syndergaard maneuvered two solo home runs leading the New York Mets into a first place tie in the National League East division standings. Washington Nationals hitters were visibly off-balance leading to a swing and miss rate (whiff %) of 13.76%. The high miss rate is attributed to Syndergaard aggressively commanding fastballs and curveballs in the...
