Good Morning, Mets fans! After another frustrating loss last night, the Mets travel to Atlanta for a four-game set starting tonight at 7:10 EST. The Mets opened the season with a three-game series against the Braves, losing two out of three. Rick Porcello will try to redeem himself in his second start as a Met. Latest Mets News The Mets made several roster moves including selecting Brian Dozier...
Ask any Mets fan, and they’ll tell you that the biggest frustration of the 2019 season was the underperformance of the team’s bullpen. Dig a little deeper and they’ll tell you more specifically that it was the underperformance of Edwin Diaz. Diaz’s performance last season is not as cut and dry as many may think. It wasn’t as simple as him regressing to a bad pitcher. There were a lot of pieces...
Alex Cora received his punishment from the Red Sox in his involvement with the Astros sign-stealing scandal. The question still remains: will Mets manager Carlos Beltran face discipline as well? Latest Mets News Former Met D.J. Carrasco has joined the Syracuse Mets as their pitching coach. In an interview on SiriusXM, Jeff McNeil said that he thinks the 2020 Mets can reach the playoffs. Latest...
The St. Lucie Mets announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020 season with some returning faces and newcomers joining the Class High-A Affiliate. Chad Kreuter returns for his fourth season as the team’s manager, becoming the first manager in team history to work a fourth consecutive season. Sources told this writer weeks ago that the organization has remained high on Kreuter as a...
Nicole Menner of WBNG 12 News reports the New York Mets have announced Lorenzo Bundy as the new manager for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The Mets had a managerial vacancy in Binghamton after Kevin Boles was promoted to become the organization’s minor league field coordinator. Bundy, 60, began his coaching career in 1989. In addition to being a minor league coach and manager, he...
According to reports, the New York Mets are currently looking to upgrade their bullpen and backup catcher situation. While Tomas Nido was a strong defensive catcher in 2019, he had just a 40 wRC+, which probably necessitates this search. Ideally, whoever the Mets acquire can offer the Nido’s defensive abilities while also providing a better bat. Given the Mets shoestring budget, the player...
Last week during the Winter Meetings, the Mets added two veterans via free agency to round out the back end of the rotation: Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha. Wacha, 28, signed first, and took a base salary of $3 million, with $7 million attainable in incentives. Porcello, 30, signed for $10 million, and at the moment, looks like he’ll likely be the fifth starter. However, Wacha was also...
The Mets announced that they have finalized new manager Carlos Beltran’s coaching staff for the 2020 season. Retaining his job as hitting coach is Chili Davis, who led the Mets to one of the better offenses in the NL in 2019. Tom Slater will be joining the staff as assistant hitting coach, while Jeremy Accardo will be joining the major league staff as assistant pitching coach. Some other roles...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets have chosen Jeremy Hefner to be their new pitching coach. Marcus Stroman talked to new Mets’ manager Carlos Beltran on the phone and is ready for the 2020 season. Robinson Cano told Nathalie Alonso of MLB.com that he is excited about the Carlos Beltran managerial hire. Latest MLB News The Houston...
Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets have chosen Jeremy Hefner to be their new pitching coach. Phil Regan served as the Mets interim pitching coach to finish out the 2019 season after the team fired Dave Eiland. No word yet on what role Regan could have in the Mets organization going forward. The former Mets right-handed pitcher spent the 2019 season as the assistant pitching coach...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves continued their free-agent spending frenzy, signing their sixth player this winter, the most out of any major-league team. Latest Mets News Marcus Stroman and Pete Alonso tweeted out their support for the Mets’ black uniforms. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that the Mets have interviewed Athletics’ minor-league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson for...
Chris Fetter Current Position: University of Michigan, Assistant Coach/Pitcher Age: December 23, 1985 (33) All professional sports leagues are in nature copycat leagues. As a result, when the 29 other baseball teams saw the positive impact Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson had on this pitching staff, teams began looking at the collegiate ranks to find the next Johnson. By and large, the attention...
