It is official – the New York Mets have now hit rock bottom. In a worrying continuation of their recent slide, the Mets were swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend. Yes, swept by the Pirates. Not only that but New York was outscored 30-4 by its lowly opponents. As a result, the Mets are now 3-13 in their last 16 games. That’s not good to say the very least. Overall, this...
Good morning, Mets fans! Prior to Friday’s game against the Pirates, the Mets made a number of roster moves which can be found here. Of note, Griffin Canning was placed on the 60-day injured list while Mark Vientos was activated from the IL. One of the moves made, however, was the team decided to release former top prospect Alex Ramírez from Double-A. Ramírez was once one of the...
The New York Mets handled their business against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Well, for the most part. After taking two out of three, the Mets did drop the final game of the series on a rainy and frustrating Wednesday night at Citi Field. This is baseball, however, and even teams struggling will run into a win here and there. Plus, all you can ask of any team is to win a series. Clinching the sweep...
Brett Baty might officially be back for good. The infielder, whose major league struggles to this point in his career have been well-documented, recorded his fourth home run in just 13 at-bats on this Mets homestand and his fifth home run of the season to lift the Mets (28-15) past the Pirates (14-29) 2-1 on Tuesday night. Baty took Mitch Keller, who continued his career Mets dominance by...
Bullpen collapses and a streaky offense were the main causes of pain for the New York Mets in Pittsburgh. After splitting their series against the Nationals, the Mets also had to settle for a series split with the Pirates to finish 4-4 on the road trip. There were yet more implosions from a bullpen teetering on the edge, while an up-and-down offense also contributed to a disappointing finish to...
Christian Scott (0-2, 4.15 ERA) exited Monday’s contest in a tie game with two outs and nobody on in the sixth inning. That turned out to be the inflection point of the game, as what followed was a disaster of an inning in which five straight batters reached to score five runs to put the Pirates (43-47) well over the Mets (44-45) late in the game. The Mets couldn’t recover as they...
Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz officially returns from his 10-game suspension on Saturday. It’s amazing news for Mets fans, who have seen some brutal performances from the team’s bullpen during his absence. Díaz won’t solve all the bullpen’s problems, but the impact of getting that extra man back and having an actual closer can’t be overstated. The Mets went...
When Francisco Lindor bobbled what would have been an easy double play to get through a clean third inning, a team like the 2022 Mets might have rebounded and put up a clean inning anyway. Not the 2023 Mets. What resulted was a five-run inning, highlighted by multiple defensive blunders, which led the way for an embarrassing 14-7 defeat in the first game of a three-game series against the...
According to Jason Mackey of the Post-Gazette, veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen is signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The deal is pending a physical. The deal is for $5 million according to Mackey. McCutchen had been one of the outfield depth pieces the Mets were considering. The top of the outfield market now consists of Adam Duvall, Jurickson Profar, and Trey Mancini....
Daniel Vogelbach Player Data: Age: 29 (12/17/1992), B/T: L/R Traditional Stats with Mets: 55 G, 183 PA, 149 AB, .255/.393/.436/.830, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 33 BB, 47 SO Advanced Stats with Mets: 144 wRC+, 25.7 K%, 18.0 BB%, .333 BABIP, 1.0 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR 2022 Salary: $1 million Grade: B 2022 Review Daniel Vogelbach became a member of the New York Mets on July 22, when he was acquired from the Pittsburgh...
The New York Mets (93-55) entered Sunday afternoon at Citi Field looking for the four-game sweep over the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-92). With their ace, Jacob deGrom on the mound, the Mets relied on a four-run eighth inning to clinch the desired four-game sweep via a 7-3 victory. The offense, thanks to the eighth inning explosion, was able to compile 12 hits. Meanwhile, Mets’ pitchers...
You live and die by your bullpen in baseball, especially when it comes to the playoffs, and the Mets may well have just found a secret weapon in David Peterson. The 27-year-old answered the bell on Saturday by entering the win over the Pirates in relief and delivering a superb outing. It has been somewhat of a strange year for Peterson who has been used in a number of roles, including stepping...
