There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the best in major league history, who spent three-and-half-years in New York and who’s on the doorstep of Cooperstown. If you’re a 5-foot-10 left-hander, throwing 100 miles per hour in the 1990s doesn’t compute—more so if you figured out how to...
There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is a top reliever from the past 25 years who had an eventful experience in New York—with some good moments and some forgettable ones. Francisco Rodríguez did not enter the major leagues discretely. There he was at the end of the 2002 season as the Anaheim Angels were...
The Mets have done well to keep their bullpen strong this offseason. In addition to re-signing Edwin Díaz and Adam Ottavino, the team brought in veteran David Robertson, as well as lefty Brooks Raley from Tampa Bay. Additionally, the team has bolstered its depth by acquiring several lower-level relievers like Elieser Hernández and Zach Greene. The Mets, as it stands, should have a...
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. The list has included several pitchers, and next up is our first relief pitcher — one of the best of his era. The closer experiment in New York Mets history has frequently failed. Beginning in 2006, it didn’t. Billy Wagner signed a four-year, $43 million contract in November 2005 and continued a successful...
The Mets announced on Wednesday they have signed right-handed pitcher Denyi Reyes and left-hand pitcher Zach Muckenhirn to minor league deals with invites to spring training. Reyes, 26, made his major league debut last season in three games with the Baltimore Orioles. He allowed two earned runs in 7.2 IP while striking out three batters and walking only one. In the minors last season, Reyes had...
Trevor May on Saturday threw his first bullpen session in two months, Deesha Thosar of NY Daily News reported. She added that May received good news this week after another test on his triceps stress reaction, which cleared him to throw. He reportedly threw just fastballs with his velocity sitting around 92 mph. Thosar said May expects to be back in the bullpen around the end of July. He...
