Good morning, Mets fans! Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, right-handed pitcher Phil Maton is finalizing a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. Maton had a 3.00 ERA in 2023. He pitched in 68 games for Houston throughout the 2023 season. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Dinelson Lamet is headed to the Dodgers on a minor league deal and was given an invite to spring training. The right-hander was once...
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...
Following star closer Edwin Díaz’s devastating patellar tendon injury at the World Baseball Classic, the Mets are in a predicament regarding their closer situation for the 2023 season. They have a couple of viable in-house options with prior closing experience in Adam Ottavino and David Robertson, but they could use a true replacement from outside the organization to fill his role and...
Thursday’s friendly matchup between the Mets and the Venezuelan World Baseball Classic team started with a bang and ended with a 6-4 win for the national team at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. On playing for his country’s team, Mets third baseman and Team Venezuela member Eduardo Escobar said that wearing his country’s uniform is “very important for me, because you want to...
Coming off one of the best seasons we have seen from a closer in Mets history, it’s no surprise Edwin Díaz was ranked number one on MLB Network’s list of the top relief pitchers in baseball right now. .@MLBNetwork's Top 10 Right Now rollout starts with relievers. What does your list look like? pic.twitter.com/dROMxM7xxr — MLB (@MLB) January 11, 2023 Díaz headed up the list,...
The Mets have already had an incredibly active offseason. Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga, José Quintana, and Brandon Nimmo are all significant signings, but the team has also taken steps to rebuild its bullpen. In addition to bringing back Edwin Díaz on a big-money deal, the team also traded for Rays lefty Brooks Raley, signed David Robertson, and acquired several other intriguing arms like...
One of the questions surrounding the 2022 season for the New York Mets was the decision not to bolster the bullpen with a left-handed reliever at the trade deadline. Now, the Mets will get a chance to do so this off-season, in a market that has some strong options. Who are the top southpaw reliever on the market? Andrew Chafin The Mets really struggled to replace Aaron Loup in 2022 and none of...
The Mets traded reliever Colin Holderman for Pittsburgh’s Daniel Vogelbach before Friday’s game. It was a deal that caused some divisiveness among Mets fans. On one hand, the Mets filled an important need in the lineup. On the other hand, they gave up someone who’s been one of their better relievers this year, albeit in a small sample size. There’s no doubt that Vogelbach...
Assuming the baseball season will start at some point, we can surely count on the NL East being one of the more tightly-contested divisions in the league. To get a better sense as to where the Mets’ roster stands, we will be offering positional breakdowns and rankings of each team in the division. Today, we’ll be taking a closer look at each team’s bullpen. As unpredictable as...
Rays in Contact With Giants Relievers The Rays have been in contact with the Giants regarding some of their relievers, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The Rays are currently 57-47, and being two games out of a Wild Card spot, they could use an extra push to make it to the postseason. The Giants, meanwhile, have gone on a tear recently just to get 51-50, where they are still 15.5 games...
I will go on the record and say I love the idea of having these two as relievers. I also would love to see Zack Wheeler as a reliever but the Jason Vargas injury keeps him in the rotation for now. Both Gsellman and Lugo came up in 2016 and helped pitch the Mets into the playoffs. Gsellman flashed a 95 MPH sinker which was nearly impossible to elevate while Lugo flashed a nasty curveball. In...
Daniel Zamora knew early on in his young baseball career that the best path towards making it professionally would be as a pitcher. He laughs when he remembers his days as a hitter, noting that he left much to be desired in the batter’s box. For Zamora, the decision to focus solely on pitching turned out to be the right choice in his career. The 24-year-old (25 in mid-April) left-handed...
