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...
The deadline for teams to agree on a salary for arbitration-eligible players is today and the Mets entered the day with seven players yet to be settled. If the team and player can’t come to an agreement before the Friday deadline, then they will head to an arbiter that will hear discussions from each side and then choose the salary for the 2023 season. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the Mets...
The New York Mets will hold seven picks before the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. That is quite the haul, and underlines the organization’s long-term philosophy and approach under owner Steve Cohen. This offseason has been dominated by Cohen’s determination to outspend everyone else in baseball in order to transform the Mets into a perennial winner. Ownership and the front office...
Max Scherzer was meant to set the tone for the New York Mets in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card matchup against the San Diego Padres on Friday. He did, but just not in the way anyone was expecting or hoping. As a result of what was a shocking implosion on the mound, the Mets are now one game away from seeing their season end in a bitterly disappointing fashion. When the front office,...
The Mets enter their game on Wednesday night against the Marlins with a 1-6 record against Miami, Chicago Cubs, and the Washington Nationals at home in September. That missed opportunity against bad teams is certainly part of the reason the Mets will start the final seven games of their 2022 schedule tied for the National League East division with the Atlanta Braves. Overall in September, the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Welp, here we are again: Despite their best efforts, the Mets no longer own sole possession of first place. They lost 6-4 to the Marlins on Tuesday, unable to overcome a lackluster Carlos Carrasco start. Meanwhile, the Braves pounced the Nationals 8-2. After all this, New York and Atlanta each own a 97-58 record. With just seven games left in the regular season,...
