Shortstop is one of the more specialized positions in all of baseball, though there’s no shortage of clean hands, quick footwork, and moderate hitting ability in the NL East. Even at the bottom of the bin, there’s still potential to be realized, though there’s far more talent towards the top – in some cases, more than a general manager could ask for. The Mets are spoiled...
After 8 years with the Yankees, four of which resulted in All-Star Game appearances, and an uncertain off-season, Dellin Betances finally was on a pitchers mound on Saturday for his new team, the New York Mets. Sure it was only a spring training game against the Washington Nationals, but the fact that the 31-year old was able to pitch after tearing up his left Achilles last September is a...
Nationals sign Castro Starlin Castro is joining the World Series Champion Washington Nationals on a two-year deal as noted by Joel Sherman of the New York Post and first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Castro spent the last two seasons with the Miami Marlins. At only 29 years old the Nationals are hoping that Castro can continue his 2019 second-half success when he hit over .300 and...
Steven Matz has come into this season with lower expectations than in the past. Usually he’s seen as a number two or three but now he’s a fourth starter. Hopefully this takes some pressure of Matz and allows him to become one of the better fourth starters in baseball. In the first, Matz struck out Miguel Rojas but a Wilson Ramos passed ball allowed him to reach first. He almost got...
The New York Mets (24-21) lost to the Miami Marlins (19-30) by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday night at Citi Field in the rubber game of the teams’ three-game series. Pitching Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.54 ERA) took the mound for the Mets in pursuit of yet another strong start. He provided exactly that as he delivered his sixth quality start of the season for the Mets. The 29-year-old pitched seven...
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Mets plan to revisit trade talks with the Miami Marlins at some point regarding the idea of trading for J.T. Realmuto. According to Rosenthal, the team made “repeated inquiries” during the offseason for the catcher and Starlin Castro. However, they were told by the Marlins that they no longer needed to shed salary by that point. Mike...
Mets manager Mickey Callaway’s uncanny moves are so on the money that it begs the question, “Is he clairvoyant?” After counterpart Don Mattingly pulled rookie left-hander Jarlin Garcia after six scoreless innings in his first major league start, the Mets took a bite out of the Marlins bullpen, rallying from a 1-0 deficit to extend their winning streak to eight. Monday morning quarterbacking in...
MAKE THAT EIGHT WINS IN A ROW! The New York Mets (10-1) swept the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night and won their eighth consecutive game while also wrapping up a 6-0 road trip. Pitching A few weeks ago, the Mets sent down a pitcher named Zack Wheeler. Today, they recalled the former top prospect and he sure looked like the guy the Mets traded for in 2013. Wheeler had a so-so first inning, but...
Manager Mickey Callaway re-shuffled the line-up card and it was déjà vu all over again at the stadium Mets broadcaster Howie Rose aptly coined, Citi Field South. Transplanted New Yorkers got to see their home team away from home humiliate the Marlins in much warmer weather in front of a dismal crowd of 6,516. Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes’ fever and 1-21 slump took a back seat Tuesday night with...
The New York Mets (5-13) are on the road against the Miami Marlins (10-6) at Roger Dean Stadium today at 1:05 p.m. The game will not be televised for either team, but can be heard on 710 WOR. Steven Matz will take the hill for the Mets against Dan Straily. Mets Lineup Brandon Nimmo CF Jay Bruce RF Adrian Gonzalez 1B Phillip Evans 3B Travis d’Arnaud C Luis Guillorme SS Gavin Cecchini ...
Craig Mish of Sirius XM reports that the Milwaukee Brewers have put together an offer for Christian Yelich. He also mentions that the team has shown strong interest in the outfielder, but other teams remain in the mix for the 26-year-old. Christian Yelich has been known to be available ever since the Marlins traded away Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton in the hopes of trimming their payroll...
Good morning Mets fans! Representatives from every MLB organization head down to Orlando tonight for the annual Winter Meetings that start tomorrow. Yesterday, the news was largely dominated by the New York Yankees after agreeing to a deal to acquire Giancarlo Stanton and $30 million in cash from the Miami Marlins for Starlin Castro and minor leaguers Jorge Guzman and Jose Devers. This deal is...
