When Steve Cohen bought the Mets before the 2021 season, he had two options: tear the team down or try to build from the current pieces. Cohen chose the latter, bringing in Francisco Lindor to signify his intention to put out a winning product immediately. Still, he stopped there, and the wheels ultimately fell off the team that season. The next year, Cohen brought in Max Scherzer, once again...
Since buying the Mets in 2020, Cohen put an exciting, yet almost impossible goal on the Mets’ shoulders: Win the World Series within the first five years of owning the team. Well, the team missed the playoffs in 2021, was knocked out in the Wild Card round in 2022, and finished with a 75-87 record with the highest payroll in baseball history ($343,605,087 million) in 2023. It’s fair...
Good morning, Mets fans! Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for trying to hit a fan on Thursday night in Oakland. The confrontation occurred as the team was leaving the visiting dugout following their 2-1 loss to the A’s. Rendon heard the fan heckling him, which led to the situation escalating. Rendon...
Good morning, Mets fans! Wade Miley, Cy Young candidate in the National League, has been claimed off waivers by the Cubs. Miley, 34, had one of the best seasons of his career in 2021. He pitched to a 3.37 ERA over 28 starts, and was arguably the best pitcher on the Reds this season. His 3.37 ERA was good enough for 18th best in baseball. That ERA was also the lowest he has had in a full season...
Astros Keep Key Bullpen Piece Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports that the Astros have re-signed right-handed reliever Joe Smith to a two-year deal for $8 million. Smith, former Mets side-armer, had a 1.80 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and 4.40 K/BB ratio in 25 innings for the Astros in 2019. The 35-year-old has a 2.98 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 695 career innings. The bullpen market has been picked over pretty...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets officially announced RHP Rick Porcello’s one-year contract with the team on Monday. During a conference call with the media, Porcello said, “This is a big deal for me. I grew up a lifelong Mets fan as a kid. To get the opportunity to play for the organization that I cheered on for so many years is a huge honor.” Latest Mets News The $57...
Zack Wheeler is expected to leave the Mets in free agency this winter. That’s a huge blow to the Mets staff, but one that was expected. Wheeler is coming off back-to-back seasons with over 4 fWAR. He has been relatively healthy in both years as well having thrown 377.2 innings in 60 starts. He had an ERA of 3.65 over the last two years and had a FIP under 3.5 in each of those years. There...
Good morning Mets fans! New York Mets pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie this month. The Mets will also begin Grapefruit League play this month as well. February marks the first of nine straight months in which there will be baseball in some capacity. Latest Mets News Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post compared the New York Knicks’ 2018-2019 season to the Mets’ 1962...
As per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, free-agent left-hander, Wade Miley has come to an agreement with the Houston Astros on a one-year deal. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, the 32-year-old starter will earn $4.5 million plus $500,000 in incentives with the ‘Stros. Miley experienced a resurgence with Milwaukee last season, putting up a 2.57 earned-run average over 16...
New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has pushed a ton of the right buttons this offseason, remodeling the team’s roster, as well as upper-minors depth, in a number of solid moves. But one area that he hasn’t put much time, effort, or financial investment into has been the Mets’ solid starting rotation. Aside from minor additions in Hector Santiago, who could be used...
Good morning Mets fans! We are getting into the final stages of the postseason as the Boston Red Sox advanced to the World Series on Thursday night with a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 5 of the ALCS. The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to join them when they play the Milwaukee Brewers tonight at 8:09 p.m. EDT. The game will feature Hyun-Jin Ryu (7-3, 1.97 ERA) for the Dodgers and Wade...
Game 3 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies, Coors Field 4:37 p.m. (EST) Wade Miley (5-2, 2.57 ERA) vs. German Marquez (14-11, 3.77 ERA) Milwaukee leads series 2-0 The Milwaukee Brewers will look to complete the NLDS sweep against the Colorado Rockies today and will send Wade Miley to the mound against German Marquez, who started Game 163 for the Rockies. To check out the matchup preview,...
