Good morning, Mets fans! Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is likely to begin the season in Triple-A. Tong, still just 22, recorded a 7.71 ERA in five big league starts last year, but has been brilliant when pitching in the minor leagues. The Mets still have high hopes for Tong, which is why they withheld him from trade talks with the Brewers for Freddy Peralta,...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets hired former Astros and Cardinals coach Jeff Albert to be the team’s new director of hitting yesterday. Albert spent four years as Houston’s minor league hitting coordinator and served as the major league club’s assistant hitting coach. He had two stints with the Cardinals, the first of which as a minor league hitting coach and then in that...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Saturday marked another day closer to the start of the 2020 MLB season! Latest Mets News In his press conference Saturday, Yoenis Cespedes announced that he will be ready for Opening Day. The Mets have a planned off day on Monday, July 13th, an attempt to stay rested before the start of the 2020 season. Latest MLB News Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive...
We are almost two weeks away from Opening Day and there is a great chance that one of the Mets best outfielders will not be ready for it. Michael Conforto was diagnosed on Tuesday with a right oblique strain. Luckily, the oblique strain is the most mild type, Grade 1. However, there is no timeline set for his return or word as to if he will be ready for Opening Day. According to The...
Even if there aren’t any known signs that Michael Conforto’s oblique injury will keep him out of the lineup into the regular season, the prospect of the Mets beginning a crucial 2020 season without his bat should be addressed constructively. The innocuous tweak-turned full-blown physical shutdown is a spring training phenomenon fans know all too well, from Jed Lowrie’s knees...
Brodie Van Wagenen announced in a press conference Tuesday afternoon that Michael Conforto has a right oblique strain and will be reassessed next week. Conforto injured himself while making a catch during Monday’s contest against the Marlins. After the game, he received an MRI and was sent back to New York for additional testing. Conforto slashed a robust .257/.363/.494 in 2019, tallying...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets will officially introduce their latest free agent signing, RHP Dellin Betances, on Jan. 2 at Citi Field, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom was named the New York Athlete of the Decade by the New York Post. The 2015 Mets were among the seven best teams of the decade to never win a World Series as listed by the New York...
One of the bigger moves of the offseason went down last week when the Los Angeles Dodgers shipped outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig to Cincinnati. Prior to that, however, new Met Robinson Cano tried to get the front office to pull the trigger for Puig, according to AM 570 LA Sports on Twitter. According to their insider, David Vassegh, at the winter meetings he heard that Cano wanted the...
Joe D. – Mets Sign Marwin Gonzalez I predict the Mets will sign Marwin Gonzalez, formerly of the Houston Astros. It’s not the big sexy name everyone is hoping for, but the 29-year old Gonzalez gives the team a solid bat that can play a variety of positions. The versatility is something that will have strong appeal for new GM Brodie Van Wagenen. Jack Hendon – J.T. Realmuto Gets...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets hired Jared Banner from the Red Sox to be their new farm director. The Mets then promoted the current role of Ian Levin, their current Director of Player Development, to the Senior Director of Baseball Operations. Tim Britton of The Athletic compares Robinson Caño to other players who’ve played for both New York teams. Latest MLB News Maria...
Good morning Mets fans! We remain in the time period after the World Series in which only small transactions and small roster moves are going down. While things are quiet in Queens, the noise from South Florida in terms of J.T. Realmuto’s future is bringing a lot of discussion to the topic of who (if any outside player) new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen may target to fill the...
Ned Colletti grew up in Franklin Park, Illinois, just a train and two bus rides away from his beloved boyhood team, the Chicago Cubs. Colletti and his friends would dream of someday playing in the hallowed confines of Wrigley Field. They spent their free time playing baseball, talking strategies, and learning the sport. While many young children dream of reaching the majors one day in hopes of...
