According FanGraphs’ Steamer system, the 2020 New York Mets are projected to have the top bullpen in the National League and the third-best relief corps in all of baseball with an even 5.0 fWAR. That’s a seemingly preposterous notion to…
There are only 17 days remaining until Mets pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie for 2020 spring training. This past week, they seemingly filled the final, very important vacancy in hiring Luis Rojas to be their new manager.…
Following the search, hire, and controversial dismissal of Carlos Beltran, the Mets opted to replace him with an in-house candidate and one of the runner-up candidates from their previous search, Luis Rojas. Having been with the Mets organization since 2011,…
A couple of days ago, MetsBlog posted video of Yoenis Cespedes working out in Port St. Lucie. The video showed him running, taking BP and making a fun catch with a rifle throw. Yo is running 👀 (via @uSTADIUM) pic.twitter.com/SA4Cp2FzuC…
It’s difficult not to be seduced by Robinson Cano. He was on a Hall of Fame trajectory through the end of the 2017 season. And after a miserable start to 2019, he hit like what his supporters hoped he would…
Flying somewhat under the radar this weekend – understandable given the scope of the fallout from the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal – was a report by MLB insider Robert Murray that the Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates have once again engaged…
So, the Mets are in the market for a new manager much sooner than anyone anticipated they would be. They took their time in their first go-round and the result of that deliberate process was a giant failure. Now, with…
Carlos Beltran is in the New York Mets record book for a multitude of different categories. He is third in position player WAR for the team all time, sixth in home runs, and fourth in OPS. Beltran will also be…
On Wednesday, speculation developed that not only did the Astros use technology to steal signs, they allegedly used wearable devices that would buzz to alert them which pitch was coming. Jose Altuve, who hit a walkoff homer to send Houston…
Jacob deGrom won the Cy Young Award last year, which is kind of remarkable given the start that he got off to in 2019. After nine games, deGrom was 3-5 with a 3.98 ERA and hardly resembled the pitcher who…
The penalties have been handed down in the Astros’ sign stealing case and opinion is certainly mixed. Manager AJ Hinch and General Manager Jeff Luhnow were both suspended for one year by MLB and the Astros were fined $5 million…
Catcher Wilson Ramos was one of the Mets’ big offseason acquisitions last year. Ramos arrived with the reputation of being a good hitter, but a subpar defender. Let’s take a look at some of his numbers from last season and…
