From my top 50 prospects article published before the start of the season: Some guys not ranked that you may find curious: Kevin Kaczmarski – I guess he still has a shot to make the majors because of the lack of depth with outfielders in the upper minors. But let’s be honest – he didn’t [...]
The Mets extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-0 shutout of the Marlins Monday night. It was their fourth victory in as many games against the Marlins here in 2018. Jason Vargas, pitching for the first time in nearly two weeks, turned in his best pitching performance of the year. Was it [...]
The sentimental among us were hoping to see David Wright and Jose Reyes take the field together one more time. But you can forgive anyone who feels like Wright has already retired and the clamor for Reyes to beat him to actually announcing the end of his career grows louder day by day. Many forget [...]
The Mets rallied from a late two-run deficit for a 5-4 walkoff win Saturday night against the Diamondbacks. It was the first time since the end of the team’s nine-game winning streak that the Mets had won back-to-back games. The day started off with the wonderful news that the club DFAd Jose Lobaton. And the [...]
Back in the early 80s, when Dale Murphy was one of the best players in the game, my brother had him on his fantasy team and thought he was the greatest. Looking to take him down a peg, I told him – you get to 0-2 on Murphy and throw him a curve out of [...]
Currently, the Mets are 20-18 and FanGraphs' MLB Playoff Odds projects them to finish the season with 82.8 Wins and a 28% chance of making the playoffs. After starting the season 11-1, the Mets are 9-17 in their last 26 games. After opening the month of May with a six-game home losing streak, the Mets [...]
The Phillies used a three-run sixth inning to claim a 4-2 win over the Mets Sunday in a game delayed at the start by rain. The game marked the return of Jacob deGrom but the Mets hardly got a vintage version of their ace. He needed 45 pitches to escape the first inning and did [...]
The Mets’ catching situation has had fans frustrated for years. A majority of people seemingly wanted the club to pursue an upgrade during the offseason but Sandy Alderson consistently said he was happy with the duo he had. Flash forward to the results after 36 games and both sides can say they were right. The [...]
You know you’re off to a rough start when you allow 4 ER in 4 IP and your ERA goes down. But that’s what free agent acquisition Jason Vargas is going through right now. He’s made three starts, managed just 12.1 IP and has allowed 19 ER, which works to a 13.86 ERA. He’s allowed [...]
The Rockies rallied from an early two-run deficit to claim a 3-2 victory Sunday over the Mets and a sweep of the three-game series. The Mets have now lost six games in a row. Noah Syndergaard wasn’t sharp and keeping with his preference to look for a reason to pull starters rather than a reason [...]
Asdrubal Cabrera has been the Mets’ best position player in 2018. You could have made a lot of money in Las Vegas if you wagered on that proposition prior to the start of the season. It was debatable if it was worthwhile to pick up Cabrera’s option when they had to do it shortly after [...]
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