As the old baseball saying goes, “Sometimes the best deals are the deals you don’t make,” and that seems to be the case with the Mets and Zack Wheeler. As the July 31 trade deadline approached this year, rumors were flying that the suddenly effective starting pitcher could be had in a trade. Reports showed [...]
Back on July 17, my article for Mets360 was entitled “Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer are the mid-season Cy Young favorites.” Today’s piece will explore the possibility that both could win big postseason awards, specifically that deGrom could win the Cy Young award, and that Scherzer could become the first pitcher to win the MVP [...]
The Mets have made a variety of roster moves over the past week amidst a series of trades and injuries. Infielder Luis Guillorme is one of those recalled to the Mets, he is now playing his second stint with the club so far this season. Most experts seem to peg him as a utility player, [...]
When the Mets picked up Jose Bautista earlier this year, expectations were pretty low. The 15 year MLB veteran had been a strong performer earlier in his career, especially with Toronto, where he was a six-time All-Star. But his production had dropped off radically as he aged. The 37 year-old had been released by the [...]
With the regular season in the annual All-Star hiatus, it might be interesting to look at the one Met who has a shot at a major award this year. That would be Jacob deGrom. a strong candidate for the Cy Young Award if he keeps up his production for the rest of the season. We [...]
The Mets are expected to be sellers at the trade deadline this year, according to numerous reports. Most of the speculation has involved moving one of the Mets’ starting pitchers, but there is a position player who could be attractive to a contender. That position player is second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, one of the few [...]
A season that began with plenty of promise has turned sour for the Mets. A case could be made for several different times as marking a spot where things went south. On April 16, the Mets entered the game against the Nats with a 12-2 record, then opened up a big lead but dropped the [...]
The Mets bullpen has been erratic, to say the least, so far this season. One reliever is making a case as a valuable setup man, and that would be right-hander Robert Gsellman. His numbers so far are quite good. Gsellman has been a workhorse, appearing in 32 games, pitching 42 innings and posting a 5-1 [...]
This year, the Mets’ bullpen has been shaky, the defense poor, and the offense… well, just plain horrible. But somehow, outfielder Brandon Nimmo is leading the league in an offensive stat, and he is well ahead of the pace to set an all-time single season Mets record in that category. As some of you may [...]
The Mets had an excellent April this year, especially the first half. SP Steven Matz, however, did not have a very good April. He had five starts, and he was cuffed around in four of them. He ended up the month with a 1-2 record and an ugly 4.98 ERA. Since April, the Mets have [...]
Remember back in spring training, when manager Mickey Callaway said he might spread out the save opportunities among his bullpen staff instead of relying on just Jeurys Familia? So far though, Familia has been getting the bulk of the save opportunities. Though the weekend the entire Mets’ relief corps has 14 saves this year, and [...]
The Mets have two starting pitchers, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom, who have been solid performers this year. They have two pitchers, Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler, who have been roughed up some but have looked better in their most recent starts. Then there is the fifth starter, Jason Vargas, who has had a dreadful [...]