Wilmer Flores is back with the Mets. Flores was called back up after Daniel Murphy was placed on maternity leave. That will leave Murphy away from the team for the next couple of days. While he is gone, it seems that either Flores or Eric Young Jr. will take his place. After struggling on Monday, [...]
Sabermetrics have become a major part of the game, primarily since Billy Beane based his team off the idea in the early 2000’s. Although they do not tell the entire story of the game, they give fans insight into how the game works. Some sabermetric statistics are more confusing than others, and some make no [...]
Well, that escalated quickly. The Mets’ Opening Day started harmlessly enough; it snowed in Long Island, parts of New Jersey and Westchester. In some quarters, this was considered a terrific omen: it also snowed on arguably the most memorable lid-lifter of all. No matter the weather, it was a day for your intrepid columnist to [...]
Dillon Gee doesn’t have an innings limit. Zack Wheeler and Jenrry Mejia do. Both Wheeler and Mejia have a tremendous amount of upside in regards to stuff and age, but being an ace means being on the field, and neither will realistically pitch 30 starts or more. Wheeler could supplant the role of ace later [...]
The Mets won't have Lucas Duda to kick around anymore.
The big news that has shaken the Major League Baseball landscape over the past week was the mega deal signed by Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera. The 30-year-old (hard to believe) Cabrera’s eight-year extension brings the total money owed to him by the Tigers to $292 million over 10 years, two vesting options worth [...]
With opening day mere hours away, the Mets finally named their fifth starting pitcher yesterday. The competition for the fifth spot in the rotation started out wide open, even including top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Raphael Montero. Realistically, though, the true competition came down to top prospect Jenrry Mejia and recently re-signed Daisuke Matsuzaka. Most [...]
Dillon Gee is not the most exciting name on the Mets. Gee is known as the reliable pitcher who can produce some quality innings. Gee is not an innings eater, and he’s surely not a dominant player. When healthy, he can be counted on to keep the team in the ball game. He’s also the [...]
With Grapefruit Season over and the regular season yet to begin, it’s time to check in with my annual predictions column. These are not safe picks and if history is a guide, a majority won’t come true. Last year was a pretty good year as I got seven out of 15 right and a couple [...]
Poking around the Met-verse and reading articles this offseason, you may not have noticed the Mets largest offseason acquisition. Here at Mets360 we last saw Curtis Granderson focused on in early January. Is this fair? No. It’s the difference between how the media focuses on the Mets and other teams in baseball. Do writers focus [...]
Those of us rooting for Jenrry Mejia to be the Mets’ fifth starter this year were dealt a blow Friday night when he had to leave his start early after getting hit in the forearm. It’s another in a long list of injuries that have kept the former top prospect from settling in at the [...]
Opening Day is Monday and the Mets are still finalizing their roster as they prepare for a two game exhibition series in Montreal. Jose Valverde has officially made the team after being placed on the 40 man roster. In nine games this spring, “Papa Grande” has pitched ten innings ,yielding ten hits and only one [...]