David Aardsma: A valuable commodity

Whether he stays with the Mets for the duration of the season (perhaps maybe even beyond) or being part of deal to bring in some prospects, David Aardsma has once again become a valued commodity in the major leagues. Aardsma put together another fine outing in the Mets’ 13-8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on [...]

Other All-Star performances from the month

David Wright and Matt Harvey weren't the only Met organization employees to perform in All-Star Games this month.  There was also the Major League Baseball Futures Game at Citi Field this past Sunday and the Triple-A All-Star Game held Wednesday night.  As well as the Double-A Eastern League's All-Star Game held back on July 10th. [...]

Roundtable: Expectations for the Mets in the second half

Now that the All-Star break is over, I reached out to my friends in the Mets blogosphere and asked the following question: What are your expectations for the Mets in the second half? These people all do great work and their names are hyperlinked to their blogs so please go ahead and click on them [...]

Predicting the Mets’ 2014 starting rotation

Outside of phenom Matt Harvey, starting pitching has not been the New York Mets' strong suit in 2013. From Aaron Laffey to Shaun Marcum, nobody has been anywhere near as consistently reliable as Harvey has. This poses a lot of questions as to who will start Opening Day next year, or in the games following [...]

Matt Harvey and ditching pitcher wins

In case you haven’t been watching a lot of ESPN lately, and I don’t blame you if you haven’t, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Max Scherzer is 13-1, before the All Star Break, one of the best pre-break records in years. Meanwhile in Queens, Matt Harvey is 7-2. Harvey’s ERA is 2.35.  Scherzer’s is 3.19. Harvey’s [...]