What a difference a day makes! After Wednesday's disheartening effort against the Braves, the Mets followed it up with their best ninth-inning comeback in over a generation. It may not be possible to have statement games in early May but both of these contests felt significant when they happened. After sweeping a doubleheader on Tuesday, [...]
My opinion is that when Spring Training first opened most Mets fans were feeling very good about the team. Then came the injury to Jacob deGrom and the curious trade to add the second coming of Scott Rice and no longer was their over-brimming confidence. Then the team started the year on the road and [...]
A lot of people thought that the Mets should make a decision on keeping Robinson Cano based on how he looked in Spring Training. Cano got off to a poor start, managing just one hit in his first 10 PA. Since then, he's hit in three straight games, including a double on Thursday. He's now [...]
Once the lockout was lifted, one of the first free agents signed was Carlos Rodon, who inked a 2/$44 deal with the Giants, with an opt-out clause after the first season. Rodon was my preferred pitcher for the Mets to add. There's no denying Rodon's injury history. But with guys like Tylor Megill and David [...]
It's no secret that the Mets are ready and willing to move J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil and Dominic Smith. That sentence would have been nearly unimaginable this time last year. Sure, they might have been willing to deal Davis but not the other two. But then 2021 happened. Is the team's willingness to deal guys [...]
A blast from the past with a twist! Recently, SNY reported that a "Mystery candidate," will be interviewing for the open Mets managerial job today. A tactic widely used by Scott Boras to drum up interest in his clients, it's kind of fun to see it used in a different manner. The mind boggles at [...]
Ah, Robinson Cano. The player the former GM considered a "primary need" to acquire. In a way, this worked out better than the Mets had any right to expect. The pandemic meant they only had to pay a portion of his salary in one season and Cano forfeited his entire salary last year due to [...]
It’s hard to say which has been more disappointing this season – losing Carlos Carrasco for half the year or watching him pitch once he came off the IL. All of the focus has been what he’s done in the first inning and it’s hard to argue with that focus. Carrasco has a 14.73 ERA [...]
This time a year ago, I was exasperated with Luis Rojas. From platooning Brandon Nimmo on the basis of about a dozen ABs, using Amed Rosario and his lifetime .305 OBP in the leadoff spot and using relievers four times in five days - among other things - he was making mistakes that no manager [...]
Noah Syndergaard made his first rehab appearance yesterday and gave up a home run to the first batter he faced. Afterwards he had a press conference where he disclosed that doctors have advised him not to throw his slider the rest of this season, fearing that's what caused his setback earlier this year. Syndergaard expressed [...]
The Mets will now play their toughest stretch of the season, as they play 13 consecutive games against the Dodgers and Giants. The good news is that after playing their worst ball of the year, the Mets have won three straight games and the offense seems to be showing signs of life. The bad news [...]
Big names or being traded left and right while the Mets have been on the sidelines, allegedly suffering from "sticker shock" when they checked in on the price to get Jose Berrios from the Twins. In addition to Berrios, the Mets have been rumored to be in on Javy Baez and Kris Bryant from the [...]