In the last nine games, the Mets’ offense has sprung to life. Sure, some of that is due to the level of competition, as the Diamondbacks and Padres are two of the worst teams in the league. But in three games against the Giants, who are a playoff team, the Mets have banged out 37 [...]
In a game that was there for either team to win, the Giants came away with an 8-1 win Friday night. The Mets welcomed back Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes but may have lost Steven Matz, who did not start due to shoulder discomfort. Seth Lugo got the emergency start and pitched better than anyone [...]
We’ve all heard the expression that when Player X gets hot, he can carry a club for two weeks. Well, you may not have heard it used in conjunction with Neil Walker but he’s certainly been on a tear that any hitter would be proud to call his own. Since July 27, a span of [...]
The Mets won back-to-back games for the first time in over a month with a 5-1 win in the rubber match of the three-game set with the Padres Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The last time the Mets won two straight was July 6-7. Between July 8 and August 12, the Mets were 10-20. Steven [...]
Jacob deGrom pitched a tremendous game last night. Wait, wait – stop me if you’ve heard this one before, he got a no decision. Yep, 7 IP, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 Ks and not a win to show for it, as after scoring six runs the night before, the Mets needed extra innings to [...]
Can two young men share a position without driving each other crazy?
No one was excited when the Mets signed Alejandro De Aza this past offseason. Oh, sure, it made a lot of sense. He was going to be in a quasi-platoon with Juan Lagares, he didn’t cost very much and he was willing to sign a one-year deal. And he hit okay versus RHP. It wasn’t [...]
The Mets traveled to Detroit without Gary Cohen and the result was a bland 4-3 loss to the Tigers Friday night in the opening game of three. Noah Syndergaard needed 112 pitches to complete six innings. His velocity was not the problem, as he was still hitting 98-99 in the sixth. But he couldn't always [...]
All MLB contracts are guaranteed which, as football players can tell you, is a nice thing. However, unless otherwise negotiated, owners can trade players whenever they want without having to run it past the individual first. And as Wilmer Flores can tell you, the idea of being traded is a pretty upsetting thing. A free [...]
The Subway Series moved to the Bronx but the Mets’ pitching didn’t get the memo and failed to show up, leading to a 9-5 loss. The game started off great, with Curtis Granderson hitting a leadoff homer and the Mets adding another run on a bases-loaded single by James Loney. But Steven Matz immediately gave [...]
Lost amidst the flurry of deadlines deals in general, and the Jay Bruce trade specifically, the Mets and Pirates conducted a swap of disappointing lefties, with the Mets giving up Antonio Bastardo for Jon Niese. FanGraphs listed a summary of 25 deadline deals and this one didn’t make the cut. Yet could it be a [...]
The Mets sent Dilson Herrera and Max Wotell to the Reds for Jay Bruce. The newest acquisition has the power that Sandy Alderson likes but he'll mean playing either Michael Conforto or Curtis Granderson in CF for the foreseeable future. Where do you stand?