It’s usually a good thing for an MLB team to have an infield utility player, one who can handle shortstop, second and third base as needed, and to provide some offense as well. But does a team really need two of these players? The Mets have two such infielders on their roster, namely Jose Reyes [...]
The Mets' outfield now has an open slot since the trading of Jay Bruce to Cleveland. Yoenis Cespedes plays in left field (when healthy) and Michael Conforto has shuttled some between center field and right field. Curtis Granderson and Brandon Nimmo have been splitting time in the other outfield position. There is now a different [...]
Against Los Angeles last Saturday, Seth Lugo was cruising along, carving up the Dodger hitters like he was Greg Maddux in his prime. He yielded only one hit and no runs through five innings. In the sixth inning, however, the Dodger batters began teeing off on him like it was batting practice, smacking two home [...]
Sandy Alderson is in his seventh season as the GM of the Mets, and he does have some impressive accomplishments in that time. During his watch the Mets had two postseason appearances, including one in the World Series, and of all the Mets GMs only Frank Cashen and Johnny Murphy can top that, with World [...]
Numerous reports indicate that this is probably the last season as a Met for first baseman Lucas Duda. He will either be traded before the July 31 deadline or else will likely sign elsewhere for the 2018 campaign, as his current contract with the Mets expires after this season. Assuming Duda does go, the presumptive [...]
The return of Hansel Robles from AAA started off with a bang, unfortunately the bang came from the Cardinals, the reliever yielded a three run homer to the first batter he faced in the Met’s loss on Monday night. But there is still hope for him. The hard-throwing right-hander figured prominently in the Mets bullpen [...]
No New York Met has ever won the MVP award, and from the look of things none will this year either. However there are two ex-Mets who have a real good shot this time, Justin Turner and Daniel Murphy, and it is at least a possibility they could finish one-two in the voting. After a [...]
The Mets have hit the halfway point of the season this week, and it is safe to say that the team as a whole has under-performed, being buried well below the .500 mark, after expectations were so high on opening day. However a few of the Mets have played better than was expected as the [...]
As we all know, veteran Met shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera is not happy playing second base, or any other position other than his traditional shortstop spot. Since the Mets have been playing him at second, he has requested a trade to a team that will play him at short, and he wants the team he is [...]
The 2017 season has not been what the Mets or the fans expected. At least there is an explanation for the club’s record, specifically the historic run of injuries to key players. I’m not going to list them all, but some that stand out include Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes. However there are other NL [...]
The MLB All-Star game is less than a month away, it’s scheduled for Marlins Park in Miami on July 11. At the the beginning of this season, Mets fans could reasonably hope for players like Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Yoenis Cespedes to be serious contenders for the NL squad, with several others having decent [...]
Two Met starting pitchers, Steven Matz and Seth Lugo, are due to come off the DL this upcoming weekend. Manager Terry Collins has said both will be inserted into the starting rotation, which will mean changes in roles for other pitchers on the staff. Some reports indicate that Robert Gsellman could be shifted to a [...]