Following his last Mets start in late July of last season, Max Scherzer seemed to be very perturbed about the David Robertson trade. While reporters had their microphones and recorders on him, Scherzer had no problem stating his problem with the team’s sell off. Well, the next afternoon, he was part of that sell off. [...]
The good news is there was a Jeff McNeil sighting. McNeil had two hits including just his fourth home run of the season and drove in all three runs for the Mets. Also, the Mets tallied seven hits after five and four the last two games, respectively. One of the hits was Brandon Nimmo’s one-out [...]
On a beautiful spring evening in New York, the Mets hosted the Nationals and the Nationals brought their hitting shoes early. After David Peterson got the first out of the game, he gave up a single, a walk to Juan Soto, hit Nelson Cruz and gave up a two run single to the opposite field [...]
The Mets and Giants played the middle game of the three game set with Chris Bassitt facing Logan Webb, and the Giants took the lead first. Two batters into the Giants first turn at bat, it was second and third with Darin Ruf coming up. Ruf got a run in on a grounder, but the [...]
A later starting west coast game in always dreary San Francisco marked David Peterson’s return to the rotation. The Giants and Mets traded zeros in the first inning, and the second inning was the same for the Mets, but not the Giants. Brandon Crawford hit a home run to dead center and Peterson looked like [...]
On a picturesque mid 50’s sunny afternoon in the middle of spring break in the Big Apple, the Giants and Mets played the last game of a four game series. Carlos Carrasco was on the mound for the Mets and Anthony Discalfani for the Giants. The Giants lead off hitter, Mike Yastrzemski, led off the [...]
On February 23, 2021, Taijuan Walker was introduced as the newest Mets player. Signed for a guaranteed two-year deal valued at $17 million, the deal included a player option for another year for $6 million or a $3 million buyout that can increase to $8.5 million depending on performance. Walker was signed to be the [...]
Editor's Note - This was written several days ago but I was late in posting it. Some of the names mentioned made sense at the time it was written but due to the delay that may no longer be the case. On Wednesday, MLBTradeRumors.com published its Early-June edition of the Top 40 MLB trade candidates. [...]
We have heard an awful lot about Jacob deGrom‘s improvement these last few years. However, we don’t get a chance to understand or hear from the announcers just how deGrom got so much better than he used to be. deGrom was drafted in the ninth round of the 2010 draft as a light hitting shortstop [...]
Previously, we did a comparison of Marcus Stroman and Noah Syndergaard and based on comparables for the last few years, Stroman would be a better deal while Syndergaard would give the bigger upside, but it was recommended to re-sign both. This time, we will take on a tougher challenge and compare Michael Conforto’s upcoming free [...]
Last week Sandy Alderson was interviewed with regard to Francisco Lindor’s extension. Alderson offered that the Mets will start extension talks soon concerning not just Lindor, but Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard as well. Because we have learned that Alderson’s messages are often brutally honest (like the “what outfield? We will build a wall behind [...]
When Daniel Murphy reported to his first minor league team, a coach asked him what position he plays. Murphy’s reply was, “Hitter.” He wasn’t kidding. Murphy came up to the Mets in 2008 and played left field. He worked hard on adjusting to left field on the major league level even though he appeared in [...]