"The Mets right now are painted into a corner. They have too many big contracts to realistically rebuild. They have too little payroll room to make a major addition without touching their core." That's what our fearless leader, Brian Joura eloquently stated earlier this week. My takeaway is that in order to improve this team [...]
That the Mets were in the playoff hunt up until the last week of the season is incredible. Incredible considering they lost every game in the month of June (seemingly). And incredible considering their closer coughed up more home runs than Pete Alonso hit (actually 15, but there’s still time). Oh, and miraculous given that [...]
An amazing thing about Major League Baseball is that after 152 games there's still so much uncertainty. From who will make the playoffs, to who will win awards and even which coaches might keep their jobs, there's a lot at stake. At this juncture, the Mets have a puncher's chance at a wildcard and two [...]
With just 23 games left, the Mets season can wind up anywhere from a disappointing fourth place finish to a surprising wild card playoff berth and some October baseball. This has been a season we won't soon forget, full of both incredible performances and heart-breaking losses. Numbers don't tell the whole story, but a look [...]
With the hard trade deadline come and gone, and a weak farm system at the upper levels, the Mets have limited options for improving their roster. But, there are a few small moves they can make that could pay dividends. The Mets have their fair share of injuries right now, especially on the offensive side. [...]
Against all odds and reason, the Mets are now within spitting distance of the second wild card with a real chance to fight for the playoffs. These are the same Mets who were left for dead at the All-Star break a month ago, after a brutal month of June all but sunk their season. But [...]
In the past week, former Mets Matt Harvey, Asdrubal Cabrera and Lucas Duda were released by their teams. Harvey's attempt to resurrect his stalled career with the Angels came up way short as he put up embarrassing numbers. Duda had a similar experience before being cut loose by Kansas City. Cabrera was slashing a modest [...]
After shocking the baseball world by trading for Marcus Stroman and then surprising no one by giving away Jason Vargas to save a few bucks, the Mets stood pat at the trade deadline. Zack Wheeler's name was seemingly brought up more times than Donald Trump's in the past 48 hours. But despite rumors having him [...]
Despite another ugly June that saw the Mets crumble under the weight of the toughest part of their schedule, they still had a puncher's chance as the calendar flipped to July. But instead of taking advantage of their cream puff July schedule and going on a run like the San Francisco Giants have, the Mets [...]
In late 2016, pitching injuries pushed a previously unknown right-handed pitcher named Robert Gsellman into the rotation. The 22-year-old sported long hair, tattoos, a biting slider and a fearless attitude on the mound. In eight appearances, including seven starts, he was a revelation, pitching to a 2.42 ERA and a 2.63 FIP. The following season, [...]
In an effort to boost the trade value of pending free agent Zack Wheeler, the Mets are planning to take advantage of an off day to bump Steven Matz to the bullpen and have Wheeler make an additional start before the All-Star break. The hard- throwing righty will be in demand by teams in contention, [...]
The good vibes from last night's Subway Series win faded as the Mets bats failed to show up tonight in a 5-1 loss to the Yankees. Jason Vargas got off to a rocky start, allowing two runs in the opening inning, the settled down for four scoreless innnings, before tiring in the sixth and allowing [...]