Only one week into spring training and there is already drama afoot concerning San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado and his announcement that he plans to opt out of his contract at the end of the season. The market has only gotten more player-friendly since he signed with the Padres, and Machado’s camp is reportedly [...]
The baseball offseason is a great time to chat about the hot stove and look back at some of the more historical moments in the rich history of baseball. With this in mind, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Mets team that won the NL East with an 82-79 record, then captured the [...]
It was this week in the year 1999 that the New York Mets executed a trade that gave them two of the final pieces of their pennant-winning 2000 squad: acquiring NL Cy Young Award runner-up Mike Hampton and outfielder Derek Bell from the Houston Astros for Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel and minor league pitcher Kyle [...]
In the first year of the newly-expanded MLB playoffs, the Wild Card Rounds and American and National League Division Serieses have been characterized by chaos. Much has been said about the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers and the 101-win Mets and Atlanta Braves all failing to win playoff series. The NLCS features an 89-win San Diego [...]
In Sunday’s 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, four Mets pitchers combined to tie the Major League record by striking out 20 batters in a nine-inning game. While that ended up being a footnote to the late comeback sparked in part by speedster Terrance Gore, that is still an eye-opening performance that merits a look. [...]
Mets fans have a right to be giddy about center field prospect Alex Ramirez, a toolsy 19-year-old currently playing with High-A Brooklyn. However, there is another outfielder with the Cyclones who has turned the heads of scouts and talent evaluators – Stanley Consuegra. Listed at 6’2”, 206 lbs., the 21-year-old hasn’t exactly posted the most [...]
Since its inception in 1985, the Home Run Derby has been a fixture of the MLB All-Star festivities. On Monday at Dodger Stadium, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso looks to become the first player to win the derby three consecutive years, and join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only players to win the derby three [...]
Last week, it was leaked to the media that Major League Baseball is planning to implement the pitch clock in MLB games starting in 2023. This is probably not a huge surprise as the clock has been used experimentally in Minor League Baseball since 2017, and was rolled out more broadly this season. The rules [...]
Baseball America recently released its midseason Top 30 prospects updates for all organizations, and unsurprisingly, most of the top prospects in the organization are in the upper levels of the minors – Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos. There are also a fair amount of players in St. Lucie or in the [...]
In a day in age where a Major League manager’s most important job is managing clubhouse personalities, one of the biggest challenges that new Mets manager Buck Showalter faces in his inaugural season as the team’s skipper is navigating the Robinson Cano playing time situation. At 39 years old and having missed the entire 2021 [...]
With increasingly frequent meetings between MLB and the MLBPA not bearing much fruit toward a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and an end to the owner-imposed lockout, it is becoming increasingly likely that the start of the 2022 MLB season will be delayed. However, once an agreement is reached and major league spring training opens, there [...]
Earlier this week, Baseball America released its annual Top 100 prospects list, and the New York Mets had three players appear in the rankings. Mets top prospect catcher Francisco Alvarez (No. 13), third baseman Brett Baty (No. 39) and shortstop Ronny Mauricio (No. 92) all appeared in the rankings. The consensus has been for a [...]