The extent to which a coach really impacts the results on the field is often discussed, and usually no conclusion is made one way or the other. One camp asserts that coaches make the philosophical, motivational and physical adjustments to get the most out of players, and the other retorts the players will play how [...]
Saturday, April 18th marked a significant anniversary for Mets first baseman Lucas Duda. One year ago on that day, General Manager Sandy Alderson officially made the commitment that Duda was to be the undisputed Mets first baseman by shipping Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Zach Thornton and a Player To Be Named Later, [...]
This week not only marked the beginning of the Major League Baseball season, but the start of all full-season Minor League Baseball leagues as well. That means the folks in Las Vegas, Binghamton, St. Lucie, and Savannah were all treated to the familiar sounds of summer. In 2014, the Mets had the best organizational winning [...]
Major League Baseball has suspended New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jenrry Mejia 80 games for failing a drug test. Mejia tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanzolol. Stanzolol is commonly used in the bodybuilding community while in "cutting" cycles, where athletes are attempting to lose body fat without sacrificing muscle mass. The State of New [...]
Before Friday's game against the Braves, Mets skipper Terry Collins had this to say about Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman: That stinkin' first baseman is dangerous. We haven't got him out in 4 years. The 25-year-old Freeman is hitting a sporty .325/.396/.580 against Met pitching over the past three seasons.
“You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.” – Joe DiMaggio Although it is taking place in 2015 one day after Easter, Opening Day is a [...]
David Wright’s career has one of the most fascinating arcs in recent baseball history. From 2004-2008, he produced at budding superstar levels; in 2009 and 2010, he was good but not great; 2011 was a lost season owing to a back injury. It appeared that after a few promising years, Wright could no longer be [...]
With Daniel Murphy seemingly destined to start the season on the disabled list after suffering a hamstring injury, the Opening Day second base job most likely belongs to Ruben Tejada. With Wilmer Flores sporting a walking boot after fouling a ball off his foot on Sunday’s game against the Yankees, Matt Reynolds appears to be [...]
With spring training in full bloom much of the focus around Mets land has been about things pertaining to the major league team – Who will be the lefty reliever now that Josh Edgin is lost to Tommy John surgery?; Can Wilmer Flores play a good enough shortstop to merit the everyday job?; How will [...]
Most of the focal point of the Mets offseason was the pressing need to upgrade the shortstop position, with Wilmer Flores and Ruben Tejada appearing to be the only two viable options. Through the first five games of the spring training schedule, it seems there might be a third player in the mix for the [...]
Pitchers and catchers reporting to Port St. Lucie and placing seven prospects on the Baseball America Top 100 list dominated the Mets-related headlines this week, but there were a few other pieces of news that came out as well. The first was the announcement that Wayne Randazzo was officially hired to fill the shoes of [...]
On Friday night, Marc Carig of Newsday reported as news something that has become painfully obvious to anyone paying attention to the hot stove this offseason: The Mets are unlikely to move any starters unless an opportunity presents itself during spring training. In other words, the Mets are no longer “actively” shopping the likes of [...]