Luis Guillorme returns but his future is in serious doubt

Luis Guillorme recently was activated and had a lackluster return against the Marlins. He flied out, grounded out, and grounded into a double play hitting the ball back to the pitcher. Given all the disappointment with the Mets this season, he had totally dropped off my radar and many did not even remember he went [...]

Who’s on first and what a difference a week makes

It’s a very small sample, yet it says a lot about how the Met organization is structured.  A number of starting players were dealt away before the trade deadline, and it appears that that some solid not too far from prime-time players were received in exchange.  At least that’s the hope.  There are those on [...]

Who is Danny Mendick?

Danny Mendick appeared in Saturday’s starting lineup as the Mets third basemen. It was certainly not what the fans expected and not much is known about this under the radar choice to be called up in the face of the Eduardo Escobar trade. We all thought that Ronny Mauricio might get the call, but the [...]

Who will be the diamond in the rough for the 2023 pitching staff?

Throughout the years, the Mets have trotted out a variety of young pitchers with high hopes that they would turn out to be staples in the rotation. It rarely worked out that way. Today we will pluck out a pitcher from each of their most successful seasons, and then bring it back to the present [...]

It’s been hard for the Mets to fill the hot corner

Filling the third base position has always been a challenge for the Mets as demonstrated by the fact that they have trotted out 182 different players to try and handle the hot corner since their 1962 inaugural season.   Of those 182 players, only 25 have played more than 100 games.  112 players appeared at 3B [...]