Mets cannot expect Zack Wheeler to pick up where Matt Harvey left off … for now

Matt Harvey has a small tear in his UCL, but he has left a pretty large tear in the Mets pitching staff, that, until now, had given Mets fans a good reason to have hope in the future. Harvey had been making a very legitimate run for the NL Cy Young crown, although it seems [...]

Mets should explore signing Cuban defector Jose Abreu

Cuban sensation Jose Abreu has defected from his home land, according to the media, and Abreu's friend and Baltimore Orioles rookie outfielder Henry Urrutia. The 26 year old phenom is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players to defect from the island, with good reason. In the five Serie Nacional de Beisbol Abreu [...]

Zack Wheeler, Wilmer Flores, who’s next?

With Wilmer Flores making his much anticipated Major League debut on Tuesday, and Zack Wheeler already showcasing his talents over the past month and a half, Met fans can certainly look forward to the next big prospect the team will call up. But exactly who will that be? Let's find out. As if Mets fans [...]

Zack Wheeler is legit and other lessons from Monday’s game

The Mets defeated the Marlins 4-2 on Tuesday at Marlins Park. It took 10 innings, but the Amazins' pulled it off. Here are four things we can take away from this win. 1. Zack Wheeler is legit. Wheeler took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and lost the bid to 31-year-old rookie, Ed Lucas. He [...]

Why signing Shaun Marcum was a mistake from the beginning

The Mets released pitcher Shaun Marcum on Tuesday, officially ending an obviously disappointing season for the 31 year old. One of Sandy Alderson's big offseason additions, Marcum finished with a dismal record of 1-10 in 12 games started with an ERA of 5.29. The veteran's season was finished after undergoing shoulder surgery to address thoracic [...]

Predicting the Mets’ 2014 starting rotation

Outside of phenom Matt Harvey, starting pitching has not been the New York Mets' strong suit in 2013. From Aaron Laffey to Shaun Marcum, nobody has been anywhere near as consistently reliable as Harvey has. This poses a lot of questions as to who will start Opening Day next year, or in the games following [...]