Wow, what a night it was for Giants rookie Chris Heston. The young righty had two hits and drove in two runs as he dominated the Mets offense the entire night, and held them to zero hits. San Francisco took the first game of the series 5-0. Noah Syndergaard struggled tonight, going six innings, allowing [...]
The first two rounds of the MLB Draft was held yesterday on the MLB Network and it provided smiles for countless individuals. However, the Mets were absent from a pick due to their signing of Michael Cuddyer back in November. It remains to be seen whether or not this was a smart decision, but the [...]
Last year, Wilmer Flores played 443.1 innings at shortstop. By a fortuitous coincidence, he has played exactly 443.1 innings at short here in 2015. Now seems like a good time to check in on his defensive numbers. Back in December we noted how DRS and UZR, the two most-popular advanced fielding numbers, differed wildly in [...]
Lucas Duda doesn't need anymore pressure on him. After all, he's the sole remaining everyday-caliber player remaining on the Mets infield. Wilmer Flores is still on the cusp both offensively and defensively while everyone else are, well, backups. Meanwhile, Duda not only ripped the first base job from Ike Davis last year, but has entrenched [...]