Some may have considered this game Jon Niese's audition to become a Chicago Cub, as the rumors have been circulating the past week about Niese getting traded. He pitched well tonight, going seven innings and allowing one run. Not a bad night for someone on the trading block. Curtis Granderson's hot streak cooled off, as [...]
What do Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Steven Matz all have in common? Besides the fact that they are all on the Mets, none of them have actually been drafted by Sandy Alderson. Matz was drafted by Omar Minaya in one of the deepest left-handed starting pitching drafts ever (2009), Harvey [...]
The Mets are expected to activate Daniel Murphy and install him as the team’s third baseman in Tuesday’s game against the Cubs. We should all be glad that Murphy is back from the disabled list to lengthen the lineup. And we should be just as happy that the team is finally playing a better defensive [...]