Here in late July, many people are unhappy with the makeup of the 2017 Mets. That’s not really different from the way many people felt when Spring Training opened. However, the prevailing thought in February was that the offense was too one dimensional to be ultimately successful and the reality today is that on days [...]
This long West Coast road trip got started on the right foot -- or more accurately, right arm: the right arm of Jacob deGrom. Eight was deGrom's magic number on this night: eight innings pitched, eight strikeouts, eight consecutive winning starts. He kept the San Diego batters baffled all night and the offense gave him [...]
MLB.com's Anthony DiComo tweeted that the Mets will call up Chris Flexen to start on Thursday. Flexen started this year in Hi-A and received a promotion to Double-A, where he has excelled in 48.1 IP. This marks a major departure from how the Mets have treated their pitchers previously. In the past, they wanted to [...]
In my Top 50 Prospect rankings I ranked Peter Alonso 9th overall. His 2016 numbers in Brooklyn had somehow eclipsed those of even Michael Conforto. Based on those 30 games and his high draft pick status, 9th overall seemed like a fitting place for the former University of Florida player. After a dismal start, [...]
The Sunday blues continue as the Mets yet again failed to complete a series sweep of the Oakland A's, falling 3-2. Rafael Montero pitched seven strong innings, allowing three solo home runs but not much else. But the Mets could only muster two runs of their own, courtesy of a Michael Conforto solo shot and [...]
The Mets have a half a dozen guys on the disabled list, the pitching is in shambles, the infield defense is terrible and the general manager has all but admitted that half the team is available in trades. Meanwhile, the team is playing its best baseball of the season. In their last 23 games, the [...]
Wilmer Flores cracked a solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Mets to a 6-5 win over the A's Saturday night. The win leaves the Mets once again looking to complete a sweep on a Sunday. While Flores delivered the big hit, the Mets' offense had plenty of stars, as [...]
Reports suggest that the Mets player drawing the most interest from teams as we approach the trade deadline is interim closer Addison Reed. This isn't surprising, as contending teams seek to bolster their bullpens heading into the season's final months. For his part, Reed is having another solid year, though not quite as impressive as [...]
The Mets claimed their third straight win with a 7-5 win over the visiting A's Friday night at Citi Field. There were a bunch of good things that happened in this game but let's focus first on the bullpen moves, just because they were so interesting. The Mets trailed 3-2 with one out in the [...]