Steven Matz came back down to Earth today after pitching out of this world his last few starts. His streak of 17 straight scoreless innings was snapped in the first inning of today's game. Matz would go on to be responsible for four more earned runs in today's game. My gut reaction is that this [...]
When the Mets picked up their 2017 option on Jay Bruce last November, it was neither surprising nor exciting. The conventional wisdom was that he was insurance in case the team was unable to bring back Yoenis Cespedes. And if they did re-sign Cespedes, the thought was that he would be flipped elsewhere, most likely [...]