The Mets' roster underwent an overhaul in the offseason, and that meant some familiar faces are now on other clubs, either via the trade or free agent process. Four key position players have ended up on teams that play their spring training games in the Cactus League, and those ex-Mets are doing well, with two [...]
Whether it’s simply a new season, his sleep apnea treatment or the competition of fighting off Pete Alonso, one cannot ignore the fact that Dominic Smith is relevant for the first time in what seems like a long time. As of this morning the first baseman is batting .423/.483/.577 during the 2019 spring training. That [...]
Does memory need outside confirmation to be meaningful?
The Atlantic League will be the guinea pig for an automated strike zone.
There is an old adage that reads, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” For the New York Mets, they could coin a different phrase. “If you can’t beat him, sign him.” For years, Wilson Ramos has continuously hammered the Mets. In his 303 career plate appearances against them, Wilson is slugging a .302 average [...]
Baseball, and Mets fans in particular, received some terrible news yesterday, but the news wasn’t wholly unexpected. Just the same, though, it came as a shock. Tom Seaver, arguably the greatest pitcher of his generation – certainly, the greatest right-handed pitcher – has withdrawn from public life at age 74, due to a losing battle [...]
The Mets have a number of players on the threshold of stardom. With health, more experience and a better supporting cast, a few players could take their games to the next level and go from potential star to all-star. Brandon Nimmo enjoyed a breakout year last season that we hope he can build upon. Jeff McNeil [...]
Baseball is being played again, and it feels great. But do the Grapefruit and Cactus varieties of America’s Pastime really matter? More specifically, do team records and player statistics from Spring Training actually correlate to regular season success? We all want to go crazy over Dominic Smith’s batting average, or be upset at Zack Wheeler’s [...]
Jacob deGrom vs. Stephen Strasburg in today's spring training game at Fit Team Ball Park in West Palm Beach, FL. Anyone else wish they could be there instead of working today? Hissing fastballs, warm sun and a cold beer sure sounds good on this snowy winter day at the office.
With 23 days left until Opening Day, Met fans should become familiar with the current constructed 40-man roster. There are 148 days until the trade deadline, which means the club has quite a bit of time to evaluate players new, old and prospective onto the active roster. Barring an eleventh hour signing of a premium [...]
Let’s have a little fun and see if we can predict the opening day batting order for the Mets. The scheduled opener is in Washington on March 28. We’ll make a few assumptions, including that neither of injured infielders Todd Frazier and Jed Lowrie will be ready for opening day. The other assumption, which is [...]
People were not pleased with me when I neglected to list Luis Guillorme in my top prospect list of 2018 and it seemed that they would prove me wrong based upon his strong Spring Training. The defensively gifted infielder had .306/.447/.417 batting line at the end of the Spring and was coming off a solid, [...]