Where will Dominic Smith be come the beginning of 2020 Spring Training? It is a thought many Mets fans have on their minds as the July 31st trade deadline approaches. After a night of late inning heroics where he hit a three-run blast to put the team up, most of these Mets fans are probably [...]
This is a preliminary plan. Once the clubs have a final plan they would need to have it approved by the MLBPA
Sure, it's part a temporary thing and part a creature of the (forced) versatility of the roster. But if you go to Mets.com and look at the 25-man roster, this is the breakdown: SP - 4 RP - 8 C -2 INF - 8 OF - 3 I looked up the roster because I couldn't [...]
Slumping Dominic Smith came off the bench to deliver a go-ahead 3-run homer in the seventh inning, the start of a 12-run outburst over the final three innings, which led to a 14-4 win over the Twins and a sweep of the two-game series. It was the fourth straight win for the Mets, tying their [...]
The Mets traveled to Minneapolis feeling a little bit better about themselves, having taken two of three from the lowly Miami Marlins. They would face a much sterner test against the powerful Twins, sporting baseball's third best record. They'd send Steven Matz to the mound in an attempt to subdue the Twins' potent offense. They [...]
Charlie is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
In the five games before the All-Star break the Mets used the following starters: Wheeler, Vargas, deGrom, Syndergaard and Wheeler. After a four-day break, the Mets came out and used Vargas, Syndergaard and deGrom for the three-game set in Miami. You can kind of see why they laid the rotation out that way – Vargas [...]
The Mets' record is disappointing here in mid-July but they're hanging in there against the other NL East clubs. Against their four division rivals, they have a 23-24 mark. They have winning marks against the Nats and Marlins and are competitive against the Braves. The big disappointment has been the record against the Phillies, a [...]
Brodie Van Wagenen has not been particularly lucky as Met General Manager but he’s also done much to hinder himself. Looking at selling off players, once again we are left to wonder what our future might look like without the worst of Van Wagenen’s moves hanging over the team’s head. Let us remember that [...]
The Mets came into this game looking to win their first road series since mid-April. Remember mid-April? When we thought the Mets might still be good? Seems a long time ago, doesn't it? They would send Jacob deGrom to the mound to recall that era of good feeling. In any case, the Mets started off [...]
Charlie is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
It’s frustrating to watch things being done in a sub-optimal way. Back in 2014 in this spot there were suggestions on six things to do to eliminate this type of thing. Here’s number one and number three: 1. Manage to fit the talent on hand, not the way the other 29 clubs do things 3. [...]