Month: July 2019

There are some moves by the New York Mets that make the fan scratch their head and wonder “Why would the team do such a thing?” Or, as it has seemed lately, most of the moves that the Mets have made illicit that reaction from fans. The premature dealing of Jarred Kelenic, a move that [...]

In late 2016, pitching injuries pushed a previously unknown right-handed pitcher named Robert Gsellman into the rotation. The 22-year-old sported long hair, tattoos, a biting slider and a fearless attitude on the mound. In eight appearances, including seven starts, he was a revelation, pitching to a 2.42 ERA and a 2.63 FIP. The following season, [...]

Pete Alonso was positioned in the National spotlight this week and could not have performed any better. Already making a name for himself with 30 home runs in the first half (remember how big of a deal it was when Ike Davis hit over 30 in a season?), Alonso was on full display in ESPN’s [...]

One of Brodie Van Wagenen’s more successful offseason acquisitions is J.D. Davis, who has hit to the tune of a .806 OPS over his fair share of time between left field and third base.  The Mets sent outfielder Ross Adolph, infielder Luis Santana and catcher Scott Manea to the Houston Astros for Davis in January [...]

Here we are at the All-Star break, and it’s time to hand out the mid term grades for the Mets players. For the third straight year the Mets are closer to the bottom of the division than they are to the top at this time of year, but even so we do have star performers. [...]