Mets trade for Darin Ruf and create an impressive DH platoon

The Mets made a trade on deadline day but not the blockbuster that some might have hoped for a few days ago. With Shohei Ohtani likely not being dealt and Juan Soto going to the Padres, the Mets traded for Darin Ruf, sending J.D. Davis, Thomas Szapucki , Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour to the [...]

Francisco Lindor and the quest to live up to the $341 million man tag

With his home run that clinched Monday night’s game, Francisco Lindor has now hit safely in 19 of his last 20 games, with six multi-hit games in that stretch. During that streak, he has 91 PA and is slashing .337/.396/.602 with 11 XBH, including 5 HR. He’s been nothing short of terrific, even if it’s [...]

Mets 7, Nationals 3 (8/1/22)

On paper it looked like a mismatch, with the Mets throwing the still-great Max Scherzer and the Nationals countering with the now-toast Patrick Corbin. And while Scherzer struggled a little bit, the result was as expected, as the Mets came away with a 7-3 win in the opener of the three-game series in Washington D.C. [...]

The return of Jacob deGrom, the arrival of Vogelbach and Marte’s hot stretch

After being sidelined for more than a year, Jacob deGrom is scheduled to return to the mound Tuesday against the Nationals. Could he use another rehab start? Yeah, probably. He missed one during the All-Star break and tried to make up for it with a simulated start. His next, and final, rehab start wasn’t all [...]