Jett Williams and the state of the farm system

The trade deadline has come and went and the Mets weren’t major buyers or sellers though they did part with a solid pitching prospect in Tyler Stuart their other losses should have little impact on the future team.  We now pause to look at the players the Mets have in the farm to determine if [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mariners 4, Mets 0 (8/10/24)

For the second straight game the Mets were shut out, as they fell to the Mariners, 4-0, Saturday night in Seattle. With the loss, the Mets fell behind the Braves and out of Wild Card position and dropped to 4-5 on the road trip. Francisco Lindor led off with a hit and one out later, [...]

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Could David Stearns be this generation’s Bing Devine?

OK. I’ll be honest. I’ve been around awhile, and I’ve seen some things. I’ve been following the Mets since I was a kid – and I mean “kid.” I can remember my Dad pointing out for me to watch a particular pitcher when I was about four. That pitcher was Tom Seaver. As I got [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mariners 6, Mets 0 (8/9/24)

Most times a 6-0 loss is easy to write off as just one of those games. But this one sticks in my craw for multiple reasons. Regardless, it was a bad start to the three-game series in Seattle Friday night. Jose Quintana started and despite what his final line looks like, he pitched a good [...]

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Poll: Who are the Mets’ best three SP?

In the Gut Reaction for yesterday's win, Gus expressed relief for the bats finally showing up and also looked forward to the upcoming series with the Mariners. He said: "I do like the pitching: Severino, Manaea, and Quintana are the Mets best three." It occurs to me that you could make a case for any [...]

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Making the case to keep Adam Ottavino as the injured relievers return

Reed Garrett has made five minor league rehab appearances and Sean Reid-Foley has made two, with both of them in Triple-A for their last game. In other words, they’re about to be activated any day. And it’s far from certain who will go to make room for them. One of the people on the bubble [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, Rockies 1 (8/8/24)

The first four hitters for the Mets each smoked an extra-base hit, capped off by Pete Alonso’s massive home run, to stake David Peterson to a 4-0 lead and an eventual 9-1 Mets win over the Rockies Thursday afternoon in Denver. The victory, combined with a Braves loss earlier in the day, vaulted the Mets [...]

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