At 17 years of age Freddy Valdez measures 6'3 and is listed at 212 pounds. The outfield prospect, who ranked 25th among international free agents in 2018, was signed for $1.45 million alongside Francisco Alvarez ($2.7). The righty is not fleet of foot and scouts wondered if a shift to first base might be down [...]
Eight different relievers have thrown at least 10 IP for the Mets this year. Of those eight, only two have an ERA under 3.75 when pitching in relief. You probably guessed Seth Lugo, who has a 2.36 mark. The other is Wilmer Font, who's given up 1 ER in 10 IP for a 0.90 mark. [...]
The Mets lost the afternoon matchup to close out the series against the St Louis Cardinals, falling to 34-37 in the process. A day game after a long, winded, night game featured an interesting lineup, including both J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith batting at the top of the order. Smith, who has quietly earned his [...]
Chris is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
There’s safety in doing things the way every other team in MLB does it. Then there’s the reality of what may be good for some clubs is not good for your team. And the Mets are being served a healthy dose of reality here in 2019, specifically in regards to how they run their pitching [...]
It was looking like tonight’s game would have completed the hat trick of bullpen blown games this series. An 8-3 lead was closed to a single run, a run that was feet away from scoring, but a strong recovery from Michael Conforto led to a pinch-running Jack Flaherty being thrown out at the plate to [...]
Brendan is scheduled for the Gut Reaction
The Mets have never been able to look out of their door at Citi Field and lay out a doormat that has “Home Sweet Home” scrawled across it. So far in the 10 year lifespan of the stadium, the Mets have compiled an overall record of 417-425. While that is not drastically terrible, it is [...]
When the Mets beat the Yankees in the second game of the doubleheader on Tuesday night, that gave them their fifth win for the month of June. That modest mark equaled their entire win output for June, 2018. Their 5-21 record that year completely scuttled any hope they may have had of contending. Now, barring [...]
The grounds crew was put to work in this one, fooling us in the ninth inning as Edwin Diaz prepared to take the mound. Pete Alonso, glove in shirt, wanted to finish the game and was able to convince the umpires to try to make it happen. While it will probably be raining in Flushing [...]
Use this chatter for both completion of the suspended game (6:10) and regularly-scheduled game.
More than a third of the way through the season, the Mets are teetering on the edge. How we perform over the next few weeks will dictate if we're buyers or sellers at the deadline and set the direction for the rest of the season. Playing .500 ball thus far has been disappointing. We all [...]