In the last season before the current MLB Draft rules were in place, the Mets spent $650,000 on 15th-round pick Phillip Evans. At the time, Baseball America reported it to be the largest amount given by the Mets to a player picked after the first two rounds. The Mets had been criticized for not spending [...]
The Mets fell to the Astros, 8-6, on Sunday afternoon and were swept in the three-game series. They're now 5-16 in their last 21 games. The game got off to a good start, as the Mets jumped out to a 4-1 lead, as they scored two runs in each of the first two innings. But [...]
When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. For such a long time, many fans couldn’t wait to be rid of Lucas Duda and put someone, anyone else in his place. And then this year when Dominic Smith was in Triple-A, those desires became even more vocal. Didn’t matter that Duda was [...]
The Mets dropped the nightcap Saturday night in Houston, 4-1, and suffered a doubleheader sweep. And to add injury to insult, Wilmer Flores left the game after fouling a ball off his face, with blood visible as he left the field. The Mets actually held a 1-0 lead in this game. Juan Lagares led off [...]
Matt Harvey's latest comeback went about as poorly as any knowledgeable Mets fan anticipated. Aside from not being near physically ready, Harvey came in with the cards stacked against him - on the road against a playoff bound team with the best offense in baseball. As if that weren't enough, the team and its fans [...]
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Between the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Jeurys Familia had 94 saves combined. 2016 was his best season to date, with 51 saves and an All-Star appearance. Going into the 2017 season, the Mets expected him to be the anchor that held together the back end of the Mets bullpen. He missed the first 15 games [...]
It’s often said that games played at the end of a non-playoff season are meaningless, but for the young players trying to prove their worth and the front office executives evaluating them, that’s hardly the case. Indeed, as this disappointing Mets season winds down, there’s an odd feeling of spring training in the air. If [...]
The Mets dropped the rubber game of their series with the Reds, by a 7-2 score Thursday afternoon in Cincinnati. It looked good for the Mets on paper, with a day game and Jacob deGrom on the mound. But deGrom surrendered a two-run homer to Scooter Gennett and also gave up two other runs. The [...]
The Mets have traded a bunch of productive offensive players and the ones they didn’t trade are on the disabled list. Therefore, it’s not a surprise that in their last 17 games the Mets are averaging just 3.7 runs per game. Sure, they’ve played good teams in that stretch. They’ve also played the Marlins and [...]