The Mets drafted Justin Dunn 19th overall in this year’s draft. Dunn is a 6’1” pitcher who has a 99 MPH fastball who the Mets expect to be a “Fast-Track” to the majors as a starter or high-leverage reliever. He was assigned to Brooklyn and has been pitching is steady 3.0 inning bursts since 7/23. [...]
The Mets defeated the Nationals at Citi Field tonight 5-1 and took two of three games in the series. How about that Seth Lugo? The Mets have to be thrilled with what he (and the other rookie starters) have provided to a rotation that's on the cusp of being in shambles. He struggled in the [...]
Kelly Johnson did not start last night for the Mets. That’s not a big surprise, as Johnson had started the three previous games and you can count on the fingers of one hand the times he’s done that since being acquired by the Mets and still have fingers left over. This despite the fact that [...]
The Mets evened their series with the Nationals and gained ground on the Cardinals, Marlins and likely the Pirates with a 3-1 win Saturday night at Citi Field. All it took for the Mets to beat the Nationals was a hit with RISP by Curtis Granderson and an extra-base hit by James Loney. Granderson had [...]
Just how hot has Asdrubal Cabrera been since returning from the disabled list on August 19th? He's raised his batting average 19 points to .274 over just 14 games, if that's any indication. His triple slash over those games is a ridiculous .435/.471/.913. His OPS during that stretch is 1.384 for goodness' sake. He's been [...]
Noah Syndergaard did his part, holding the Nationals to two runs over seven innings, but the offense forgot to show up. Other than a solo home run by Asdrubal Cabrera, the Mets lineup did just about nothing against AJ Cole and a bunch of relievers. New reliever Fernando Salas kept us in the ball game [...]
A few days ago the Mets extended their Player Development Contract (PDC) with Las Vegas, meaning that the team’s top minor league club will remain in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) for the next two seasons. Many lament the team’s situation. But the problems are overblown and it’s not like the Mets had much choice, [...]
The Marlins avoided a four-game sweep by jumping out to a 6-1 lead and hanging on for a 6-4 win Thursday night against the Mets. Jacob deGrom kept the ball in the park but otherwise it was not a particularly good outing, as he allowed three runs in five innings. As he left the game [...]