The non-waiver trade deadline was at 4 p.m. Eastern on Monday, August 1st. Since I was not working that day I had the opportunity to follow the last couple of hours viewing MLB Network and ESPN and, with tablet in lap, monitoring the Twitterverse. It was tedious sticking with MLB Network since one of their [...]
With our playoff hopes hanging in the balance, the Mets lost at home to one of the worst teams in the league. We managed to put up three runs against a pitcher who pulls in a million bucks per start and countered with a nice bounce back start from Steven Matz (6 innings, 2 ER, [...]
Can two young men share a position without driving each other crazy?
The Mets retroactively added their starting shortstop, Asdrubal Cabrera, to the 15-day DL as of August 1st and the Mets have opted to go with the combination of Matt Reynolds and Wilmer Flores to carry the load but it seems that the Mets may be ignoring their best option. Gavin Cecchini was the Met’s top [...]
The Mets used a tried and true -- if unsustainable, with this roster and manager -- formula to salvage the final game of their interleague series in Detroit: starting pitching and home runs. Jacob deGrom wasn't as smooth or commanding as his previous two starts, but he got the help he needed. deGrom put multiple [...]
No one was excited when the Mets signed Alejandro De Aza this past offseason. Oh, sure, it made a lot of sense. He was going to be in a quasi-platoon with Juan Lagares, he didn’t cost very much and he was willing to sign a one-year deal. And he hit okay versus RHP. It wasn’t [...]
The Mets lost a tough one against the Tigers in Detroit, 6-5. Logan Verrett started for the Mets. All they needed was for him to eat some innings and have just an average performance. Instead, he gave them 3.2 innings of seven-hit ball. His final line is ugly: 3.2 IP, 7 hits, 6 runs, 2 [...]
By most measures, Noah Syndergaard’s 2016 has been an improvement over his 2015 debut. He has a lower ERA, a FIP that’s more than a full run lower, his ERA+ is markedly better, and his strikeout rate is up a tad. In short, he’s taken the steps forward that we all hoped he would take [...]
The Mets traveled to Detroit without Gary Cohen and the result was a bland 4-3 loss to the Tigers Friday night in the opening game of three. Noah Syndergaard needed 112 pitches to complete six innings. His velocity was not the problem, as he was still hitting 98-99 in the sixth. But he couldn't always [...]