Now that the New York Mets have lost another important bullpen arm in Bobby Parnell, the Mets will now have to live on the edge and rely on veteran closer Jose Valverde to lock down games for the foreseeable future. If it hasn’t been rocky before in the Mets’ bullpen before, well, buckle up because [...]
Wilmer Flores is back with the Mets. Flores was called back up after Daniel Murphy was placed on maternity leave. That will leave Murphy away from the team for the next couple of days. While he is gone, it seems that either Flores or Eric Young Jr. will take his place. After struggling on Monday, [...]
Sabermetrics have become a major part of the game, primarily since Billy Beane based his team off the idea in the early 2000’s. Although they do not tell the entire story of the game, they give fans insight into how the game works. Some sabermetric statistics are more confusing than others, and some make no [...]
Not sucking in the seventies.
As the 2014 season begins in the major leagues, it will soon begin in the minor leagues. The Mets will have numerous minor league teams attempting to defend their division title and the players will have to perform to their potential. There are an endless amount of minor leaguers that the Mets could take a [...]
Well, that escalated quickly. The Mets’ Opening Day started harmlessly enough; it snowed in Long Island, parts of New Jersey and Westchester. In some quarters, this was considered a terrific omen: it also snowed on arguably the most memorable lid-lifter of all. No matter the weather, it was a day for your intrepid columnist to [...]
Dillon Gee doesn’t have an innings limit. Zack Wheeler and Jenrry Mejia do. Both Wheeler and Mejia have a tremendous amount of upside in regards to stuff and age, but being an ace means being on the field, and neither will realistically pitch 30 starts or more. Wheeler could supplant the role of ace later [...]
The Mets won't have Lucas Duda to kick around anymore.
Happy Opening Day, and welcome to the first Mets 360 Game Chatter of 2014! Enjoy the special extended game preview before the comment thread. The more astute of you may notice the absence of a chat box. We are in the process of getting a new chat service for the Game Chatters, and while we [...]
The big news that has shaken the Major League Baseball landscape over the past week was the mega deal signed by Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera. The 30-year-old (hard to believe) Cabrera’s eight-year extension brings the total money owed to him by the Tigers to $292 million over 10 years, two vesting options worth [...]
With opening day mere hours away, the Mets finally named their fifth starting pitcher yesterday. The competition for the fifth spot in the rotation started out wide open, even including top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Raphael Montero. Realistically, though, the true competition came down to top prospect Jenrry Mejia and recently re-signed Daisuke Matsuzaka. Most [...]