As they wrap up the third week of a young but already very eventful season, New York welcomes the first-place Washington Nationals to town for a three-game set with both teams seemingly headed in opposite directions. Decimated by a rash of injuries and coming off of two straight series losses at the hands of Miami […]
Day: April 21, 2017
Don’t Scout the Statline, 4/21/17
It’s time again for “Don’t Scout the Statline,” a weekly look at how Mets prospects are performing. Think of it as an XL version of the Minor League Update from the mothership. Each week I—or one of our other BP Mets prospect writers—will take a look at notable performances from each affiliate over the past […]
Is This The End of The Line for Rafael Montero?
On Thursday, Jeurys Familia was activated from his suspension and, in a corresponding move, Rafael Montero was sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas. This came just one day after Montero had taken his second loss of the season in relief, despite only pitching 6.2 innings. Overall, he allowed 16 hits, eight walks, and seven earned […]
Game recap April 20: Everybody hurts sometimes
WHO WON: The red and gray not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, A ROUGH START: The Mets looked great on the defensive end in the first inning. They looked great, but that’s probably because Noah Syndergaard struck out the side. What about when baseballs were put in play? Well, that’s another story. Things started to unravel in the […]