In Episode 65 of For All You Kids Out There, we are back in high…well, medium-fidelity to talk about the Mets trade deadline experience. Do you like relievers? Because we are mostly talking about relievers. We also take a closer look at the Sonny Gray and Yu Darvish deals, access the current state of the Mets […]
Day: July 31, 2017
Duda and Ramos and Reed, oh my!
The thing about prospects is that you just don’t know. You can scout the players and scout the stat line but you never know. Prospects bust and throwaway names turn into the golden boys of baseball. You just never know. With that being said, expectations for the Mets’ trade deadline were probably unrealistically high. The market […]
What You Need To Know: July 31
Monday Takeaway Last Monday, Jacob deGrom continued a string of excellent pitching performances. The number of the game was “8,” as he pitched eight strong innings against the Padres, with eight strikeouts, for his eighth straight win. Try saying that three times fast. deGrom was also solid against the Mariners on Saturday, although he was […]
Game recap July 30: Pitching through pain, but not very well
It’s hard not to feel bad for Seth Lugo every time he goes out to pitch. The 27-year old journeyman missed two months with a partial UCL tear in his throwing elbow. He didn’t get a big signing bonus, and this is just his first year in the big leagues. If Lugo shuts down his […]