Zack Wheeler has been on an absolute roll for the better part of the past three months, and despite another dominant outing on Friday night, the righty was dealt a tough luck loss against the club that drafted him. For most of the evening, Wheeler found himself locked in a tight pitcher’s duel with Giants’ […]
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Brooklyn Cyclones Scouting Notes, August 29
BP Mets prospect writers Alex Rosen and Tyler Oringer were in Brooklyn on Wednesday for a one-game look at some of the New York Mets’ newest signees. — RHP Briam Campusano Alex Rosen: Campusano is listed at 6’2,” 174 pounds, but looked to be at least an inch or two shorter out on the mound. He’s a two-pitch pitcher […]
Stat Preview: San Francisco Giants, Aug. 31-Sept. 2
San Francisco is still on the fringes of the NL West and Wild Card races, meaning not much has changed from when these two clubs met last week. Buster Posey is out for the year due to hip surgery, but other than that, the version of the Giants you will see this weekend will not […]
Hope for Jacob deGrom: How to win with a bad team
Jacob deGrom’s Cy Young candidacy is supported by a wide array of statistics, both novel and well-established, but for some, the unsightly 8-8 record overshadows them all, despite the significant role played by his underperforming teammates. For a ray of hope, deGrom and his admirers can look to some familiar names who overcame mediocre (or […]
Game recap August 29: Oh, NOW they score runs
Yesterday afternoon, the Mets put up a ten-burger on the Cubs at Wrigley Field behind the efforts of Jason Vargas, just one day after none of those same position players could drive in a single run behind Jacob deGrom over eight innings, and just about 45 minutes after they officially lost that game because they […]
Game recap Aug. 28/29: The Walkoff
Primer Jacob deGrom versus a red-hot, newly-acquired, long-time Met rival Cole Hamels is a pretty juicy matchup. It’s too bad one of these teams is competently run and has maintained its status as a National League powerhouse since ascending in 2015 while the other has crashed and burned in spectacular fashion. So it goes. Brandon […]
September Call-Ups: What the Mets should do vs. what the Mets will do
For any team that sits at 58-73 on Aug. 28, Sept. 1 is a time of hope. Most teams take advantage of the 40-man expansion to give young prospects a time to shine against — or at least see — major league pitching. For the New York Mets, there are three notable position players who […]
Drew Smith stands alone among young bullpen hopefuls
When the Mets were selling off their veteran pieces last summer, the returns the organization was looking to bring back were consistent: Young, controllable, power bullpen arms. New York imported Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista, Stephen Nogosek, Jacob Rhame, Eric Hanhold, Ryder Ryan and Drew Smith as they shipped out anything that wasn’t nailed down, but […]
Game recap August 27: Up and down
Noah Syndergaard did not have it last night. A dominant pitcher, Thor was anything but against a fiery hot Chicago Cubs’ lineup. The normally filthy right-hand could not locate high in the zone – something he does normally – and was instead offering up very hittable pitches to immensely talented hitters. The Mets’ offense was […]
Stat Preview: Chicago Cubs, August 27-29
The Cubs enter their series against the Mets with the best footing of any National League division leader. Their advantage over the second-place Cardinals has grown to four games, and as a result BP’s projection system gives them a 96% chance to make the playoffs. Chicago’s pitching staff has not been the strength they probably […]