On Friday night the Mets continued their furious surge…towards the worst record in the National League. New York’s night in Miami got off to a rocky start long before first pitch, when starting pitcher Jacob deGrom had to be scratched late due to a family emergency. In his place, young Corey Oswalt made his first […]
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Game Recap June 20: This park is stupid
Coors Field, in theory, is a lot of fun. It’s a place where the baseball magically flies further, with dingers all over the place and double-digit run totals all the time. It’s extra-base hit galore, and every home run goes 450 feet. It’s like some kid messed with the settings on a video game. It’s a mythical […]
Game recap June 19: Coors
Primer The Mets have a nice little three-game win streak going, and they even got Jacob deGrom a win Monday. Brandon Nimmo is one of the best hitters in baseball, Michael Conforto is heating up and Jay Bruce is finally going on the DL. Things are almost looking up. Oh, except for the fact that […]
Game recap June 15: Things keep going from worse to worse
The Mets collective asses remain in the jackpot. As astonishingly terrible as things have been going for the Mets, what is equally shocking is just how long their complete offensive inadequacy has gone on. We’ve been watching this story for about six weeks now, and this team is just entirely incapable of getting out of […]
Dom Smith’s Last Best Shot
The Adrian Gonzalez experiment officially reached its conclusion Sunday night when the Mets released the veteran following their 2-0 series finale win over the Yankees. At 36 years old, Gonzalez was unlikely to revert back to his prime following an injury riddled 2017 season in Los Angeles, but at a league minimum salary, New York felt […]
A rare bright day that could have been brighter
Before I get into it, this is by no means a proclamation that the Mets are back in anyway. But Sunday night’s win against the Yankees to break a gut-wrenching losing streak felt good. Then, the subsequent release of Adrian Gonzalez and DFA of Jose Lobaton flashed the first signs of sensibility from New York’s front office […]
BP Mets discussion: The Dom Smith Situation
With Peter Alonso mashing in Double-A Binghamton, Dom Smith’s future with the Mets has been quite the divisive topic recently. BP Mets prospect writer Alex Rosen and I sat down to talk Smith’s future role with the organization and what his present value may be. T: Where do you stand on Dom Smith? A: I […]
Game recap May 13: Questionable decisions aplenty
Just over a week ago, last Saturday to be exact, I wrote how it felt as if the Mets were quickly approaching rock bottom. I was exaggerating of course, but the Mets had just been swept during a six-game homestand and the offense was downright pathetic, scoring just 11 runs total. That being said, I […]
Scouting Notes From Triple-A Las Vegas and Double-A Binghamton
BP Mets writer Alex Rosen dropped by the Las Vegas team on April 17 and in Binghamton for two games on April 24 and 25 to see what the organization’s top prospects are up to. AAA Las Vegas 51s 1B Dominic Smith Smith is a great example of just how quickly the public perception of […]
How well have the Mets drafted in recent years?
Tonight, At&T Stadium in Dallas will play host to the NFL draft, easily the most publicized draft of all of the major sports. All 32 professional football teams will be looking to add players who can make an immediate impact, which got me thinking about how different things work in Major League Baseball. The MLB draft […]