Robert Gsellman came into the season as roughly the 11th guy in line for starts for the 2016 Mets. The Opening Day rotation—Harvey, deGrom, Syndergaard, Matz, Colon—looked pretty locked in. Zack Wheeler was supposed to come back before the All-Star break. Logan Verrett and Sean Gilmartin had already proven their mettle in the majors in […]
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Game recap September 3: Russian roulette
Since the Mets called up three more hitters than Las Vegas, it made me think of how much Terry Collins gambles every time he fills out the lineup card. Will Yoenis Cespedes be healthy enough to play? He gets in. But what about the other outfield positions? Jay Bruce did well before the trade. Michael […]
Game recap August 28: Nobody wants the Wild Card
In summary: The pitching was good until it wasn’t; the offense was never good. Mets lose 5-1. The good: Robert Gsellman is good! The SoCal native fit in perfectly to the Mets rotation in his first start on Sunday — both the hair and the slider. The hard-throwing righty was the victim of Terry Collins’ […]
Last Men Standing: The Mets’ Bullpen
So it’s official—Steven Matz was placed on the disabled list Monday, making him the latest casualty in the Mets’ “dropping like flies” worst-case-scenario played out before our eyes. The good news is that Matz’s official diagnosis was “shoulder tightness” with no structural damage to the shoulder or arm, and with the DL-listing retroactive to August […]
Game Recap August 23: It’s Pronounced “Gazelle, Man”
Executive Summary Robert Gsellman bailed out the injured Jon Niese. Mets 6, Cardinals 3. Discussion and Analysis That the Mets would miss Jon Niese was supposed to be a #HotTake when I predicted it on April 4. Truth be told, despite his reacquisition on Aug. 1, the Mets have not appreciated Niese’s second act: Prior to the game, […]
Mid-Season Mets Top 10 Prospect Update
With another Rule 4 draft in the books, and the A-ball first-half break just around the corner, this seems like a good time to check in our preseason Mets Top 10 Prospect List that I compiled with the help of the BP Prospect team. The Top 10 1. Steven Matz, LHP Current Assignment: New York […]
The Pipeline Runs Dry For The 2016 Mets
As the Mets try to figure out what’s wrong with Matt Harvey, the club has decided to let him keep pitching. He’ll make his next start Monday. And the club has said that he’s been a part of this decision-making process, talking his way to the mound. It’s not unfounded to let a player help […]
Minor League Mets: April In Review
It hardly seems right that the season’s first month has come and gone, but here we are again looking at May. To be fair, April is the shortest month of the season, as the Mets minor league affiliates combined to play only 87 games in the month. So, lets take stock. What did we learn? … […]
The Next Mets Pitching Prospect to Develop a Slider Is …
The best Mets pitching prospect has a new toy, and early in the 2016 season, he’s enjoying playing with it. It’s the same toy many of the big kids already owned. Down in Double-A, in Binghamton, Robert Gsellman learned a version of the “Warthen slider” late in the 2015 season. B-Mets Pitching Coach Glen Abbott explained […]
Mets Minor League Preview: Las Vegas 51s
While the big league regular season gets going on Sunday night, the minor leaguers have to wait until Thursday evening to begin their 2016 campaign. So, welcome to the preview for the Mets’ full-season affiliates. We’ll start close to the big leagues with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s and move down the system to discuss […]