Mets’ trade deadline moves not sexy but they filled some needs
After losing significant depth to their starting rotation over the course of several days last week, the Mets made moves to bolster their starting rotation on Tuesday before pivoting to their struggling relief corps ahead of the trade deadline at 6 p.m. It wasn’t a particularly attractive move considering the high-end pitchers on the market, […]
Mets players rewarded for season-saving push: ‘It’s huge’
At the start of June, the Mets looked like a good bet to be sellers at the trade deadline. In the end, the team made six additions by Tuesday’s deadline – five of them pitchers – which was a fair reward for their play over the past eight weeks, and there was a positive vibe […]
Mets’ Brandon Nimmo, wife expecting first child together
As major league teams jockeyed ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, Brandon Nimmo and his wife, Chelsea, announced what may have been the day’s biggest acquisition. The couple announced in a social media post that they are expecting their first child in December. “The sweetest birthday present,” Chelsea wrote on Instagram before Metz’s 2-0 win. “A […]
Sean Manaea’s seven brilliant innings propel Mets to shutout win over Twins
The Mets’ moves at the trade deadline were largely unremarkable, and were largely similar to the approach the front office took when putting together their team last winter. Perhaps Exhibit A is Sean Manaea, the only free agent the club signed to a multiyear contract (two years, $28 million). Manaea has been practicing well and […]
David Stearns’ bulk approach filled Mets’ holes at trade deadline
No, this isn’t the move when Yoenis Cespedes arrived on a white horse (literally and figuratively) as the 2015 trade deadline loomed and led the Mets to the World Series. This isn’t Don Clendenon arriving just hours before the deadline on June 15, 1969. This was the final push the young Mets needed to shock […]
Mets acquire Paul Blackburn from the Athletics ahead of trade deadline
The Mets added some new pitching talent to their roster by acquiring right-hander Paul Blackburn from the Athletics. Joel Sherman of The Washington Post confirmed this. It’s unclear what the Mets gave back to Oakland in the deal. The Mets acquired Paul Blackburn from the Athletics. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Be sure to check […]
Jose Quintana’s turnaround continues to fuel Mets’ surge in rout of Twins
If the team continues on the trajectory it has been on for most of the first half of the season, Jose Quintana will be high on the Mets’ available release list by July 30. But the left-hander’s success since mid-June, combined with the team’s strong showing, has led to some exciting results at the trade […]
How Mets address thin rotation at MLB trade deadline looms large
In the weeks leading up to the trade deadline, the Mets have been working to bolster their bullpen and bench. The big question remaining before Tuesday’s 6 p.m. signing deadline may be whether the team will strengthen its starting rotation. Just a week ago, the Mets looked like they had it all in that department, […]
Mets must prove this is who they really are
This was in the middle of the great summer of 1969, a year in which the Mets slumped to rock bottom and began playing meaningful baseball games in Queens for the first time. The Mets won the first two games of a fascinating midweek series against the first-place Cubs in early July. In the first […]
Jose Butto saves Mets’ bullpen in possible rotation preparation
The bullpen door opened and a surprise occurred. That was Mets relief pitcher Jose Butt. But why now? The Mets held a 10-point lead. Jose Butt has been a valuable addition to the Mets relief corps. USA Today Sports It was a strange situation for Carlos Mendoza to use one of his most trusted pitchers. […]