Breaking down Mets’ competition in tight NL wild-card race
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The speculation over who will finish where in the standings is finally over, and the focus is now on the postseason with two months remaining. The Mets began a 10-game road trip on Friday by welcoming one of their trade deadline acquisitions, Paul Blackburn, to face the Angels. The Mets, the most […]
Breaking down Mets’ revamped bullpen ahead of stretch run
The Mets open a series at Anaheim on Friday but will begin August with a bullpen that carries over just one player from its July 1 start. Adam Ottavino is the lone survivor of a unit that David Stearns is building on the fly. Stearns is known for rotating relievers in his bullpen and making […]
Why this Mets’ road trip is especially brutal
Luis Severino, who pitched in 162 games over nine major league seasons, said he couldn’t imagine a worse time looking at the Mets’ upcoming schedule. “This is the longest road trip I’ve ever seen,” Severino said Wednesday. “It’s going to be tough for us, but that’s what we’re paid to do, to go out there […]
How Mets’ trade deadline approach can help now — and in future
The Mets faced the 2015 trade deadline again, but unfortunately Yoenis Cespedes was not there. They praised each other on an Oscar-like deadline with only a best supporting award given out. It’s a process without a star in the room across sports, and it fits right into the 20,000-foot mindset that David Stearns, with Steve […]
Huascar Brazoban surprised to end up at Citi Field: ‘I never heard Mets’
Huascar Brazovan wasn’t surprised to be traded before Tuesday’s deadline, but the powerhouse reliever didn’t expect his destination to be the Mets. “I’d heard the rumors, but I’d never heard of the Mets,” Brazovan said through an interpreter before pitching one scoreless inning in the Mets’ 8-3 loss to the Twins on Wednesday. “When I […]
Luis Severino roughed up by Twins as Mets fail to finish sweep
Without their acquired ace and with Kodai Senga injured, the most obvious path for the Mets to force a stoppage would be to transform their Game 1 postseason starter from 2024 Luis Severino to 2018 Luis Severino. On Wednesday, Severino threw a pitch that looked very similar to the 2023 version. On the other side […]
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 […]