Category: METS

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 2021 MLB season has just gotten underway and already the New York Mets are off to a rough start. While they have won a game, the team’s overall flaws have already shown. With all of the problems that have occurred, there is one consistent factor and that is poor management by Luis Rojas. It is clear that the Mets have World Series aspirations for this current season, and before the first regular season game on Monday had started, one big problem had already emerged. Kevin Pillar, who was thought to make the roster as a...

Reading Time: 2 minutesThroughout this current off-season, the Mets have added some big arms for both the rotation and the bullpen. The Mets were able to pull off a blockbuster trade that landed the team’s star pitcher Carlos Carrasco as well as Francisco Lindor. The Mets also recently signed Taijuan Walker to join the rotation for the next two seasons. The rotation seemed to be full once they signed Walker, as deGrom would obviously be the #1 starter followed by Marcus Stroman, Carlos Carrasco, David Peterson and Walker. But once the spring training games started a couple of weeks...

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs spring training continues, newly acquired right handed pitcher Jordan Yamamoto continues to impress. The 24 year old was acquired by New York in a trade with the Miami Marlins in February, where the Mets gave up infield prospect Federico Polanco. When the Mets originally traded for him a couple of weeks ago it looked like he was brought in to compete for a spot on the team, but in just two appearances so far, Yamamoto looks like a guy who has the potential to make an impact on a championship caliber team.  The Mets now...