Mets Junkies

  • MetsJunkies Recap: McCann comes up Huge in Win

    The Mets had a huge first inning as Jonathan Villar and Francisco Lindor set the table for catcher James McCann. McCann, who’s set to earn $40M on his current four year contract, blasted a three-run shot off of potential HoF’er Madison Bumgarner. The Mets were able to tack on another run in the first when…

    Gem Tablak

  • MetsJunkies MiLB Recap: Lugo Returns to Action With Scoreless Inning

    Syracuse Mets (2-11) With lot of the Mets depth in the majors the Syracuse Mets keep struggling after an 7-3 loss. Brandon Drury homered in the loss. J.D. Davis went 0 for 2 in his rehab stint. Syracuse got multihit games from Mason Williams, Brandon Drury and Drew Ferguson. Franklyn Kilome started and allowed 2…

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  • Seth Lugo Will Undergo Elbow Surgery

    Seth Lugo will not be throwing for at least six weeks as an MRI revealed he has “loose body” in his right elbow and will need to undergo surgery on Tuesday, February 16. While going through his normal throwing progression during the offseason, a bone spur had broken off at some point. Inflammation that wouldn’t…

    Del Alba

  • Four things the Mets must do to become contenders.

    By Angelina Heather Rizzo and Cem Tablak The New York Mets are still a million miles away from playoff contention; not a typo. Even with new ownership in the building, here’s what Steve Cohen needs to do in order for Mets fans to see the team reach the big stage again. Pitching: Adding Trevor Bauer…

    Gem Tablak

  • Pros and Cons of signing Trevor Bauer

    By Angelina Heather Rizzo The New York Mets are in need of starting pitching. Here’s what a possible Trevor Bauer signing could and could not help with for a team that is in dire need of another ace. The good: Plenty of good things when you look at his 2020 pitching performance. A 2.7 WAR,…

    Gem Tablak

  • MLB Trade Rumors arbitration projections revealed

    MLB Trade Rumors projections of Arbitration and Free agent signings is something to keep an eye on every off-season. They are clearly the best site projection wise. Today they revealed the Arbitration salary projections. Here are the Mets: Michael Conforto: $13.6M Noah Syndergaard: $9.7M Edwin Diaz: $6.5M Steven Matz: $5.3M Brandon Nimmo: $5.2M Dominic Smith:…

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