Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

By now you’ve probably heard about the homer Pete Alonso hit yesterday. If you haven’t: it was his third of the spring, it went over the Green Monster South, it landed outside the ballpark, it was super impressive. Yesterday’s Spring … Continue reading →

This time last year the Mets weren’t sure that Brandon Nimmo was a starter. The fans were pretty sure, but the Mets had him tagged as a 4th outfielder. As the Mets got more an more injured, Nimmo’s playing time … Continue reading →

Here’s the good news about yesterday’s 10-3 loss to the Red Sox: several key Mets hit solo homers. Cano hit his first homer in a Mets uniform. McNeil finally got his first hit this Spring and it was a long … Continue reading →

This post has taken a different turn since we had it originally planned before spring training. Before spring training, Juan Lagares was going to be the 4th outfielder, his projections were going to be seen through that lens and then … Continue reading →

The 6-7 Mets continue their spring campaign against Miami today. If this feels like deja vu, well it sorta is. The Mets traveled to the Marlins spring training facility on Tuesday before the off-day and as there are fewer teams … Continue reading →

The 6-6-1 Mets are back in action today after their first off-day of the Spring. Back on Tuesday the Mets fell to the Marlins behind good pitching for the most part and a lackluster offense. The game saw Jason Vargas … Continue reading →

The most important bat the Mets have this year is Michael Conforto. He could break out and become an MVP candidate. He could struggle like he did early in the season last year and the Mets get off to a … Continue reading →

Towards the end of the off-season the Mets defense for why they weren’t going after marquee outfielders like Pollock and Harper was something along the lines of, “well, we’re getting Cespedes back!”. Which is true in theory I suppose. Getting … Continue reading →

The Mets played two yesterday, they’ll play one today and zero tomorrow as they get their first off-day in spring. Yesterday the Mets won on the road and lost at home. Highlights included d’Arnaud’s two hit day, including a double, … Continue reading →

The Mets acquired Keon Broxton in a trade this off-season for Bobby Wahl, who was the main piece in the trade for Familia last summer. Since then, Wahl may have torn his ACL and we all learned while watching SNY … Continue reading →