Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

The A.J. Ramos trade was a curious one last year. While the Mets were shedding all of their other contracts, they went after Ramos, generally a sign of a team that was trying to win last year. The benefit of … Continue reading →

I debated writing this article because Rafael Montero is out for the entire season. I pulled half the data that I normally use before his injury, and figured I wouldn’t probably write about him for a year, so what the … Continue reading →

In January of 2015, I attended the Queens Baseball Convention with guest Wally Backman. Everyone wanted to talk Noah Syndergaard but Backman wanted to talk about Steven Matz. He described the lefty as unhittable. Matz showed brilliance in 2015 although … Continue reading →

Seth Lugo was a critical piece to the oft injured 2016 Mets team that made the Wild Card. His curve ball has a ridiculous RPM and he rode that through the end of the 2016 campaign and became the ace … Continue reading →

The Mets and Nationals hopefully return to the baseball field this afternoon. As custom, with Thursday being the home opener for the Nationals, both teams had off yesterday just in case the festivities had to be pushed back a day. … Continue reading →

The 2016 Mets got two surprises down the stretch that floated the team into a Wild Card game in Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman. Injuries early on to the rotation in 2017 put a lot of pressure on Robert Gsellman … Continue reading →

When I went to San Diego last summer, my goal was to have fish, tacos and a lot of fish tacos. This was the first of two fish tacos I got at the ballpark. Between the food, beer and atmosphere, … Continue reading →

The Mets will go as far as their bullpen this year, and Familia will be crucial. Going into the season, the Mets were reluctant to name an exact closer, opting to go by closer by committee although it seems early … Continue reading →

One of the key pieces of the Mets bullpen last year was Jerry Blevins. The Mets need Blevins to be Blevins like as the Mets lived and died with their pitching for the majority of last season. Already the #1 … Continue reading →

The Mets start their first road trip of the season this year as they head down to Washington. It was a successful first week for the Mets as they went 4-1, thanks in large part to their bullpen and they … Continue reading →