Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

Drew Smith is a right handed pitcher with a non-roster invite to Mets camp this year. He was drafted in the 3rd round by the Tigers in the 2015 draft. The Rays acquired Smith from the Tigers in late April … Continue reading →

With the departure of Josh Smoker, Matt Purke’s depth position just shot up. Blevins is the only southpaw int he Mets pen so Purke won’t have to do as much this spring to possibly break into the 40 man roster … Continue reading →

The Mets gave a major league invite for a second straight season to P.J. Conlon, the pitcher out Ireland with a sense of humor: You’re thinking of my change up…my fastball touches 20 mph sometimes. https://t.co/Jhk9Mkt4Bs — PJ Conlon (@pjconlon29) … Continue reading →

The Mets simultaneously had a good and bad off-season. The Mets came into the off-season with several needs: 1-2 relievers, starting pitching depth, a center fielder and either a 2nd or 3rd basemen. The Mets signed: Anthony Swarzak – Right … Continue reading →

I love watching baseball. I love food. I love deli sandwiches. I don’t know why I didn’t go to Mama’s of Corona’s until 2017. That was a big mistake on my part. Huge mistake. I would say it was the … Continue reading →

Part 30 of 30 – Noah Syndergaard. The final entry in our projections review last year will also be one that doesn’t quite make sense to do since he was lost due to injury in late April. Noah Syndergaard IP … Continue reading →

Only two more projection reviews in this almost month long journey! Today we’ll look at Jacob deGrom, who will be the first pitcher in a while in this series whose projections probably make sense to look at. Jacob deGrom IP … Continue reading →

Hey. Remember when we did a projection review for Matt Harvey yesterday? And he wasn’t even close? Well get ready for part two! Steven Matz! Steven Matz IP Record ERA BB K WHIP 2016 132.1 9-8 3.40 31 129 1.21 … Continue reading →

This series or articles was way more fun to write back when we were covering pitchers. If a hitter didn’t match the projection, they typically performed better. The pitchers on the other hand have done way worse. Anyway, here’s Matt … Continue reading →

Robert Gsellman had to pitch way more than projected last year. The projections also completely missed his struggles in a way similar to Lugo. Robert Gsellman IP Record ERA BB K WHIP 2016 44.2 4-2 2.42 15 42 1.28 Projections … Continue reading →