ESPN.com: The New York Mets will skip struggling left-hander Jason Vargas’ next turn in the rotation on Tuesday. Manager Mickey Callaway said Friday that Vargas will instead throw a simulated game before the Mets host Toronto. Vargas is 0-3 with a 13.86 ERA since returning from surgery on his right hand. “You’ve got to look…
Author: Cleon A.
Adam Schein: No Major League Team Should Sign Matt Harvey
I wouldn’t go as far as Schein does here, especially when I still think that Harvey deserved another chance to start after what would be his last start against the Braves a few weeks ago. I don’t think that Harvey’s done just yet, the guy has too much talent to be done this soon in…
Asdrubal Cabrera for M.V.P.
Exercising that $8.5 million option could turn out to be the best move Sandy Alderson made this past offseason. And yes, I know it’s still early, but with just about the entire team, except Cabrera, struggling offensively, for April anyway, the little 2nd baseman has carried the load.
Nelson Figueroa Gets Blunt On Matt Harvey
I liked Dave Eiland’s quote the best: “The game starts in the first inning, not the fourth.”
Mets Shouldn’t Worry About Who’s Catching Right Now
The pick-ins out there are pretty slim right now anyway. But what with an 11-1 start, my guess is that Thomas Nido and whoever backs him up can hold down the fort until Kevin Plawecki gets back in a couple of weeks or so. Of course, it’d be nice, with Travis d’Arnaud out for the…
Give Adrian Gonzalez A Chance
The guy’s a lifetime .290 hitter with 300-plus home runs and just drove in 90 runs during his last full season all the way back in 2016. Sandy Alderson got him on the cheap this off-season and at 35 years old, he should already be plenty motivated to prove that he still has some baseball…