In case you don’t know already, Dillon Gee will be the starting pitcher today, Opening Day, for the New York Mets.
Gee will be the 23rd Opening Day starter in Mets history. Did he deserve the Opening Day nod?
13-14 Offseason
Dice-K to AAA
The New York Mets have made their final cuts before Opening Day. Jenrry Mejia makes the roster — and the rotation — while Daisuke Matsuzaka does not.
If Ruben Tejada is the Answer, What was the Question?
I wonder if Ruben Tejada did a little dance when news of Wilmer Flores’ demotion to AAA was announced. I’ll bet Omar Quintanilla was happy as well. Barring a trade (yeah right), Tejada and Q will be respectively, the Mets’ opening day shortstop and understudy. Also demoted with Flores was Kirk Nieuwenhuis, meaning both Ike … Read more
Will Mets Roll with Dice-K?
The Mets have until noon today (Tuesday) to either inform Daisuke Matsuzaka that he’s made the 25-man roster, or pay him $100,000 to go to the minors.
Based on his spring performance, one would think Dice-K will make the club. But if so, what will the Mets do with Jenrry Mejia?
How Pitchers Can Avoid Tommy John Surgery
Yesterday on the SNY broadcast of the spring training split-squad game between the Mets and Nationals, Ron Darling gave his take on Tommy John surgery, suggesting that “everyone is different” in regard to recovery, and while all pitchers get the same prescription for rehab, that doesn’t mean they’ll all heal exactly the same, because everyone’s … Read more
Should Mets Bat Pitcher Eighth?
From “DanB” in the comments section:
Hey Joe, I am (surprise!) tired of talking about why our shortstop position sucks. What about a good ole’ baseball post about Collins’ idea (actually LaRussa’s) of pitchers batting 8th? At first I didn’t like it because it gives the pitcher 18 more ABs per year. But then I realize a pitcher only gets two to three ABs anyway before they get pinch-hit for. It would be the pinch hitters getting 18 more ABs per year. I actually like the idea of the pinch hitters getting more ABs rather then the typical eighth place hitter, especially since it will be in the late innings. And this is before we debate whether it would give DW more RBI opportunities. Anyone?
Thoughts?
Jonathon Niese Not Out of the Woods
The good news, which you likely already heard: the MRI of Jonathon Niese‘s elbow came back clean — there was no sign of damage.
The bad news: that doesn’t necessarily mean that Niese will be OK, able to start Opening Day, and give the Mets 200+ innings in 2014.
Mets Demote Rafael Montero and Noah Syndergaard
In case you missed it, two of the Mets most promising pitching prospects have been reassigned to minor-league camp.
In other, somewhat unrelated news, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost named 22-year-old phenom Yordano Ventura as his team’s #3 starter.