Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images Your Thursday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets There are more exciting things to talk about, but we are contractually obligated to inform you that the Mets lost to the Padres yesterday 5-0 to complete a three-game sweep in San Diego. Clay Holmes had another poor start, giving up 4 runs in 3.2 innings, … [Read more...] about Mets Morning News for July 31, 2025
Getting to know Ryan Helsley
Photo by Grace Hoppel/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cardinals’ dominant closer joins Edwin Díaz to create a two-headed monster in the Mets bullpen. At this year’s trade deadline, the Mets were looking like a buyer. They had multiple different directions they could head in to improve the team, but one of the biggest ones was their bullpen. Several games had been blown … [Read more...] about Getting to know Ryan Helsley
Getting to know Gregory Soto
Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images The first domino of the revamped bullpen arrived last weekend. Just a week ago, the Mets’ bullpen looked like a glaring weakness. Overworked and inconsistent, the bullpen had been unreliable beyond a handful of arms. However, in the span of three moves in the past week, David Stearns has transformed relief pitching from the team’s biggest … [Read more...] about Getting to know Gregory Soto
Getting to know Tyler Rogers
Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The submarine right-hander has been one of the best relievers in baseball over the past five seasons. After trading for Gregory Soto last Friday, it seemed only a matter of time before David Stearns struck once again. This time, he struck twice, acquiring 34-year-old submariner Tyler Rogers from the Giants and 31-year-old fireballer Ryan … [Read more...] about Getting to know Tyler Rogers
Dearly Departed: A retrospective on the prospects traded for Tyler Rogers
Photo: Chris McShane The Mets chose a quantity of quality approach to acquire the submarining righty. The Mets have had a very active trade deadline so far, first acquiring lefty Gregory Soto last Friday, and then getting a pair of relievers a day before the deadline in Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley from the Giants and Cardinals, respectively. The bullpen was in … [Read more...] about Dearly Departed: A retrospective on the prospects traded for Tyler Rogers