Mets’ Avoidance of Paying Big Pitching Contracts Might Cost Them Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - December 9, 2025December 9, 20250 The New York Mets don’t want any long-term contracts for pitchers. David Stearns talks about this all the time. Steven Cohen made some early mistakes signing older pitchers to these deals, but to swear them all off means they will never get that proven pitcher in his prime, or close
The Mets Should Stay Away From Tatsuya Imai Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - November 17, 2025November 17, 20250 Tatsuya Imai is a talented pitcher who is leaving Japan and coming to the United States. The Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, and Padres are all linked to having interest in the right-handed pitcher. At 5'11", 154 pounds, he can throw between 93-95 MPH most of the time and can dial it up
Three Things David Stearns Glossed Over at His Press Conference Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - September 29, 2025September 29, 20250 Three Things David Stearns Glossed Over at His Press Conference David Stearns had a miserable season. It was a bad offseason, other than Juan Soto and Brooks Raley. Pete Alonso was a no-brainer, and he gets no credit because he made him prove himself, and he did, and his future with the Mets is still in
The Mets Are Making the Wrong Moves Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 21, 2025August 21, 20250 The Mets are in the playoff hunt, to some that’s great, but to others, they’ve been in a steady decline. Some want to blame the players, but I’m not currently because they’ve been scoring enough runs to win lately. The problem has been the coaching and the management. Why did Luis
Piecing Together the Problem with Mark Vientos Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - July 9, 2025July 9, 20250 At this point in time, Mark Vientos looks overmatched at the major league level. I had a scout once tell me that his issue was his swing and miss rate. Last year, even with his 27 home runs, his number was high at 29.7% according to Statcast. This year, it's
Mets Need to Pick Up Their Play Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 23, 2025May 23, 20250 People kept telling me not to worry about the Mets. They were and will continue to be fine. They’re a good team with some flaws that have come up and that’s one of the reasons the Philadelphia Phillies were able to catch them. If you’re just waking up, the Mets
Mets Starters Going Six or More Innings is the Key Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - May 3, 2025May 3, 20250 When Clay Holmes went six innings. He was one of the few Mets starters to do it this year and that was nice to see. So far, Holmes is making a smooth transition but it’s early in the season and there will always be ups and downs. Kodai Senga pitched into
Mets Shopping List in Free Agency Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 29, 2024October 29, 20240 Here is my plan for David Stearns. He is the front office. Well, the biggest part of it since there is still no general manager. I don’t believe that Pete Alonso wants to return to the New York Mets. So, I won’t be upset if he doesn’t return. I won’t blame
Mets vs. Dodgers – – A Few Key Points Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - October 12, 2024October 12, 20240 The New York Mets are on a nice run and it continues in the NLCS. I’ve been getting many messages and texts from various folks talking about how it’s the Mets year. I see where that’s possible, but I must take that a series at a time. That’s how I’m
Stearns and Mendoza Have Made some Curious Decisions Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 19, 2024August 19, 20240 The decision to trade for Huascar Brazoban was a head-scratcher. The Mets had already added a lot of new arms to the bullpen and my worry was they would have a hard to knowing what to do with some of these pitchers. When Brazoban came in with a 2-1 lead
