METS UPDATE
By Mark Halpern
Well, Baseball is back, and things are already heating up in New York. After a long 99 day lockout due to the CBA not being done. Both sides finally agreed, and Baseball resumed operations last Thursday. We here at The Sports Insanity Network are thrilled.
Now that that’s out of the way, Mets fans are finally going to see Jacob DeGrom and Max Scherzer pitch in the same rotation. This is the scariest 1-2 punch since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. So, the excitement begins.
The question on every Mets mind is what Steve Cohen and company will do. At the lockout, the Mets needed at least 1-2 starting pitchers, 1-2 bullpen relievers, and two-position players. The Mets, after four days of lockout, ended made a big trade with Oakland for SP Chris Bassitt and Traded J.T. Ginn (who was a high prospect) and Adam Oller. Bassitt is an all-star pitcher with an impressive fastball, curveball, and changeup. He also mixes in a slider now and then. That was a great trade for both sides, and the Mets now have a 5-man rotation. The Mets also have Tyler McGill and David Peterson, who could earn spot starts, and 1 of them will go down to AAA, whereas one will go to the pen. The Mets also just signed Adam Ottavino today givining them an exrta right arm in the pen. Mike Rifken and I are awaiting a lefty bullpen hand.
I was hoping for starting pitcher Kikuchi to join the Mets, but Toronto signed him last night. I look at the field of free agents, and I am hoping the Mets get Kyle Schwarber. He would primarily be fixed at the DH, but he can play first and the outfield. With Kris Bryant looking like he could be headed to Seattle, this would be the move for a DH spot with other gains. The movement has been slow on the free-agent market, but I expect things by as early as today for many signings, and that is how the old man sees it.
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