David Lennon columns

The Mets seemingly have turned their June woes around, but the need for upgrades is still pretty evident. The Yankees have a host of problems that need to be addressed...and soon.
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David Lennon gives his updated power rankings as we begin the start of July.
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Terrific catch, throw to first help Yankees avoid Subway Series sweep.
3m readAfter the first 11 pitches, what followed during the next two-plus hours was a master class in perseverance, guts and flat-out good baseball by the Mets.
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May's opening edition was a high-octane battle at the top of the sport. Now the question is: who's worse?
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The upcoming six games, against the Brewers and Yankees, feature starting pitchers with a combined 2.83 ERA — not exactly welcome news for the Mets' misfiring lineup.
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Some have a better chance than others, but as the Rafael Devers deal reminded us, never say never.
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Canning will now be their sixth starter to land on the IL since spring training, but none of the others had the tragic finality of a successful half-season season crashing so abruptly.
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Mauricio's fit depends on how comfortable the Mets are giving him more on-the-job training while they're in a dogfight with the Phillies for NL East supremacy.
3m readSix months after signing baseball's biggest contract, the slugger has made himself right at home.
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"There's a reason for everything," Alonso said. "And I want to be able to turn the page in a positive way, in a more directive way, the next day."
3m readDavid Stearns' clever rotation-building blueprint went sideways this month, due to both sudden injury and shoddy performance.
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None of the recent symptoms should be considered terminal, but a few of the troubling trends need to be reversed.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr., Paul Goldschmidt star in memorable eighth-inning rally against Orioles.
3m readAfter Francisco Alvarez's struggles deepened this past week in Atlanta, the New York catcher he's most compared to returned to the Bronx as a visiting player for the Orioles.
5m readBest antidote for a pressing team during a six-game losing streak was to rely on the guy who's seemingly immune to the stress.
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The script doesn't seem to change all that much, and neither does their reliance on the long ball — or leaning on Aaron Judge's outsized presence in the lineup.
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Giancarlo Stanton, despite a lethal bat, limits the team's lineup flexibility when he's active.
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Probably trying to do too much, Aaron Judge went 1-for-12 with nine strikeouts in three games against the Red Sox.
3m readNimmo, Soto and the Mets have been knocking it out of the park since the calendar turned to June and the weather warmed up.
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It's a dynamic that can replenish the culture, one that continues to flourish, and Carlos Mendoza — a baseball lifer in his first managerial gig — respects the role that plays.
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The Mets' two biggest sluggers are finally hot at the same time, and as Tuesday night showed, that will be hard for opponents to overcome.
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Back in Flushing for the first time since tearing his ACL in 2023, the powerful prospect is showing signs of the form that wowed during his first stint.
3m readThe Mets' Juan Soto and Yankees' Max Fried head a list of 16.
7m readLed by Max Fried and Carlos Rodon, they haven't missed a beat minus multiple starters.
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The Yankees own a 10 1/2-game lead over Boston.
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After playing his first 29 games this season at second base, his best position, then being sidelined for over a month, Chisholm did it all in Tuesday's return as a third baseman.
3m readFrancisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Juan Soto went deep to cap sweep; up next: Dodgers
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Kim Ng became the Marlins' general manager in 2020, the first woman to hold that position for any of the 30 MLB teams — or the NFL, NBA or NHL, for that matter.
5m readThe slugger's signature move made a brief appearance Wednesday. The hitter, however, still looks lost in Queens.
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When Francisco Alvarez stepped to the plate Monday in the eighth inning, you couldn’t blame...
3m readCome October, maybe we'll get the head-to-head showdown between the Japanese stars, and Sunday was enough to leave us wanting more.
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All told, for this season alone, those injured 14 pitchers account for roughly $102 million in salary -- more than the entire payrolls of six teams.
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Before his two-out, two-run double, Juan Soto was batting .119 (5-for-42) with runners in scoring position, the fifth-worst average in the majors.
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There is a conviction to Carlos Rodon now, and he has been giving the Yankees exactly what they need after Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil went down with injuries.
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The same merciless, high-velo attack that made him nearly untouchable for a decade was too costly for a late-30s deGrom, so he's adopted a more energy-conserving approach.
3m readFueled by Yankees fans' very vocal displeasure with Juan Soto, we have an idea of what it could feel like if that showdown does come to fruition.
3m readWhat Rob Manfred did Tuesday by reinstating Pete Rose from the permanently ineligible list removed a decades-long obstacle for potential induction, but that was hardly a rubber stamp for Hall enshrinement.
5m readThe Mets and Yankees combined to play a very interesting, taut baseball game.
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Before his first at-bat, Juan Soto took off his helmet and raised it high above his head, saluting the furious crowd.
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With the baseball world focused on Juan Soto's eagerly awaited return to the Bronx this weekend, it's easy to overlook plenty of other juicy storylines in this edition of the Subway Series.
3m readAfter waiting out Pirates star Paul Skenes, they stacked together winning plays for comeback.
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Coming off three homers in last two games, he was in lineup Monday with Mark Vientos.
3m readThe Mets have become the standard by which the rest of the teams in MLB should judge themselves.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong was a Mets prospect who was traded to the Cubs for Javy Baez in 2021.
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Williams' 10.03 ERA is the fourth-worst among 192 qualified relievers and his 1.97 WHIP is tied for sixth from the bottom.
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"The only thought I've given to 2026 is just to try and execute the first eight weeks of this rehab," Gerrit Cole said.
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The Yankees manager chose not to pinch hit Ben Rice for J.C. Escarra with the bases loaded and none out in the eighth, and Escarra hit into a 1-2-3 double play.
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Pete Rose is on the verge of getting his day in Cooperstown court -- potentially a matter of months after his September passing at the age of 83.
5m readThe Yankees hope Clarke Schmidt and Anthony Volpe won't miss time, which is more important than Aaron Judge's failure to get a big hit.
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