Mets call up top prospect A.J. Ewing, can this team find a spark?

About this episode

The episode discusses the Mets' struggles and the debut of top prospect A.J. Ewing.

Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo look back on another tough week, but look ahead to the debut of top prospect A.J. Ewing on the latest episode of The Mets Pod. After another underwhelming stretch of play for the Mets, the guys discuss the call up of Ewing, the team's continued offensive struggles, and what to make of Francisco Alvarez. Later, Connor and Joe go Down on the Farm to check in on power-hitting prospect Ryan Clifford, and answer Mailbag questions about trade ideas, going back in time to the beginning of the offseason, hitting philosophy, and the overall direction of the Mets franchise. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today's Show: 00:00 Welcome to the show! 02:35 Mets offense is bad and brutal 04:45 A.J. Ewing gets called up, can he help? 12:00 The Mets Pod hat winners are announced! 12:45 What to make of Francisco Alvarez 18:00 Down on the Farm: Checking in on Ryan Clifford 24:45 The Scoreboard: recapping last week's predictions 25:45 The Scoreboard: making next week's bets 34:15 Mailbag – How about these trade ideas? 38:15 Mailbag – What would you tell Stearns? 43:25 Mailbag - Hitting philosophy and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Connor Rogers, Joe DeMayo

Topics covered

• Mets performance
• A.J. Ewing debut
• offensive struggles
• prospect updates
• trade discussions
• hitting philosophy

Keywords

• Mets
• A.J. Ewing
• Francisco Alvarez
• Ryan Clifford
• trade ideas
• hitting philosophy
• offensive struggles

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Organizations: The Mets Pod, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SNY

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