The New York Mets traveled to Viera on Tuesday and defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 2-0. Pitching: What a stellar performance by lefthander Jon Niese who is having himself a fantastic spring and looks to be gearing up for huge season in 2015. All he did was fire six scoreless innings, allowing just four hits, walking none and striking out three. Niese has been working on a new...
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Dave in Spain asks… “What are the chances of Monell getting the backup C job instead of Recker? He’s hitting much better in ST, and has more power. With Edgin and Wheeler going to the 60-day DL there will be a 40-man roster spot open.” Daniel McCarthy replies… Johnny Monell has been tearing the cover off the ball this spring with an impressive 1.321 OPS. At age 28, he’s a little long...
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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred was a guest on WFAN Radio on Tuesday and gave Mets owner Fred Wilpon another vote of confidence, portraying him as a victim who has been treated unfairly. “I do understand that that undercurrent is out there. I really don’t believe it’s fair, however. The most important point is this: At this point in Major League Baseball, I think...
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Baseball America ranked the New York Mets with the 5th best farm system in MLB. The Mets have seen their farm ranking improve steadily as the system was restocked by Sandy and Co. and a dozen or so players from the prior regime rose to top prospect status or won regular major league jobs. Baseball America had the Mets ranked 16th in 2013 and 10th in 2014. Here is what they had to say about their...
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The New York Mets (17-11) travel to Viera on Tuesday to face the Washington Nationals (10-13) at 1:05 PM. LHP Jon Niese (2-0, 2.61 ERA) starts for the Mets and will oppose LHP Gio Gonzalez (0-1, 2.63 ERA) for the Nationals. No radio or TV for this game! News and Notes A day after acquiring a pair of left-handed relievers in Jerry Blevins and Alex Torres, the Mets optioned prospect Dario Alvarez...
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