The New York Mets are slated to have the No. 19 pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. That’s been a very good spot the last five years. Three of the players selected with that pick since 2015 have been top 100 prospects and two of them are top 50. The two who weren’t top 100 prospects were standout Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Kevin Newman and 2019 selection Zack Thompson. The Mets were a part of...
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The New York Mets’ bullpen always seems to be an issue. Any time the team is good, the bullpen seems to be the weak link. However, there’s always a shining light. For whatever reason, the Mets always seem to have one or two good pieces shine through in their awful bullpens. In honor of those lights, and hope that ’20s will be better, here’s the Mets’ all-decade...
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Rick Porcello will be pitching in the National League for the first time in 2020. That fact has some analysts believing that Porcello is due for a jump his numbers. The thought process tends to go something like this. The American League is the more offensive league due to the DH rule, so it’s harder for pitchers to succeed. So, when they switch leagues pitchers from the AL are due for a...
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The New York Mets have what feels like a herculean task in front of them. They have to figure out how to fix one of the worst bullpens in baseball on an incredibly tight budget. They’re only about $13 million away from the luxury tax threshold. For argument’s sake, let’s say that the Mets will be able to spend all of that $13 million. They also have to address their fifth...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the New York Mets are looking at the possibility of having Tony DeFrancesco join the major league staff. DeFrancesco has been a part of the Mets organization since 2018 when he was named the manager of the Las Vegas 51s. Mike Puma of the New York Post notes that DeFrancesco would also take over the catching instructor duties. He remained the Mets’ AAA...
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