Francisco Álvarez was the number-one prospect in all of baseball for a reason. The 21-year-old with 70-grade raw power is showing what he’s capable of as he settles into life as a major-league Met. Álvarez has played 28 games for the Mets this season. His first 12 were abysmal. He batted .194/.216/.278 while striking out in 35% of his at-bats. By all means, if the Mets had a healthy...
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Things haven’t gone totally right for Max Scherzer in a Mets uniform. The former Cy Young, the future Hall of Fame member, the presently injured. Scherzer, 38, is now pitching with discomfort below his right scapula, or the area around his shoulder blade according to the New York Post. “I’m doing everything I can to get through this without having it linger through the rest of the...
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Seven New York Mets have made Baseball America’s Top 100 list for May. In order to be eligible for the list, a prospect must not have exceeded 150 MLB at-bats, 50 innings pitched, or 30 pitching appearances. MLB service time does not factor into their prospect eligibility qualifications. The rankings are as follows: No. 8 Francisco Alvarez No. 15 Brett Baty No. 21 Kodai Senga No. 46 Kevin...
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Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy hit a pair of three-run home runs to lead them past the New York Mets 9-8 on Monday afternoon. The Braves took Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Mets. Both teams were supposed to be off but a wet weekend in New York caused the games to be made up on Monday. Atlanta had already taken the first game of the series, 4-0 in an abbreviated matchup on Friday....
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The Mets are starting to look like the team that was promised on paper. After Monday’s doubleheader, the starting rotation is set with New York’s big three pitching consecutively. Max Scherzer makes his return from his 10-game suspension, Justin Verlander makes his regular season Mets debut, and Kodai Senga returns after a week off. The Mets have more weather concerns upcoming this...
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