Author: Connor O'Brien

Barring Miracle, Mets Will Be Sellers, Alderson Says

Sandy Alderson spoke at length to the press yesterday, explaining his philosophy over the next few weeks with the trade deadline looming. The Mets will have to play “exceedingly well” for Alderson to be buyers or stand pat. Unless that happens, he says, they will be selling off veterans with expiring contracts. “This is what I believe is a sort of a pause button. We’re going to have...

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Assessing The Mets’ Potential Trade Chips

Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports came out with an extensive review of all the significant MLB players who could change clubs in the next month leading up to the trade deadline. As you would expect, there are a ton of Mets on the 96-player list. Here is what he said about each one, separates into Heyman’s own categories: The Pretty Valuable 28. Lucas Duda, Mets 1B. He’s showing some big power in...

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Mets Fall Victim To Longball Yet Again

  Any hope of the Mets making a serious playoff run died this week at home against the Nationals and over the past few days in Los Angeles. The last four nights were particularly brutal, with the Mets not even putting up a fight. In total, Mets pitching allowed 36 runs in the four games with the Dodgers. The Dodgers hit an absurd 15 home runs in the series, the most they’ve ever hit...

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Oakland Designates Stephen Vogt For Assignment

After six seasons in Oakland and two All-Star appearances in 2015 and 2016, the Oakland Athletics have designated catcher Stephen Vogt for assignment. Vogt, 32, was hitting just .217/.287/.357 on the year with four homers in 174 plate appearances. Vogt is just two years removed from a season in which he hit .261/.341/.443 with 18 homers, making his first All-Star team. He did it again last year,...

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Mets To Install New Protective Netting At Citi Field

The Mets will install a set of new protective nets both behind home plate and down the foul lines, the team announced yesterday. The 30-foot high net behind home plate will be extended four sections in both directions, and an entirely new eight-foot net will extend a few sections further. Here is what the changes will look like: In a statement, the Mets said the nets are 97% transparent. The...

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