Jay Bruce has been pretty good this season. He has 23 home runs and 59 RBI at the break to go along with a nifty-looking .872 OPS. Although he was almost unplayable in 2016 for the New York Mets, Bruce has bounced back to make the deadline deal with the Cincinnati Reds last season look like a clear win for Sandy Alderson. While the trade caused some outfield playing time issues, the Mets got a...
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With a few more weeks of losing baseball, the Mets will likely fully pull the plug on the 2017 season and start playing for next year and beyond. Aside from making any trades, the Mets will use the next couple of months to evaluate what they have going forward. Here are five key questions the Mets must get an answer to before they approach an offseason in which they should have around $70...
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The reluctance to promote Amed Rosario has been an increasingly frustrating experience for Mets fans. In a season that has looked so utterly bleak, Rosario has offered a glimmer of hope. It’s understandable that the team’s fans are clamoring to see him make his debut. Now, though, it might be best to wait for Rosario until August. This isn’t to say that Rosario shouldn’t already be here. He...
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With so many players in the last year of their contract, the New York Mets should be active players around the trade deadline. The draft pick compensation rules have changed, and there is now more incentive to deal players than to extend a qualifying offer. Barring a hot streak, the Mets will probably look to sell in July. Sandy Alderson is in a strong position, as the team has several...
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Although 2017 has been nothing short of a disaster in Flushing, the future is still bright for the New York Mets. That might be hard to imagine, especially when the starting rotation, which was supposed to be the foundation of the franchise, completely fell apart in the first two months of this season. While 2017 is inching closer and closer to a lost cause, it doesn’t dim the outlook on 2018...
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