New York Mets starter, Logan Verrett found himself in an unenviable position in last night’s 4-2 loss to the Washington Nationals. He was staked with the daunting task of going toe-to-toe with Nationals all-star starter, Max Scherzer due to the pushing back of Steven Matz in the rotation as he deals with elbow discomfort. Verrett, to his credit, did his job pitching five solid innings...
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Peter Alonso, the Mets 2nd round pick (64th overall), has finally signed after concluding his collegiate career with a dominating College World Series performance. As a benefit to the Mets, Alonso was signed for under slot value at just over $900K, compared to the $1,009,200 slotted for the 64th pick in the draft. Alonso concluded his Florida Gators collegiate career going 16-for-32 with four...
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The Mets have been here before, staring up at the standings as the season trudges on. The team dropped another game to the Nationals last night by a score of 5-0. Manager, Terry Collins knows this is not the time to panic. Keeping guys upbeat and loose is a key for this team to have any success going forward. “I’m scratching my head little bit. We’ve got to make sure that these guys stay...
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New York Mets starter, Matt Harvey was pleased with his arsenal of pitches last night. In a rain shortened performance that saw Harvey pulled after the rain delay, another step in the right direction was taken. Harvey only saw 3.2 innings before the rain washed his start away as he gave way to the bullpen upon the delay’s end. In the short outing he allowed just the one run on four hits....
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Sandy Alderson spoke to reporters at Nationals Park on Tuesday and said the Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is still rehabbing at the team’s complex in Port St. Lucie. Alderson added that Duda is still at least two weeks away from resuming baseball activities, as he looks to return from a stress fracture in his back. Duda has now missed the last five weeks of the season and has been slow to...
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