Month: April 2013

Mets Minors Report: McHugh Is Ready, Peavey Is Dealing, Rivera and Brown Tearing It Up

Last Night’s Quick Scores Savannah (4-4) dropped a game to Rome, 5-2. St. Lucie (6-2) defeated Palm Beach in twelve innings, 6-5. Binghamton (5-3) defeated New Hampshire behind an eleven run fourth inning, 15-7. Las Vegas (5-4) dropped a game to Fresno, 6-1. Prospect Pipeline Kevin Plawecki now leads the organization with a .484 batting average after going 3-for-5 in last night’s...

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Daniel Murphy – The Mets’ Overlooked Offensive Star

With all the attention being paid to John Buck’s torrid start, another Met’s offensive performance has gone under the radar.  But his start is just as noteworthy as Buck’s. Daniel Murphy has always been a great contact hitter, lashing doubles at a rate never before seen by a left-handed hitter in Mets history.  Nearly one-quarter of his 481 career hits have gone for two bases. ...

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The Grandest Buck-Shot Of Them All; Watch and Learn d’Arnaud

Another game, another highlight. That’s what the season has been like for Mets catcher John Buck who belted a grand slam and scored two runs last night against the Twins. Buck is now batting .351/.350/.865 with an incredible 1.215 OPS on the season with a National League leading six home runs and 19 RBI and tied for tops in the Majors with Baltimore’s Chris Davis. The RBIs put him in...

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Mets Not Discussing Any Extension For Matt Harvey

The Wall Street Journal’s Brian Costa reports that the Mets have not yet discussed the possibility of offering Matt Harvey a contract extension. To date, the Mets front office has not even discussed the subject internally, according to one team executive. They probably will not do so before next winter. The team wants a bigger sample size on which to base projections on Harvey’s...

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