Second baseman Dilson Herrera has been playing well for Triple-A Las Vegas, batting .306 with a .378 on-base percentage over his last ten games with one home run, two stolen bases and six runs scored. Herrera, 21, has been in Triple-A since the start of June, when Daniel Murphy made his return from the DL. Until a spot opens up, he will probably remain in Vegas for the immediate future. In 25...
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In an interview with Daniel Popper of the NY Daily News, John Smoltz says the Mets rotation is “way better” than the Braves starters during the 90’s. “They’re way better,” Smoltz told Popper. “They’ve got more talent than we could ever have.” Smoltz was a member of the Braves excellent rotation during the 90’s, which included Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. However, Smoltz...
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Are the Mets going to trade for Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez? That’s what ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick said when he was asked to predict one deal he believed would go down at the trade deadline. Crasnick believes the Mets have the pitching prospects to get a deal done and enough resources to take on the approximate $6 million that Ramirez is owed. The 37-year-old veteran...
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The Mets have brought back Zach Lutz to the organization after releasing him last June to allow him to sign with Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. He has been added to the Las Vegas 51’s roster to take the place of OF/IF Alex Castellanos who is headed to play in Japan. Castellanos was having a great year for the 51’s leading the PCL in doubles (32),...
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The All Star Break, baseball’s hallway point of a long 162 game season, is finally upon us and for the first time since 2010 the Mets remain in the hunt for October baseball as they go into a much needed four day rest. A season that was destined with so much promise and hope has fallen into a whirlwind of unpredictable circumstances topped off by the injury bug, extreme hitting droughts,...
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