The Miami Marlins are quickly becoming the grinches of September, stealing wins against teams who need them desperately. After the Marlins outplayed the New York Mets in Flushing, they traveled to Washington D.C. to take on the Nationals. The pesky Marlins defeated the Nationals by a score of 6-4 tonight which puts the Nats a full 8 games behind the first place Mets in the NL East with 16 games...
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MLB Pipeline recently named their Prospects of the Year for each team with pitcher Steven Matz and outfielder Michael Conforto getting the honors for the Mets. Both are no-brainers as they have excelled this year including at the Major League level. Conforto will lose is prospect status very soon needing only 12 more at bats to get to his rookie eligibility. Matz will most likely hold...
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In his latest article for ESPN Insider, Jim Bowden includes Sandy Alderson among seven general managers he believes are the top candidates for MLB’s Executive of the Year award. “The Mets had a quiet offseason; the signing of outfielder Michael Cuddyer was their only significant move. In this case, Alderson’s best moves were the ones he didn’t make, including trading one of the...
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Since returning from the disabled list on September 8, Mets first baseman Lucas Duda has struggled. We all know that Duda is a streaky hitter to say the least, but he has not yet been able to find that groove since coming back. Duda has appeared in eight games since his return and is 3-for-25 with no home runs and one RBI. He has walked six times with five strikeouts. Because of his current...
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Matt Harvey’s next start will be on Sunday night against the crosstown rival New York Yankees, but the question on everyone’s mind will be, how much will Harvey pitch in that game, given that Matt is approaching his innings limit? “We’re going to keep a very close eye on him,” manager Terry Collins said. “The Yankees will decide when he comes out, but it...
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