Month: June 2016

Lack of Mets Minor League Development At Crux Of Offensive Struggles

It was only natural to watch last Thursday’s coverage of the MLB Draft and hope the Mets would stockpile some future offensive stars. Such additions would obviously be a few years away from contribution, but with the offense sputtering the way it has been for the last month, it would be nice to know that there is help somewhere on the way. So when the Mets took pitchers with their first two...

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Mets Minors Recap: Nimmo Extends Hitting Streak to 12 Games

Reno 16, Las Vegas (33-32) 10 Box Score The 51s battled back from being down 9-0 at one point with the pitching staff allowing 15 hits including three home runs. Dilson Herrera 2B: 1 for 5, BB, R, .296/.344/.510 Brandon Nimmo LF: 2 for 4, 2 R, 3B, BB, .333/.415/.538 Travis Taijeron RF: 2 for 5, HR (10th), 4 RBI, .312/.393/.580 Gavin Cecchini SS: 1 for 5, .316/.381/.425 Nimmo extended his hitting...

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Red Hot Flores Continues To Make Best Of Opportunity

Since Mets third-baseman David Wright headed to the disabled list due to a herniated disk in his neck, Wilmer Flores has taken advantage of the opportunity at hand in a huge way. In last night’s 11-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Flores had a great night at the plate. He went 2-for-5 on the night with a homer and four RBI. Flores entered the game with just five RBI on the season,...

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Syndergaard Stops The Bleeding With A Scintillating Performance

The New York Mets needed their ace to step up in a big way yesterday as the team had dropped their previous three games. The offense had been struggling, unable to produce runs for a pitching staff that kept them in just about every game. But in epic style, both Noah Syndergaard and the offense came through last night in the team’s 11-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Syndergaard put...

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Neil Walker Hoping To Play Against Bucs Tonight

After waking up with continued lower-back discomfort on Wednesday morning, second baseman Neil Walker was examined by team doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery and was unavailable for the game. “He woke up this morning and sent a text and said, ‘There’s no way I can play today,’” manager Terry Collins said.  However after tonight’s 11-2 win, Collins updated reporters and said he...

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