The New York Mets added yet another high upside pitcher to their system last year, drafting and signing Boston College right-hander Justin Dunn in the first round of the MLB Draft (19th overall). The Freeport-native grew up just thirty minutes from Shea Stadium and Citi Field, attending many games as a youth. Dunn, 21, has the chance to one day join Steven Matz as being able to pitch in...
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New York Mets fans might want to look away from this one. One of baseball’s best pitching gurus has some potential bad news for the Mets and their ace. Noah Syndergaard will likely be injured by “the second week of June.” Those are the words of pitching expert Tom House. House was formerly the Texas Rangers pitching coach. Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan credited him with prolonging his MLB...
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Travis d’Arnaud was a huge disappointment for the New York Mets this past season hitting only .247/.307/.323 in 75 games. His swing has so much going on, and the Mets need to fix it, and fast. He spent time this offseason working with hitting coach Kevin Long rebuilding his batting setup. This week as pitchers and catchers reported to camp, Long talked to Marc Carig of Newsday.com about the Mets...
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Good Morning Everyone. Jose Reyes spoke with the media on Friday regarding his upcoming challenge of learning a new position as the Mets look to get him familiar with center field. For the second consecutive season, the speedy Reyes will look to conquer a new spot on the field as last year he showed his ability to play third base. “It’s a new position for me,” Reyes said....
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New York Mets pitchers and catchers have now been in camp for six days and here I will show you some of my best pictures from the week. Above is the infectious smile of the Mets top prospect Amed Rosario. He’s been working hard this offseason and even added some upper body strength. Look at that release point from the new Met submariner Ben Rowen. The Mets brought in the 28-year old righty...
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