Month: June 2018

Jose Reyes: “I Am Not Thinking About Retiring”

The New York Mets have a well-documented history with Jose Reyes. His tenure as a member of the Mets has had its fair share of high points, most notably his role in helping to bring the team back to relevancy in the mid-2000’s and winning the 2011 National League batting title. He’s also had some very prominent low points. His injury history and the inconsistencies in his effort at...

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Mets Announce Signing of First Round Pick Jarred Kelenic

The New York Mets announced that they’ve signed 2018 first round pick Jarred Kelenic. Jacob Resnick of MMO reported the news earlier on Friday and added that the outfielder will begin his career in the Gulf Coast League with the GCL Mets. Jim Callis of MLB reports that Kelenic was given a $4.5 million signing bonus, significantly under the $5,525,200 slot value. Kelenic, 18, was drafted...

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Manfred Addresses Several Topics Including Universal DH

With Major League owners having their quarterly meeting yesterday, Commissioner Rob Manfred seemed to be emboldened by a number of changes he has seemingly wanted to implement since taking over for Bud Selig. The most radical change to the sport to emerge from the meeting was Manfred’s belief Major League Baseball is getting closer to adopting a universal DH according to David Lennon of...

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Concerns Remain Over Mets Disabled List Management

Managing injuries has been a never-ending issue for the New York Mets, not just in 2018, but for what seems like a couple of decades now. Scapegoated former head trainer Ray Ramirez took what should be looked at as an unreasonable amount of the blame for this trend. Attempting to revamp their training department, the Mets created a new position: Director of Performance and Sports Science, and...

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Conforto Tweaks Swing, Crushes Homer to Center

The 2018 season has certainly been a struggle for the New York Mets talented outfielder Michael Conforto as he looks to return to his pre-surgery 2017 form. Conforto recently worked hitting coach Pat Roessler and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater to help correct an issue in with his swing according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. The lefty realized he wasn’t waiting on the ball and as...

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