Month: September 2018

Teams Still Showing Trade Interest in Jerry Blevins

Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports is reporting that teams are still showing interest in New York Mets left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins. Blevins can still be traded though he wouldn’t be eligible for the playoff roster of the team acquiring him at this point. The recently turned 35-year-old has a 3.55 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 40 strikeouts in 38 innings this season for the Mets. Blevins has been...

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Matz Rebounds, Homers in Quality Start

After a start against the Phillies in which he struck out eight, but never picked up a consistent rhythm to carry himself into the sixth inning, Steven Matz picked up where he had left off as an efficiency-driven pitcher, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks while striking out four in the Mets’ 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins to open the first half of a double-header. Matz, who...

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Morning Briefing: Salute To The Captain

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (68-78) had an exciting time on the field yesterday as they swept the Miami Marlins (57-89) in a doubleheader which featured a walk-off home run in the first game and a Jason Vargas quality start in the second game. However, the biggest news of the day yesterday came out of David Wright’s press conference where he shared that he’ll make a...

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Mets’ Young Hitters Providing Hope for 2019

One of the many things that went wrong for the New York Mets during the first half of 2018 was their offense. And, more specifically, I’m referring to the general disappearance of it. Heading into the All-Star Break, manager Mickey Callaway watched his club post a collective 89 wRC+ and .685 OPS, both of which were among the worst in baseball. This specific brand of futility at the plate...

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Game Recap: Mets Sweep Doubleheader With 5-2 Win Over Marlins

The New York Mets (68-78) defeated the Miami Marlins (57-89) by a score of 5-2 in the second game of their Thursday doubleheader at Citi Field. Pitching Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.47 ERA) got the nod in this one as he looked to replicate the success he experienced from the middle of August to the end of August. Vargas did exactly that as he delivered a quality start for the Mets. Overall he went six...

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