Month: December 2018

Van Wagenen: Mets Are NL East Favorites

Brodie Van Wagenen has shown no shyness when it comes to making moves in his brief tenure as the Mets’ GM and his boldness was further exemplified in the team’s introductory press conference for Wilson Ramos. The GM went as to say that the Mets front office would argue that they “are the favorites in the division right now.” Obviously, that is an extremely bold statement...

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Mets Announce Spring Training Reporting Dates

The New York Mets announced their 2019 Spring Training Reporting Dates on Wednesday as follows: Pitchers & Catchers Report: February 12 First P&C Workout: February 14 Position Players Report: February 16 First Full-Squad Workout: February 18 Grapefruit League Games Begin: February 23 Opening Day: March 28 at Washington The Mets open Grapefruit League play against the Atlanta Braves on...

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Flexen Lost 30 Pounds, Looking To Earn Role in 2019

Mike Puma of the New York Post reported last night that Mets’ right-hander Chris Flexen has lost almost 30 pounds since last August when he got knee surgery. The 24-year-old has been less than impressive so far in his young career as he has a 3-8 record, 8.45 ERA, 2.15 WHIP, 7.26 FIP, 39 strikeouts, and 41 walks in 54 1/3 MLB innings (10 starts). Most of his appearances came in 2017 as he...

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MMO Fan Shot: Wilpons Need To Go “All In”

An MMO Fan Shot by @firstpitchmitch It’s been about four years since I have written about the Mets. For those of you that don’t recognize my name, I was once the Executive Editor of MMO, and helped launch Metsminors.net. I was passionate about prospects because, in a time when a team isn’t doing much winning, they give you hope about the future. At the time, many of the prospect sites and...

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Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Depth Pieces Find Homes

Nats Reunite With Slugging Adams According to his own personal twitter account, Matt Adams has announced that he is resigning with the Washington Nationals for the 2019 season. Adams spent the first half of last season with the Nationals before being traded to the Cardinals at the deadline to help on their playoff run. Adams has become much more versatile the last couple seasons, playing first...

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