With the free agent market slowdown the past few offseasons, we have seen players increasingly be amenable to contract extensions. The Yankees have already locked up Luis Severino and Aaron Hicks, and they are working on deals with Didi Gregorius and Dellin Betances. The Phillies have locked up Aaron Nola while the Cardinals have locked up Miles Mikolas. According to reports, the Nationals are...
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The Mets’ top three starters, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler are all primed to have big seasons this year, but their No. 4 guy, Steven Matz, could be right behind him. And maybe even more. Earlier this week, new Mets’ catcher, Wilson Ramos, compared the southpaw to the former’s old teammate, Blake Snell. He says Matz has the tools to make the leap into stardom,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Last week’s matchup of Noah Syndergaard and Justin Verlander will happen once more. Last week, Verlander shut down the Mets for two innings and Syndergaard, despite allowing several hits, managed to hold the Astros off the board as well. Today’s game can be viewed on MLB Network at 1:10 p.m. Mets big offseason acquisition, Edwin Diaz, is slated to make his...
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Mets ace Jacob deGrom made his second spring start of 2019 on Friday when he pitched three innings in the Mets win over the Tigers, 7-1. DeGrom needed only 39 pitches to get through three scoreless innings. He allowed only one hit, zero walks, and struck out four. He struck out the last three batters he faced, all swinging. The 2018 National League Cy Young Award winner got his fastball velocity...
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Using a strong pitching performance that only allowed six hits, the New York Mets defeated the Detroit Tigers, 7-1 at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. The win puts the Mets over .500 for the spring at 4-3-1. Box Score The star of the day was undoubtedly starter Jacob deGrom. The 2018 Cy Young award winner pitched three innings yielding one hit, striking out four, throwing 39 pitches in his...
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