Good morning, Mets fans! Despite the Mets falling to the San Diego Padres by a score of 5-0 on Wednesday, finishing off a disappointing three-game sweep at the hands of San Diego, that finale took a backseat to their deadline moves. After the game, the Mets would go on a bullpen bonanza, acquiring two high-end relief arms and now putting New York’s bullpen amongst the top of the league....
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Some of the New York Mets’ fatal flaws were exposed once again in San Diego. Following a 3-0 start on the West Coast road trip, the Mets were brought back to reality by the Padres after being swept. Not a whole lot went right. There was a pretty significant injury scare, too. All in all, this team still has plenty of concerns to iron out. And the offense remains the biggest concern as we...
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The Houston Astros have been in contact with Mets’ brass about a few members of their infield, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, The Mets have had a logjam in the infield for much of the past month. Young infielders Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio, and Brett Baty have all earned consistent playing time in Queens. With the Astros’ righty dominant lineup, they’ve asked about...
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Updated Post: July 31, 00:38 The Diamondbacks received first baseman Tyler Locklear, right-handed pitcher Hunter Cranton, and righty Juan Burgos from the Mariners for Eugenio Suárez, according to Jeff Passan and Daniel Kramer of MLB.com. Locklear was the Mariners’ ninth overall prospect. The 24-year-old was slashing .316/.401/.542 with 19 homers in 98 games this season at Triple-A. He had...
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Just after it was announced that reliever Jhoan Duran is headed to Philadelphia, Jon Heyman of New York Post Sports reported that the New York Mets were finalizing a deal to acquire right-handed reliever, Ryan Helsley, from the St. Louis Cardinals. It was later confirmed that the package the Mets are sending St. Louis consist of three prospects; infielder Jesus Baez and right-handed pitchers...
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