David Peterson has allowed three earned runs or fewer in 18 of 20 starts, made the All-Star team for the first time this season and is eighth in the National League in ERA (2.83). He leads the Mets in innings (121) in a year where availability has been the most important ability. Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea, Tylor Megill, Paul Blackburn and Frankie Montas have all missed significant parts of the...
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In what could be his final week as a Met, Mark Vientos may have given David Stearns more to think about. He also may have upped his trade value. Vientos broke a 1-1 tie with an opposite-field grand slam Monday off Padres starter and fellow trade rumor subject Dylan Cease. The Mets failed to hold the lead, however, suffering a 7-6 walk-off loss when Elias Díaz singled in the winning run off...
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For the first two months of the season, the Mets’ bullpen was among the best in baseball. On June 12, the unit ranked second in the majors with a 2.89 ERA. Since June 13, however, the bullpen’s 4.99 ERA is the sixth-worst mark in the majors, and they’ve allowed 21 homers, the tenth-most in the majors. They’ve also been charged with 11 of the team’s 21 losses in that...
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More than any other sport, baseball’s draft is just a series of dart throws. Plenty of first-round picks never even play a game in the majors, and plenty of late-round, unheralded picks go on to have great MLB careers. Even from last year’s draft, Will Watson (seventh round), Ryan Lambert (eighth), Brendan Girton (10th) and R.J. Gordon (13th) are looking like legitimate possible...
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Ryan Clifford had an explosive week for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, totaling four home runs and 12 RBIs while batting 12-for-23. He walked a whopping eight times and scored an even crazier 11 runs. Clifford’s OPS has jumped significantly to .864, and he raised his home run total from 17 to 21. He is the first player in the Mets minor leagues this season to cross the 20-home run...
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