This weekend will be one the New York Mets will want to flush quickly. Despite loading up at the Trade Deadline, the Mets lost two of three to the Giants to drop their second straight series. Furthermore, they’ve now lost five of their last six games. There were some positives sprinkled in among a sea of negatives. But, overall, this series was another step in the wrong direction for the...
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At the Trade Deadline, the Mets strengthened the back end of their pitching staff with the acquisitions of Ryan Helsley and Tyler Rogers. However, they made no moves to bolster a starting rotation that has recently looked like a shadow of its former self—but that decision was no accident. When Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns was asked about the starting pitching market in a...
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Edwin Díaz has been named the National League Reliever of the Month for July. Díaz converted seven of his eight save opportunities during the month, not allowing an earned run over 11 innings. He allowed just four hits and walks, while striking out 18 of the 43 batters he faced. He also appeared in the All-Star Game in Atlanta, his third Midsummer Classic selection. The Angels’ Kenley...
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When the Mets signed Frankie Montas to a two-year, $34 million contract to start their offseason this past winter, there were many roads of possibility for the veteran pitcher. Unfortunately for Montas and the Mets, it has gone about as badly as possible so far in year one. Montas missed the first three months of the season due to injury. He pitched so poorly in his rehab outings that Carlos...
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Carson Benge is making a serious case for a big-league look, sooner rather than later. The Mets’ No. 4 prospect continued his torrid stretch with another home run Sunday, his fifth in the last six games, and is now batting .370 with eight homers, 20 RBIs, and a 1.132 OPS in just 26 games at Double-A. With the major league offense still searching for consistency, Benge could offer a spark, much...
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