There were a plethora of positives to focus on for the New York Mets in the wake of their three-inning intra-squad game at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie on Friday. Chief among them was a solid outing from left-handed pitcher Joey Lucchesi. Lucchesi missed half of the 2021 season and all of 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He’s been slowly making his way back over the first couple...
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There’s no such thing as an offseason in sports anymore. Especially in baseball. And, for New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler, he was busier this winter than he will be at any other point during the year. When the cold weather hits and the dark settles in early, the vast majority of us bunker down and count down the days until spring arrives. For Eppler, and other baseball...
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The Athletic recently posted the results of their 2023 spring training survey and it makes interesting reading for Mets fans. The survey is completed by a panel of 29 executives, former executives, coaches and scouts, who all remain anonymous. The survey covers a wide-ranging number of topics and the New York Mets come up a lot. For instance, when asked for the most improved teams in the...
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Eduardo Escobar was largely a disappointment for the New York Mets in 2022. Aside from a red-hot September, he failed to produce on a consistent basis. With that in mind, what are realistic expectations for the veteran in 2023? It proved to be a strange winter for Escobar. Heading into the offseason on a high after a strong finish to 2022, the 34-year-old was brought back down to earth after...
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As good as Francisco Lindor was for the New York Mets in 2022, he was also playing hurt. Like really hurt. In an interview with Mike Puma of The New York Post on Friday, Lindor revealed that he suffered with lower abdominal discomfort since August 2021. After the pain really flared up in the wake of the NL wild-card series to the San Diego Padres last year, the star shortstop underwent surgery....
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