You never stop learning, even if you’ve been in the majors for over a decade, and Carlos Carrasco was able to take some useful advice into his start on Tuesday after receiving some pearls of wisdom from fellow veteran starter Max Scherzer. When the Mets made a huge splash in free agency by signing Scherzer to a three-year, $130 million deal, they weren’t just paying the big bucks for...
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It has been a good week or so for the New York Mets who have been red hot coming out of the All-Star break, and they took four out of five games in a huge series win against the Atlanta Braves over the weekend. As good as the present looks right now, though, the future looks just as bright with the Mets ranking high in ESPN’s latest farm system rankings. I ranked the farm systems after...
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New York Mets’ general manager Billy Eppler must be feeling pretty good right now with his three main trade deadline acquisitions all making an immediate impact. Specifically, Daniel Vogelbach, Tyler Naquin, and Darin Ruf all played their part in a huge Saturday for the Mets. As New York swept both games of a doubleheader with the Atlanta Braves. Much was made of what proved to be a...
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It was a frustrating Friday night for the Mets who couldn’t quite recover from allowing eight runs in the first two innings, but there were some positives to take from a 9-6 loss to the Braves at Citi Field. One of those positives was the first plate appearance in a Met uniform by Darin Ruf. Acquired at the trade deadline from the San Francisco Giants, Ruf was hardly a sexy blockbuster...
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Mets slugger Pete Alonso has been on one hell of a tear since the All-Star break and he’s showing no signs of slowing down as he continues to mash at a high level. He was at it again on Wednesday night as he hit another moon shot with the Mets beating the Nationals 9-5. Alonso is having himself quite a year and he has stepped it up another level since the All-Star break. Heading into the...
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