As most everyone knows by now, Matt Harvey’s days with the Mets have come to an unceremonious end. Given his 7.00 ERA, his antics, and his attitude, this really should come as little surprise. But one can’t help but feel a bit blindsided by the sudden, steep fall from grace the man once known as “The Dark Knight” experienced over the last three seasons. It only took 30...
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Ever since Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki went down, the Mets have had virtually zero production from their catchers. And that’s not a figure of speech either. They’ve literally gotten almost nothing from their catchers. Jose Lobaton and Tomas Nido have combined to bat .154/.241/.212 with no home runs and just four RBIs in 52 at-bats. Both have combined for two extra-base...
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When the Mets won 3-2 on Sunday, the win featured many hallmarks of the 2018 team’s 12-2 start. The Amazin’s got a solid starting pitching performance from Noah Syndergaard, a shutdown effort from the bullpen, and the Mets again erased a deficit to win in the late innings. These three factors have been constants over the first 14 games of the season. In addition to these positive...
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There aren’t many things that the New York Mets can say they’ve been the best at since they came into the league in 1962. They have an all-time record well below .500, haven’t won a World Series in 32 seasons, and have never had a player win MVP. They’ve been a perennial punchline for decades, and will likely always play second-fiddle to the Yankees in New York....
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It’s no secret that the Mets are high on Brandon Nimmo. It was Sandy Alderson who drafted him in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Wyoming — the highest a player from Wyoming had ever gone. It was that same Alderson that infamously cited Nimmo as a reason for not trading for Giancarlo Stanton. And it was also Alderson that reportedly declined a trade for Andrew McCutchen that...
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