In his column for the New York Post yesterday, Joel Sherman implied that the Mets may have passed on Jhonny Peralta thinking that they had a “Jhonny Peralta lite” already on the roster in Wilmer Flores: But more and more, Flores is — of all things — Jhonny Peralta Lite. He is hitting homers and evolving into a more reliable shortstop. Peralta has long had the reputation as a...
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Daniel Murphy had another huge night at the plate in last night’s 7-0 win over the Padres. Murphy collected four hits in five at-bats, including his 13th double of the season and fourth home run. With the fantastic night at the plate, Murphy raised his batting line to .286/.337/.418, back to almost exactly what he’s done over the past three seasons. Since an absolutely awful month of...
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Mets prospect and 2013 first-round pick Dominic Smith has been selected as this week’s Florida State League Player of the Week. After struggling for the first few weeks of the season, Smith has suddenly turned it on. He is currently riding a 13-game hitting streak in which he is batting .377/.400/.623 with ten doubles, a home run, and 14 RBI. Smith had a monster week, capped off by a...
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What an interesting week this was. Just when we thought the Mets were about to take a nosedive after a absolutely brutal series against the Pirates, they turned it around. Granted, three of their four wins this week (they went 4-2 with an off day) were against the Phillies, but wins are wins and as long as the Mets can continue beating up on bad teams, even if they aren’t so hot against...
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Wanted to update this post with some quotes from Lucas Duda and Michael Cuddyer who spoke to Fred Kerber of the New York Post about the recent uptick in Mets offense and how Cuddyer is fueling that. “I felt my swing was getting better even — without the results,” Cuddyer said. “But nobody wants to hear about the process, they just want to see the results. But as a player, when you’re going...
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