At just under .500 (20-22), the Mets have largely underwhelmed a quarter of the way into the season. A month ago, the offense had been on fire while the pitching—the backbone of this team—had squandered leads on a nightly basis. Still, despite their aces’ struggles, the Mets found themselves at 9-4 on April 12. If you’d told me, having seen the early domination by the revamped Mets lineup, that...
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Franklyn Kilome Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: June 25, 1995 (23) Acquired: Acquired from Philadelphia for Asdrubal Cabrera Stats (Binghamton): 0-3, 4.03 ERA, 1.079 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9, 9.9 K/9 2018 Overall (Double-A): 4-9, 4.18 ERA, 1.343 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9, 8.0 K/9 Kilome has been a cusp of the top 100 of prospect lists for the last few seasons. The 6’6” 175 lb. right-hander is the kind of tall...
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As many people know, MLB Network has been releasing their Top 10 Right Now at every position in baseball the last few weeks. Yesterday, they released their list for starting pitchers, where the 2018 Cy Young Award winner, Jacob deGrom, ranked third on the list. Ahead of him on the list were Max Scherzer and Chris Sale while Corey Kluber, Justin Verlander, Aaron Nola, Clayton Kershaw, Luis...
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The New York Mets announced today that David Wright will assume a new role with the club as Special Advisor to COO Jeff Wilpon and General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen. In a related move, the organization and David mutually agreed to his release from the current roster. “David Wright is an iconic Met and will be forever remembered for his contributions on the field as well as his countless...
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Jon Heyman of Fancred reports that the Mets have agreed to terms on a contract with Chili Davis to become the team’s next hitting coach. Davis, 58, played in the Major Leagues from 1981 to 1999 for the Giants, Angels, Twins, Royals, and Yankees. He racked up 2380 hits and 350 home runs to go with a .274/.360/.451 slash line. He was a three-time All-Star, and was on three World Series...
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