Author: Dilip Sridhar

Morning Briefing: Roster Starting to Take Shape

Starting this week, there will be regular season baseball until November. Soak it in. Meanwhile, today is their final official Spring Training game and it will be against the Marlins at First Data Field. Steven Matz will get the ball for the Mets at 12:10 p.m. The game will be on WPIX. Latest Mets News The Mets sent down Zack Wheeler to Las Vegas. They plan on using Wheeler as a starter down. To...

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Projecting Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo as Relievers

I will go on the record and say I love the idea of having these two as relievers. I also would love to see Zack Wheeler as a reliever but the Jason Vargas injury keeps him in the rotation for now. Both Gsellman and Lugo came up in 2016 and helped pitch the Mets into the playoffs. Gsellman flashed a 95 MPH sinker which was nearly impossible to elevate while Lugo flashed a nasty curveball. In...

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What to Expect from Yoenis Cespedes in 2018

I started doing a series of what to expect from players as we headed into the 2018 season. For example, I have done these on Kevin Plawecki and one on Jacob deGrom. Yoenis Cespedes for his Mets career has hit .285/.350/.550 with a 138 wRC+ and .375 wOBA. Before becoming a Met, Cespedes hit .269/.317/.473 with a 117 wRC+ and .339 wOBA for his career. Cespedes went from a third outfielder with...

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Game Recap: Syndergaard Solid As Mets Edge Out O’s 5-4

The New York Mets outlasted the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon, scratching out a 5-4 victory in front of a packed house at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched seven innings. Thor didn’t have his marvelous strikeout numbers, but still got the job done against a solid Orioles lineup. His final line was: seven innings...

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Morning Briefing: Hey, the Mets Won!

Good morning Mets fans! Today the team heads to Ed Smith Stadium to take on the Baltimore Orioles. The Mets will send Noah Syndergaard to the mound against Dylan Bundy. The game starts at 1:05 p.m., but will not be aired on TV. The Mets beat the Washington Nationals yesterday in West Palm Beach. Wilmer Flores, who started in left field, homered for the Mets. The Mets also scored four runs in the...

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