The Colorado Rockies requested waivers on shortstop Jose Reyes for the purpose of granting his unconditional release on Thursday. The move was a formality that clears the way for his free agency on Saturday at 2:00 PM. According to several reports, there has been virtually no interest in Reyes from other teams which pretty much places Reyes on a silver platter for the Mets if they want him. The...
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A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Name Innings Hits Earned Runs Strikeouts Walks ERA WHIP Quality Start Matz (7-3) 6.0 4 2(2) 7 2 2.74 1.13 Yes(12/8) DeGrom (3-2) 6.0 5 3(3) 6 1 2.96 1.14 Yes (12/9) Colon (6-3) 0.1 0 0(0) 0 0 3.00 1.19 No (14/8) Syndergaard (8-2) 6.0 8 3(3) 4 0 2.08 0.99 Yes (14/12) Harvey (4-8) 6.0 8 2(2) 3 0 4.64 1.39 Yes (14/6) Best Start: This...
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As is often the case, the baseball world has finally come around to seeing what one person on the internet has been saying all along. Sometimes, that one person is a brilliant one who was just waiting to be discovered (think: Nate Silver). Other times, that person is like a broken clock that you just so happened to look toward at just the right moment (think: Peter Schiff, who called the...
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New York Mets pitcher, Matt Harvey continues to struggle with his mechanics in what has been a trying year. Harvey has not been able to get himself in any sort of groove after seeming to find himself just a few starts prior. Harvey had an okay day on the mound, pitching to a quality start. He allowed just two runs on eight hits in six innings of work. Harvey walked none and struck out three...
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The New York Mets (38-33) dropped yet another game to the Atlanta Braves (25-47) on Thursday night in Turner Field. This one came in heartbreaking fashion as the Braves came back late against the Mets, taking the opener of the four-game set by a score of 4-3. Pitching: Matt Harvey started for the Mets and had a shaky but effective start. Harvey went six innings on the night while allowing two...
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