Just what the doctor ordered, a complete game gem by Zack Wheeler, when he and the Mets needed it the most. On Thursday night against the Marlins in Miami, Wheeler threw a dazzling, 111 pitch three hit shutout, which was the best game of his brief major league career. “I still had plenty,” Wheeler told Adam Rubin of ESPN NY after the game. “He showed you tonight exactly what we’ve been talking...
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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Chris Young sees parallels between his subpar start last season with the Oakland Athletics, which resulted in reduced playing time, and his current status with the Mets. “It’s a little similar with the playing time and with the gaps in between at-bats that I’ve had from time to time,” Young tells Rubin. “Throughout my career I could...
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The Mets (33-40) won their second straight game, taking the opening game of the series from the Marlins (36-36) by the score of 1-0. All of the pre-game talk was about Marlins youngster Andrew Heaney, who was making his first Major League start. However it was the Mets own young starter who stole the show. Zack Wheeler took the mound coming off of losses in his last two starts, but turned in a...
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Path Of A 4A Player Every organization carries a number of players who are referred to as Quad-A material. From early on, many are deemed for this generic role. Typically, they are selected in the middle rounds of the draft and produce well enough at every level to advance to Triple A. They arrive at the final level, a level where hitters lose their confidence as quickly as they lose sight of a...
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Updated 9:00 AM Adam Rubin of ESPN is now reporting that Matt Reynolds has been promoted to Las Vegas making it six moves in under 24 hours. Reynolds was batting .355 so far this season for Binghamton, with a home run and 21 RBI. Wednesday 10:00 PM Adam Rubin of ESPN reported that five St. Lucie Mets are being promoted to Double-A Binghamton. The Mets were eliminated from claiming a postseason...
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