Jacob deGrom has been doing all he has been asked to do to try and help the Mets win ball games, but unfortunately the Mets have not given him enough run support in those starts. Since making his debut on May 15th, when he lost to the Yankees 1-0, deGrom is 0-3, with a 3.44 ERA, 32 strikeouts in 36.2 innings. He has kept the Mets in every single game, even tossing a six inning performance on...
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Francisco Rodriguez, better known as K-Rod, pitched two-plus seasons for the Mets from 2009-2011 before being traded to the Brewers. In his time as a Met the fireballing right-hander experienced ups and downs both on and off the mound. According to Marc Carig of Newsday, that’s left the veteran reliever feeling like he has something left to prove to the people of New York. Rodriguez, 32,...
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Adam Rubin reports that sources told ESPNNewYork.com that Zach Lutz is headed to Japan in play for the Rakuten Eagles. Lutz was hitting .291, with seven homers and 37 RBIs in 227 at-bats with Vegas this season. He appeared in 22 games for the Mets in 2012 and ’13, producing a combined .226 average and two RBIs in 31 at-bats. This is a big loss for the 51s as the 28-year old third baseman...
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On July 26th, 2012, Mets fans were anticipating the debut of a skilled minor league prospect by the name of Matt Harvey. That day in Arizona, Harvey threw 5.1 innings, allowed three hits, no runs and struck out 11 Diamondbacks. As it turns out, his gem in the desert was not a fluke but rather a sign of things to come. Once his rookie campaign was done, the former first round pick had a 2.73 ERA,...
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Ruben Tejada batted lead-off for the first time this season on Tuesday night, but as Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes, it was actually his 100th career start atop the lineup. Terry Collins replaced Matt den Dekker atop the order with Tejada, because over the past few weeks, the shortstop has been wielding a hot bat. “We put Ruben there today because he’s been doing a great job getting on...
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