It has been a strange season for MJ Melendez. There was a point during the Mets’ most extreme struggles where he was neck-and-neck with Juan Soto for the best OPS in the starting lineup. He’s since played so poorly that he’s no longer a mainstay in the lineup at all. His offensive production took such a downturn that his roster spot even started to come into question. But he...
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Jonah Tong impressed in his MLB season debut Friday. Sean Manaea also turned in a strong outing. The two pitchers — the youngster and the vet, who throw from opposite sides of the plate — both had encouraging performances out of the bullpen in the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Marlins on Friday at loanDepot Field. It was a peculiar pitching construction for the Mets. They went with Tobias Myers as...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The struggling David Peterson has been better with an opener in front of him, but he will start today in the Mets’ series finale against the Nationals, looking to come away with a series split. Peterson has a ghastly 8.10 ERA in five starts this season. In five long relief appearances, he has a 2.25 ERA. The Mets have lost two in a row. It’ll be Peterson...
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It’s the middle of May. It’s deep enough into the season now that it’s fair to say Bo Bichette has been a disappointment. While a few other Mets have finally started to get going — Brett Baty, Carson Benge and Marcus Semien, to name a few — Bichette has remained in a slump. Despite this, the Mets have kept him in the top third of the order. It’s partly due to necessity,...
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Devin Williams could be seen talking to Carlos Mendoza in the dugout after his eighth-pitch bottom of the ninth. The implication from outside observers was that Williams might pitch the 10th. It made sense — Williams had cruised through a quick ninth, he’s been pitching well recently and the Mets can’t afford to be blowing close games with the way their season’s gone. Alas,...
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