When the Mets traded Pete Crow-Armstrong to the Cubs for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams, I was not a fan. While the ownership of Steve Cohen was a step in the right direction for this ball club, this felt like a trade that would happen under the Wilpons’ tenure. Baez is a good player, no doubt. But trading a relatively recent first-round pick — even if there were health concerns — for a...
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LOS ANGELES DODGERS (0-0) at ATLANTA BRAVES (0-0) RHP Corey Knebel (4-0, 2.45 ERA) vs. LHP Max Fried (14-7, 3.04 ERA) Game #1 8:08 p.m. ET – Truist Park – TBS The Dodgers and Braves will kick off the NLCS tonight. The Dodgers are going with an opener in Knebel. The opener strategy worked in their most recent game, when they edged the Giants 2-1 in the deciding game of the NLDS....
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The Mets’ ongoing search for a new president of baseball operations has taken a turn. As Andy Martino of SNY reported, it’s appearing unlikely that they’ll be able to hire David Stearns or Billy Beane, both of whom they’ve been linked to for some time but have failed to come to an agreement with. According to Martino, the Mets could now shift to looking for a general...
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BOSTON RED SOX (0-1) at HOUSTON ASTROS (1-0) RHP Nathan Eovaldi (11-9, 3.75 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Garcia (11-8, 3.48 ERA) Game #2 4:20 p.m. ET – Minute Maid Park – HOU FOX, FS1-INT The Astros edged the Red Sox in Game 1 on Friday, despite Enrique Hernandez’s heroics. Hernandez collected four hits including two homers, while the Astros came away with a 5-4 win. Eovaldi will look to...
Read MorePostseason baseball is in full swing, with some great games already in the books as the championship series begin. For the Mets, however, it’s another long offseason at home, resting and gearing up after another disappointing season. It will be an offseason of reflection, but also one of change, as the Mets have a lot of work to do to get this team back on the right track. Following the...
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