With the absences of Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier, after Monday’s game, the New York Mets have now played J.D. Davis at third base in their last three games, and put him in the cleanup spot in their last two. So obviously, the fact that they are playing Davis so much and slotting him ahead of Michael Conforto and Wilson Ramos in the lineup means they definitely have a high opinion of him. After...
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Dominic Smith will get the start at first base tomorrow night according to manager Mickey Callaway, per Tim Britton of The Athletic. Pete Alonso has started all four of the Mets’ games so far, and has thrived in his small body of work so far. This comes right after he hit his first career home run, a three-run blast in the ninth inning of tonight’s game to give the Mets a 7-3...
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To begin what is sure to be a tough and intense season, the New York Mets have thrown top first base prospect Pete Alonso straight into the fire, slotting him in the two-hole on Opening Day for his Major League debut against Max Scherzer, and putting him in that spot again yesterday against Stephen Strasburg. The Mets have shown an enormous amount of confidence in the 24-year-old slugger,...
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According to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN, the ongoing discussions between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have come to an end, with the two sides finally coming to an agreement yesterday. Among the changes that are going to be added to baseball in 2019 are a single trade deadline that will eliminate the ability of teams to make trades in August, as...
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The New York Mets appear to have had a very solid offseason, even if they didn’t do anything quite as flashy or bold as the Phillies’ recent signing of superstar Bryce Harper. While the Mets got a lot of praise for acquiring guys such as Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Jed Lowrie, and Wilson Ramos, one of the more underrated moves they made was signing left-handed reliever Luis...
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