Will Leitch of Sports On Earth writes that the New York Mets will be unable to defend their division crown this season and he has them finishing second in the NL East behind the Washington Nationals in their Season Preview. “Two reasons. One, I think the Nationals are about to make a big step forward, which we’ll get into in a couple of paragraphs. And two, the Mets are basing their...
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With Spring Training now underway for all teams, Dave Cameron of FanGraphs did his annual rankings of which teams had the best offseasons. He grades the Chicago Cubs with an A and puts them in the No. 1 spot followed by the Milwaukee Brewers who also fetched a grade of A. The Mets ranked third with an A-. “The Mets had one of the weirdest offseasons of any team in baseball. After watching...
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Editorial note: Lot’s of talk about Michael Conforto today at PSL which reminded me of this article I originally published on December 28. Enjoy. When the Mets drafted Michael Conforto in the first round of the 2014 draft, it was clear right from the start that he was different from all the other top draft picks by Sandy Alderson. He was an advanced and polished college player out of...
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The New York Mets officially announced that the team will wear their 1986 throwback uniforms for every Sunday home game at Citi Field this season. Original Report In honor of the 30th anniversary of their last World Championship, the Mets will wear their 1986 uniforms multiple times throughout this season, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. The original design of those iconic 1986...
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Yoenis Cespedes arrived to Mets camp in Port St. Lucie on Sunday and spoke briefly with reporters telling them he feels “just like coming home” and is very relaxed. Asked about the added pressure of playing under his new deal with the Mets, Cespedes smiled and said, “I work hard. I’m not too concerned with the contract.” The 30-year old slugger reiterated his...
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