Author: Joe D

Put Lagares in the Leadoff Spot

Juan Lagares is red-hot. Again. While the Mets offense has been somewhat stagnant of late, the gifted center fielder has been anything but, batting .440 (11-for-25) over the last two series against the Giants and Phillies. Lagares is batting .283 for the season which is second only to hits-leader Daniel Murphy. Lagares leads all Mets with a 3.2 WAR. On Monday, Lagares had three hits in the Mets...

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MMO Game Recap: Giants 4, Mets 3

The Mets lost to the Giants this afternoon by a score of 4-3. This is a tough loss to swallow for the Mets who were looking to split against the Giants. After Bartolo Colon got destroyed on Sunday, Dillon Gee pitched a decent game, surrendering two earned runs over his 5.2. The loss went to Jenrry Mejia who gave up the winning run in the 9th inning when Pablo Sandoval hit a ground rule double...

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Mets DFA Bobby Abreu and Recall Kirk Nieuwenhuis

And there it is… Mets Roster Move: Bobby Abreu has been designated for assignment. Kirk Nieuwenhuis is on his way to meet the team. I’ve been nailing it with my timing… 🙂 12:00 PM According to a report by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets have no current intentions of releasing either player despite ranking last in the majors in batting average (.196), 29th in slugging...

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There May Not Be Rotation Spot For Syndergaard

Noah Syndergaard tossed six scoreless innings on Friday night, scattering seven hits, walking none and striking out seven in an extra-innings loss to El Paso. The Mets’ top pitching prospect has allowed one run or less in four of his last five starts spanning 29.1 and striking out 33 batters.  In the past month, Syndergaard has shaved over one full run off his ERA, bringing it down to a...

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Featured Post: Jacob deGrom Is The One You Keep

Incredible, amazing, spectacular… Those are the kind of words that get tossed around whenever Met fans talk about Jacob deGrom. The young and exciting righthander continues to build a case to be this year’s NL Rookie of the Year. DeGrom was unstoppable on Saturday night as he twirled 6.2 no-hit innings against the San Francisco Giants. It all came to an end when Pablo Sandoval lined...

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