Author: Jordan Baron

Stroman Gives Up Two Runs In Three Inning Performance

Marcus Stroman went three innings during Friday’s intrasquad game, only really suffering the consequences when it came to the longball. Stroman allowed four hits and struck out the same amount, walking one over three total innings of work. His first two frames looked quite promising, as he only suffered two hits, neither of which panned into a scoring opportunity for his opponents.  He saw...

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J-Rod Talks Development With the Kraft’s

J-Rod and company seem to be preparing quite well to run the New York Mets, if their bid at the team gives them the opportunity to do so. According to a New York Post story, the couple, accompanied by a few senior bankers from JPMorgan Chase’s private wealth group, recently flew to Foxborough, Mass. to meet with the Bob and Jonathon Kraft, the primary owners of the New England Patriots. The...

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Metsmerizing Moves: Dave Kingman Brings Power to Big Apple

Dave Kingman was the epitome of a power hitter; low average, many strikeouts, and a whole lot of home runs. Kingman was quite the low risk, high reward signing when the Mets bought his contract from the San Francisco Giants in late February of 1975. Over three full seasons in the bay area, Kingman hit 77 home runs, but only hit .224 and averaged 129 strikeouts.  His fielding was also subpar....

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Metsmerizing Moves: Rusty Staub Comes to New York

Rusty Staub’s tenure with the New York Mets was a journey filled with success and offensive destruction, combined with some horrible injury luck that stopped him from reaching his full potential with the team. Staub was a five-time All-Star before he even put on a blue and orange uniform. He played during the Mid-Summer Classic in 1967 and 1968 for the Astros, before making the team in ‘69, ‘70,...

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How Mets First Round Picks Have Fared

With the 2020 First Year Player Draft just around the corner, you can’t help but wonder who the Mets will take and if they will pan out.  Prospects drafted into the New York Mets organization are entering a losing game, as only 14.8% of players drafted have made it to the major leagues.  That number, however, does not take into account the round that the players were drafted in. If we look...

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