Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports that there are two names, in addition to Ben Cherington, that the team is considering to take over as the GM for the 2019 season. One of them is Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava, who has been with the organization since 2002. He notably worked as an assistant to the GM with J.P. Ricciardi when he started his tenure with the club. The other name...
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Noah Syndergaard started on Sunday afternoon for the Mets and delivered a very solid performance in which he allowed three runs, seven hits, and two walks in seven innings (101 pitches) of work while striking out seven batters in the process. The 25-year old got off to a shaky start after being given a 1-0 lead to work with. He gave it right back as Rafael Ortega hit a single down the...
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David Wright started his road back to the major leagues on Sunday for the St. Lucie Mets. However, his bat was not completely up-to-speed yet as he struck out on four pitches in his first at-bat, struck out again in his second, and flew out in his third. The 35-year-old also played the field for five innings at his regular spot at third base and hit third in the lineup against Clearwater. Mike...
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Michael Conforto might be one of the only players currently on the team guaranteed to have a place on the Mets next season, regardless of his performance the remainder of this season. For the majority of it, the outfielder has been disappointing in his return from shoulder surgery last season. In the first half, he hit a mere .216/.344/.366 with 11 home runs and 30 RBI. However, in the second...
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Jose Reyes spoke with Howie Kussoy of the New York Post before last night’s game and spoke about the idea of returning in 2019 (much to the anger of pretty much every Mets fan at this point). “Of course I’d want to come back/ My body feels good. I feel healthy. We’ll see if there’s an opportunity.” That being said, he is not looking that far into the future with that right now and knows...
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