Where we sit today, the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline is just 45 days away, and the first place New York Mets are set to be one of the most aggressive teams in baseball. The 34-25 Mets have a healthy lead in the National League East, despite dealing with a rash of injuries to some of their key players in the first half. With each passing week, the Mets get closer to being at full strength, as...
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Following two clunkers in a row against sub .500 teams, New York Mets left-hander David Peterson responded loudly on Monday night with six innings of one hit baseball in a shutout against the first place Chicago Cubs. This, of course, comes just one day after fellow southpaw Joey Lucchesi reached the fifth inning for the first time as a Met. Pitching against his former Padres teammates for the...
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Since 2017, only fours teams have had worse second base defense than the Mets (-23) based on Fangraph’s Defensive Runs Saved: The Nationals, the Twins, the Tigers, and the Athletics. Simply put, the Mets have struggled up the middle for the last handful of years. Defensive wiz Francisco Lindor has proven to be a staple at shortstop in 2021, but the second base position has already...
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It was no secret that in the month of April, the Mets’ bats were not meeting expectations set of them. Newcomers James McCann and Francisco Lindor were struggling mightily, meanwhile returning stars like Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and Michael Conforto were ice-cold. As the Mets’ bat hit a low, they made a change in philosophy by promoting Hugh Quattlebaum and Kevin Howard to their...
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Tuesday night, David Peterson endured another tough start for the New York Mets, his second in a row. He has been tabbed for nine earned runs in his last three innings of work, which is a stark and quick drop from his dominance against the Rays less than a month ago. The quick drop from Peterson has raised questions regarding his spot in the Mets’ rotation, although manager Luis Rojas said...
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