Speaking with Mike Puma of the New York Post, Mets pitching coach Dave Eiland had a lot to say about the Mets rotation, most of which wasn’t particularly surprising. What was surprising, however, was what he had to say about one of the Mets two aces. “I just don’t know where the expectations came from,” Eiland said about Noah Syndergaard. “He’s spent, what, two and a half years in the big...
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The New York Mets have traded RHP Matt Harvey to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for catcher Devin Mesoraco and cash, the team announced on Twitter. In corresponding moves, the team placed Todd Frazier on the 10-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain, and to make room on the 40-man roster, they’ve moved Anthony Swarzak to the 60-day disabled list. Mesoraco, 29, is in the last year...
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Peter Alonso and Dominic Smith might be in the spotlight right now, but the true star of the show could be waiting in the wings. Jeremy Vasquez, 21, is currently playing for the Columbia Fireflies, the Mets Single-A team. He is slashing a ridiculous .343/.457/.559 with nine doubles, two triples and three home runs this season. He reached base in the first 29 games this season 32 stretching back...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Mets are confident they will be able to deal Matt Harvey as opposed to running out the 10-day clock counting down to when he will be a free agent. Including the Rangers and Mariners, as we reported earlier, Rosenthal says “four or five” teams are interested. He also reports that many view the San Fransisco Giants as the frontrunner to...
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Not much is going right for the Mets of late, but one of the reasons they’ve lost 14 of their last 20 games is that they simply are not hitting left-handed pitching. As a team, the Mets have just a 61 wRC+ against southpaws, the worst in the Major Leagues, hitting .205/.280/.288 (.568 OPS) with three home runs in 278 at-bats against them. After Zack Wheeler who is batting .500 (2-for-4)...
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