In part one of this series, we looked at how the Mets can avoid a second-half collapse- partially by scavenging players from the already-collapsed Chicago Cubs. Potential trade targets examined in that article included Javier Baez, Willson Contreras, Kris Bryant, and Craig Kimbrel. For this part of the series, we will look at some more Cubs players and determine how well they could potentially...
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The Mets sit at the All-Star break as proud owners of a 47-40 record, and, perhaps more importantly, of a 3.5-game lead in the National League East division. While that lead may look solid to most, it is due as much to the failures of Mets NL East rivals as to the Mets own play this season. The Phillies, Braves and Nationals all remain within striking distance of New York, and the...
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The most successful Mets teams of all time were built on starting pitching. Harvey, Syndergaard, deGrom and Matz in 2015. Hampton and Leiter in 2000. Ojeda, Darling, Gooden and Fernandez in 1986. Seaver and Koosman in ’69 and again with Matlack in ’73. That is why, despite having the best pitcher on the planet right now and two other all-star caliber starters in 2021, the future of the...
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