As a baseball team that plays in the game’s biggest media market like the New York Mets, every offseason is crucial, regardless of the current organizational direction. For the present front-office regime, though, there will be even more pressure to make the right moves this winter to field not only a winning squad, but also one that’s bound for October. Despite Brodie Van Wagenen...
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By Matt Musico It’s not even November yet and we’ve already run out of ways to describe just how insane of a season New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso had in 2019. He summed it up very nicely and professionally at the end of the year, saying that this stretch of 162 games was the most fun he’s ever had. The kind of season he put together was also like none we’ve ever...
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Following a breakout campaign in 2018 for the New York Mets, many of us were excited to have Brandon Nimmo already entrenched as a starting outfielder heading into this past year. Instead of having a full season’s worth of games to build upon that breakout, he dealt with his fair share of issues before finishing strong. Upon finally getting an opportunity to play regularly in April 2018,...
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Considering all the things New York Mets fans can feel good about following the 2019 season, watching starting pitcher Jacob deGrom put together a second straight Cy Young worthy campaign is towards the top of the list. If the right-hander does take home those honors again, that alone will put him in an exclusive and historic club, but how exactly does his performance rank when looking at the...
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Although the New York Mets’ 2019 campaign didn’t end in a trip to the playoffs, there were a number of positive things to take away from the regular season. One of those pleasant things was the progress shortstop Amed Rosario showed from the first half to the second half. The 23-year-old got off to a slow start in March/April, but showed some encouraging signs of a breakout...
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