It’s rather likely that not many MLB clubs envied the New York Mets’ road series against the Washington Nationals. After all, stepping into the box against Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, and Patrick Corbin to start the year isn’t a pleasant thought. When looking at New York’s overall offensive statistics from 2019’s first three games, they settled in right where...
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Jacob deGrom is the type of pitcher that can maintain his focus through just about anything. His even-keel nature also makes it hard to truly ruffle his feathers in the midst of a start. But still, if he and the New York Mets didn’t strike a deal on the five-year extension he just signed, nobody would blame him for having that in the back of his mind. I know it would’ve been in the...
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Nothing has been made official yet, but when the New York Mets take the field against the Washington Nationals on Thursday, it’d be shocking to not see Pete Alonso making his MLB debut at first base. After all, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has continuously said that New York will be taking the 25 best players north with them for Opening Day and beyond. Dominic Smith has had himself a...
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Since the New York Mets’ last rebuilding phase began at the start of this decade, the focus has been on the starting rotation. And once their competitive window opened in 2015, the team’s eventual failure or success has always been tied to how far this particular part of the roster could carry them. Some years — like in ’15 and ’16 — it worked pretty well....
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As spring training begins dwindling in exchange for Opening Day and baseball games that start to count, this is a prime time to truly start wondering the possibilities of the season ahead. We’ve been watching the New York Mets play games against other teams for a few weeks, meaning we at least have some kind of information to use as the basis for opinions. After looking at how Brandon...
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