The 2018 season didn’t go as planned for the New York Mets overall, but one part of the roster that performed very well — especially down the stretch in September — was the starting rotation. This group not only bounced back after a rough 2017 campaign, but they also were among the more valuable ones in baseball when looking at fWAR. As we’ve mentioned in the past, the...
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As the MLB offseason continues inching toward the Winter Meetings, it’s still anyone’s guess as to exactly how the New York Mets plan on augmenting the roster for 2019. But when it comes to the game’s two most-talked-about free agents — Bryce Harper and Manny Machado — the team’s position seems to be getting clearer. Of these two players, Machado makes the...
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Despite general manger Brodie Van Wagenen publicly saying he feels good about the New York Mets’ catching situation, the club could use an upgrade. That’s why he’s been poking around in both the free-agent and trade markets to see what’s potentially available. Some of the names linked to New York have mostly been free agents: Yasmani Grandal, Wilson Ramos, and Martin...
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It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the MLB offseason has already seen its first blockbuster, as the New York Yankees acquired James Paxton from the Seattle Mariners on Monday. That may not be the only trade impacting a starting rotation in the Big Apple, either. Trade clouds had surrounded New York Mets pitchers Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline...
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All the attention on the New York Mets’ starting rotation belongs to Jacob deGrom right now, who just became the 2018 National League Cy Young award winner, and did so in a landslide (rightly so). He’s certainly established himself as the ace of this talented staff, but there’s also another guy with the capability of pulling this award down one day: Noah Syndergaard. After...
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