There haven’t been a whole lot of positives for the New York Mets this season. Jacob deGrom’s utter dominance has been one of the few fun things to watch, but another one — which is probably a more of a surprise given the initial circumstances — has been the offensive emergence of Brandon Nimmo. While his breakout campaign was only facilitated by injuries to projected...
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You guys, it’s (kinda) happening — New York Mets southpaw Jason Vargas is looking like a major-league pitcher. It only took about five months to happen, but better late than never, right? Vargas was brought into the fold at the start of Spring Training to be that stabilizing veteran hurler a somewhat younger rotation needs. His most redeeming quality has been racking up innings....
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This year has been one of transition and adjustment for right-handed pitcher Robert Gsellman. After being used nearly exclusively as a starter between 2016 and 2017 (29 of his 33 appearances were starts), he hasn’t moved out of the bullpen for the entirety of 2018 (56 appearances and 69.2 innings). When looking at his performance from a season-long perspective, Gsellman has taken quite...
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Prior to the New York Mets winning Sunday’s Little League Classic, a familiar face joined them in the clubhouse in first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith. It may not be fair to call this a make-or-break opportunity for a 23-year-old with fewer than 300 big-league plate appearances under his belt, but that’s sure what this feels like. The Mets are well under .500 and very far from the...
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For a good portion of this century, no New York Mets game was complete without Jose Reyes starting at shortstop and David Wright manning the hot corner. Those were the days, weren’t they? With the 2018 season all but over for the Amazins thanks to a tremendous free-fall after what appeared to be an encouraging start, there’s not much to look forward to these days. Unless this kind of...
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