Las Vegas – Peter Alonso, 1B Age: 23 Season Stats: .278/.397/.543, 21 2B, 3B, 26 HR, 95 RBI Week Stats: .300/.391/.750, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI Whether it was the challenge of playing alongside Dominic Smith, who is on a power tear himself, or just adjusting to a higher league, Alonso finally looks like the guy he was earlier this year in Binghamton. He is not just destroying baseballs, but he...
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3 UP 1. We Want McNeil Entering the series against the Braves, Jeff McNeil was sputtering a bit hitting .235. After this series is over, it’s fair to say those issues are behind him. In the series, McNeil had his first career four hit game, and he would hit two doubles. He’s now hitting .310, and he seems to have a stranglehold on the second base position for the rest of the year. 2....
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After not being utilized by the Major League club, the Mets sent Dominic Smith back down to Triple-A where his traditional first base position was already occupied by Peter Alonso. For the past year, Smith and Alonso had been battling it out to see who was going to be the Mets first baseman of the future. In that time period, Smith has struggled while Alonso has thrived. That has especially been...
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St. Lucie right-handed pitcher Stephen Villines took the mound last night and pitched yet another scoreless inning. With this inning under his belt, Villines has not allowed an earned run in his last 11 appearances. In fact, since Villines has been called up to St. Lucie, he has allowed an earned run in only one of his 13 appearances. In those appearances, he’s 2-0 with three saves, a 0.51 ERA,...
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Last night, Jerry Blevins did what seemed to be the impossible – he got Freddie Freeman out. For Blevins, that was no small task, as Freeman has gotten a hit off of Blevins in exactly half of the 24 plate appearances he has against him. Those aren’t quiet hits either. Those hits include four doubles and a homer. Ultimately, when Blevins gets Freeman out, you need to take notice. And...
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