3 UP 1. Plawecki Emerging With the season(s) long struggles of Travis d’Arnaud, there was an opportunity for Kevin Plawecki to come in, prove himself, and quite possibly supplant d’Arnaud as the Mets starting catcher for now and the future. Plawecki is doing just that. After showing an improved bat in Las Vegas this year, he has continued hitting in his most recent trip to the...
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3 UP 1. Lagares Is An Exciting Player to Watch The best part of Juan Lagares playing everyday is that you never know what exciting play he is going to make next. Yes, he made a number of terrific plays in center over the weekend, but most of those really didn’t stand out because he always makes great plays. Still, there was one incredible play many have never seen happen because Lagares is...
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New York Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow told reporters he intends to return to the organization and continue his baseball career in 2018. “For me, [2018] will be about training and getting better, and then trying to show up at Spring Training and being ready to go,” Tebow said to Bill Whitehead of MLB.com. This should come as no surprise as Tebow has consistently averred he...
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3 UP 1. Montero’s Gem In what has been a truly unexpected emergence from Rafael Montero, he finally has a signature moment as a starting pitcher, well at least one that doesn’t involved you ripping your hair out. Montero was absolutely brilliant over 8.1 innings in a win against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. In the game, he allowed just three hits with only one of them coming...
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The date was June 23rd. After being activated off the disabled list, the Mets informed Asdrubal Cabrera he was no longer the Mets shortstop. Instead, he would be the Mets second baseman. Cabrera responded by demanding a trade. Given his play and the Mets trending towards being sellers, the Mets informed Cabrera they would be happy to oblige. The Mets seemed committed to trading Cabrera, who was...
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