As the New York Mets Major League team is making a real push towards the postseason, each one of the Mets minor league affiliates are alive in their respective postseason races. The chances for each of these teams will largely hinge on the development of their players as well as players being moved between levels. Here is how things stand for each affiliate as of August 13. The Syracuse Mets...
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3 UP 1. Going Streaking The Mets were poised to have their six game winning streak snapped before Todd Frazier annihilated a Sean Doolittle pitch to tie the game at 6-6. The Mets would win that game on Michael Conforto’s first walk-off hit. The Mets fell behind Saturday 3-2 before Luis Guillorme hit his first career homer off Fernando Rodney. The Mets rally continued, and the Mets would...
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After losing three out of four to the Giants in San Francisco, the New York Mets had 16 games to make a last ditch effort to become relevant. The Mets did just that by winning 14 of those 16 games. Over that stretch, the Mets saw their record go from nine games under .500 to three games over. They also saw themselves go from seven games behind the second Wild Card and 14 games in the division to...
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3 UP 1. Young Power Hitters With the Mets trailing 4-2 in the second game of the doubleheader against the Marlins, the Mets winning streak was in jeopardy, and with the hole the Mets have dug themselves in the first half, they cannot blow games like these. Due to the young hot hitting bats in the Mets lineup, they wouldn’t. The first blast came off the bat of J.D. Davis. That homer from...
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The San Francisco Giants have designated second baseman Joe Panik for assignment. It is a surprise move from a Giants team who is just one game under .500 and 3.5 games back in the Wild Card race. However, it should be noted Panik has been relegated to a bench role of late after the Giants acquired Scooter Gennett from the Reds at the trade deadline. Digging deeper into the numbers, this is the...
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