Author: John Sheridan

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Blow Giant Opportunity

  3 UP 1. Dominic Smith Rebounds  At this point, we should not be surprised when Dominic Smith overcomes adversity. Coming into this season, he overcame struggling in parts of two Major League seasons, being surpassed on the depth chart, and health issues like sleep apnea. Seeing all that, we should have expected his big game on Saturday. On the very first pitch he saw after his misplay...

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Baseball America Ranks Ronny Mauricio No. 1 Mets Prospect

With a half of a season in the books for the full-season minor league affiliates and teams having drafted and signed players, Baseball America has released their midseason top 30, and there is a new name atop the rankings. That player is Ronny Mauricio who Baseball America says has “ability on both sides of the ball [that] should make him a first-division regular, if not at shortstop then...

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Mets Schedule Lines Up For A Magical Run

When the Mets wake up this morning, despite being seven games under .500, they find themselves five games out of the Wild Card and four games in the loss column. By perusing the standings alone, you see reason to believe the Mets are actually alive, but with the team being under .500 and underperforming much of the year, there is reasonable skepticism. On the skepticism point, while the Mets are...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets With Twin Killing

3 UP 1. Amed’s Future Looking Rosey Amed Rosario has so far had a breakout July hitting .455/.500/697. It’s more than a hot July as Rosario has been quite good for a month now with him hitting .378/.404/.561 since June 17. As noted in Tim Ryder’s MMO article, this has partially been the result of his hitting the ball harder and being more selective at the plate. Another...

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Mets Minors Players of the Week: Francisco Alvarez Impressing Early

Syracuse Mets – Rene Rivera Season Stats: .270/.323/.484, 7 2B, 15 HR, 15 RBI Week Stats: .357/.438/.786, 2 HR, 3 RBI This season, Rivera has set a career best for home runs at any level with 15 homers for Syracuse this year. His home run surge and overall good offensive season continued with him hitting two home runs this past week. In addition to the two home runs, Rivera has a hit in...

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