THREE UP 1. Conforto Is A Star Looking back, it is shocking to see the Mets really had no clue Michael Conforto was the team’s best player. When he’s been healthy in his career, he has been a terrific hitter and a good fielder. Once again, we are seeing Conforto be just that. In the Month of May, Conforto is hitting .241/.392/.500 with three doubles, four homers, and 12 RBI. One of...
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Not familiar with Mets’ prospect Shervyen Newton yet? You will be soon. Over this past week, Newton is hitting .435/.480/.826 with a double, triple, two homers and four RBI. It’s easy to overlook how good he has been because the Mets aren’t promoting him. There’s no tweet on his exploits, and the team’s Mets Farm Report Twitter account only has one brief mention of...
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On Monday, Brodie Van Wagenen will have his first draft as the General Manager of the New York Mets. Even though he has lieutenants in Omar Minaya and Allard Baird, you really don’t know which way the Mets are going to go in this draft. Really, you can never be quite sure when there is a regime change. Seeing the young players who have been the core of this current Mets team, the new...
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3 UP 1. Offense Awakens Entering the series, the Dodgers had the best pitching staff in baseball, and the Mets had a lineup full of players much better suited to bench roles or starting in Triple-A. Honestly, you would not expect the Mets bats to break out and obliterate the Dodgers pitching, but that’s what happened. The Mets averaged 6.7 runs per game in the first three games of this...
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Syracuse Mets – Travis Taijeron Week Stats: .333/.455/.944, 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI Season Stats: .216/.336/.568, 8 2B, 12 HR, 30 RBI, SB After a hot April, Taijeron cooled off considerably in May, but as the month is coming to a close, he’s on another hot tear. Taijeron currently has a three-game hitting streak and has a hit in five of his last six games. He also has an extra-base hit in...
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