On Thursday afternoon, the New York Mets found out that infielder Wilmer Flores has arthritis in both of his knees and he won’t play again in the 2018 season. Flores, 27, will finish the 2018 season campaign hitting .267/.319/.417 with 11 homers (lowest total since 2014), 51 RBI, 316 wOBA and a 102 wRC+ (lowest since 2015 and dropped for second straight season). His 0.5 fWAR in 2018 was...
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The return of Jason Vargas to the New York Mets got off to a miserable start with a disabled list stint and a 8.60 ERA in the first half. Vargas, 35, has fared much better recently with a 3.11 ERA in his last seven starts and has a 4.37 ERA overall in the second half with a respectable 1.23 WHIP. On Thursday night, the veteran lefty was cruising through five innings with a one-hitter and eight...
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Keith Law of ESPN covered numerous topics in his Thursday chat though the one that will interest New York Mets fans the most were his thoughts on the farm system. Law fielded this question from Jordan, “Where would you rank the Mets farm system going into next season? Mid-tier? Seems like almost all their top-20 guys had terrific seasons.” A year ago this would have been a crazy...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway talked to reporters before their game on Thursday night and despite the team having one of the best rotations in baseball in the second half he said this, “We would definitely target some starting pitching this winter.” The Mets do have five starters under contract for next season in Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz and...
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Much of the discussion leading up to the 2018 trade deadline surrounding the New York Mets was whether they would trade any of their starting pitchers. Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard were highly sought after starters at the deadline in what was a weak market in the terms of quality starting pitching. In the end, the Mets held onto the talented group and they’ve been part...
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