It could be another emotional trade deadline for New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores as the team could be active beyond their pending free agents. Flores, along with starters Zack Wheeler and Steven Matz, are assets the Mets might decide to cash in addition to the expiring contracts of Jeurys Familia, Asdrubal Cabrera, Jerry Blevins, Jose Bautista and Devin Mesoraco. The 26-year-old wants to...
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New York Mets 2018 first round pick Jarred Kelenic is showing that his offensive game is advanced for the Gulf Coast League through his first nine professional games. Kelenic, 18, went 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI and two stolen bases on Thursday for the GCL Mets as they won 7-3 over the GCL Nationals and moved to 10-5 on the season. The sweet swinging lefty is now hitting .472/.525/.639 with...
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The Manny Machado sweepstakes is certainly going to garner all the headlines as we approach the July 31 trade deadline with multiple contenders vying for his services. Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports that the Baltimore Orioles want young, controllable pitching in return when they decide to trade their star shortstop. Makes sense given their current team ERA of 4.82 and recent history of free agent...
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MLB Pipeline released their midseason farm system grades for the National League with the New York Mets getting a B grade, second among NL East teams. This is certainly good news for a farm system that was a bottom five group heading into the 2018 season. Here are the grades for the NL East: Atlanta Braves: B+ New York Mets: B Washington Nationals: C+ Philadelphia Phillies: C Miami Marlins: C-...
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A night after the New York Mets bullpen imploded (again) in their 8-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, Seth Lugo was a big key out of the pen in their 6-3 win on Wednesday. The right-hander has bounced between the bullpen and rotation as the Mets deal with injuries to starters and ineffectiveness from relievers. Lugo followed up four innings of two-run ball by Corey Oswalt on Wednesday...
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