For the second straight season the Mets had injuries that led to a shortage of viable options off the bench and found themselves needing to trade for the services of Kelly Johnson. Johnson was surprisingly even better in his second stint with the Mets hitting .268/.328/.459 with eight doubles, nine home runs and 24 runs knocked in over 201 plate appearances. When the Mets traded Akeel Morris to...
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One of the many questions that faces Sandy Alderson this offseason is who will be at second base for the New York Mets come Opening Day? The Mets have a slew of good options they could go with at second. Neil Walker seems to be at the top of the list but is coming off back surgery and could become a free agent. On paper, it would seem like a no-brainer to give a player coming off arguably the...
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The Scottsdale Scorpions fell to the Surprise Saguaros by a 2-1 score last night in Arizona Fall League action. It’s the Scorpions fourth straight loss as they drop to 2-6 on the season. Mets prospect Marcos Molina got the start for the Scorpions and pitched three scoreless innings. He allowed one hit, one walk and struck out one (Yoan Moncada swinging). He threw 35 pitches with 22 of them...
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Ten year ago today, Endy Chavez made an unbelievable catch that will always be remembered as one of the best in Mets history and in Major League Baseball postseason history. Leaping as high as he could over the fence in left field to rob Scott Rolen of a go-ahead home run and then having the presence of mind to throw into the infield to double off Jim Edmonds at first base to end the inning....
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Last year on August 30th, Sandy Alderson made a trade to get former closer Addison Reed from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league pitchers Matt Koch and Miller Diaz. The move was met with much of the same criticism as an offseason free agent signing to a minor league deal. Reed got the save for Arizona on Opening Day in 2015 after finishing the prior season with 32 saves despite a 4.25...
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