Author: Matt Mancuso

Getting the Most Out of Robert Gsellman

Robert Gsellman was a godsend in 2016. Not a real Jesus-like godsend, granted, but if you placed bets on the savior of the 2016 Mets season on the outset of the campaign, Gsellman wouldn’t have gotten favorable odds. However, when the dust settled and the Mets found themselves in the Wild Card game, it became pretty clear that they wouldn’t have gotten there without the...

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Keith Law Ranks Mets Farm System 16th in Baseball

Keith Law of The Athletic published his farm system rankings for all 30 MLB clubs earlier this morning, ranking the Mets system as the 16th strongest in the game. Law notes that although the Mets have traded away four of their top 10 prospects over the last year, a strong draft and shrewd international signings have helped their system stay relevant. Brett Baty, Matthew Allan, Francisco Alvarez,...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Get Day Off After Yesterday’s Split

Good morning, Mets fans! There’s only 24 Days until Opening Day! Today, the Mets have an off-day. Clover Park will be locked up and players will be able to do whatever their hearts desire. Mets baseball will resume on Tuesday against the Marlins. Noah Syndergaard is among the Mets hurlers that will make an appearance. The Mets had two split-squad games yesterday, winning one and losing the...

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Morning Briefing: Syndergaard To Get First Spring Tune Up

Good morning, Mets fans! Noah Syndergaard will make his first start of the spring today against the Houston Astros. The game will be televised on SNY at 1:10 p.m and will be played at Clover Field. On Tuesday, Ryley Gilliam struggled in his 0.2 of an inning of work as the Mets lost to the Tigers 9-6. Tim Tebow swatted a two-run homer to left. Latest Mets News  J.D. Davis left the game in the...

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Wacha Makes Case For Rotation Spot

Four hours after The New York Post learned the Mets aren’t guaranteeing a rotation spot to Michael Wacha, the lanky right-hander helped his case with a successful spring training outing. Wacha pitched two scoreless frames to open up the game for the Amazin’s. In the first inning, he retired Cameron Maybin and Jonathan Schoop before getting into trouble. Miguel Cabrera laced a single...

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