Author: Matt Mancuso

Morning Briefing: Best Start In Franchise History

Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.54) looks to lead the Mets to their seventh consecutive victory. He’ll be challenged by Caleb Smith (0-1, 4.32). Yesterday, Noah Syndergaard faced off against the Marlins’ Opening Day starter and it just wasn’t fair for Jose Urena. Syndergaard showcased a 95 mph slider and an unhittable 90 mph changeup. For the first few innings,...

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Morning Briefing: Matz Takes on the Nats

A pair of southpaws will face off against each other during the second matchup between the Mets and Nationals. Steven Matz will look to rebound from a rough first outing while Gio Gonzalez will attempt to tie up the season series between the NL East foes. Unfortunately, the Mets schedule called for no game to be played yesterday. However, there was still a ton of activity throughout Major League...

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Mets Minors Recap: Dunn Throws Five Scoreless on Opening Day

It was a very promising night for all of the Mets minor-league affiliates, as three of the four teams won their first game of the season and even the 51s’ loss featured some impressive performances. Also great pitching all-around as the four teams combined to strike out 49 batters and walk only nine. El Paso Chihuahuas (1-0) 4, Las Vegas 51s (0-1) 2 Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 0-for-2, BB...

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Morning Briefing: He’s Back!

Today, the Mets will face their first big test of the season as they’ll travel to Washington DC to battle the red-hot Bryce Harper and the Nationals. In a pitching rematch of a very infamous 2015 regular-season game, Jacob deGrom will face off against Stephen Strasburg. The Mets finished off their two-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday with a 4-2 win at Citi Field. The...

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Fangraphs Releases Top 18 Mets Prospects

On Monday, Fangraphs unveiled their rankings of the top 18 Mets prospects. While there were certainly some surprises on the list, it remains similar to other Mets prospects’ rankings. Although the system has undoubtedly seen brighter days, there are some intriguing names in the organization who could turn out to be solid everyday players. David Peterson occupied the top spot in Fangraphs’s...

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