Author: Rob Piersall

2017 Mets Report Card: Juan Lagares, OF

Juan Lagares, OF Player Data: Age: 26, B/T: R/R, Free Agency: 2020 2017 Primary Stats: .250/.296/.365, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 2 3B, 16 2B, 1.8 WAR 2018 Salary: $6.5 million GRADE: C 2017 Review: Juan Lagares showed this season yet again what he is capable of defensively. After missing almost half the season with injury, Lagares received ample playing time after the flurry of trades the Mets made. Manning...

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Managerial Update: Kevin Long Interviews For Skipper

The first domino in the Mets manager search has fallen, as hitting coach Kevin Long has interviewed for the job, according to Marc Carig of Newsday. Long, 50, has served as hitting coach for the Mets since the 2015 season. Prior to that, he worked in the same capacity with the Yankees from 2007-14 and was also a coach in the Kansas City Royals organization after his playing career ended in 1997....

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Championship Series Game Thread: Yankees vs. Astros, Dodgers vs. Cubs

– 2017 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES GAME 2 – NEW YORK YANKEES (0-1/91-71) at HOUSTON ASTROS (1-0/101-61) RHP Luis Severino (1-0, 7.36) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (2-0, 3.12) Saturday, October 14, 2017 • Minute Maid Park • 4:08 p.m. ET / 3:08 p.m. CT TV: FOX • Radio: WFAN 660AM/101.9FM/ESPN Radio (English), WADO 1280AM (Spanish), ESPN Radio (National) The Astros were able to take the early...

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Division Series Game Thread: Cubs vs. Nationals, Indians vs. Yankees

Washington Nationals (1-2) vs. Chicago Cubs (2-1) National League Division Series … Game Four … October 11, 2017 … Wrigley Field RHP Stephen Strasburg (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00) Game 4 of the NLDS was rained out Tuesday evening and has been rescheduled for this afternoon at 4:08 p.m. The game will air on TBS. Despite the rainout, the Nationals experienced some drama when word...

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Spine Doctor Optimistic David Wright Can Return To Action

David Wright missed the entirety of the 2017. In the previous two seasons before that combined, he appeared in just 75 games total while dealing with a plethora of injuries including spinal stenosis. The third baseman had his rehab shut down late this past season, a sign many believed could signal the end to Wright’s illustrious career as a Met. However, his most recent laminotomy ...

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