When the Mets fell out of playoff contention last year and started to sell off their parts, Lucas Duda was the first domino to fall. On July 27, 2017, New York shipped the veteran first baseman to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitching prospect Drew Smith. Smith, 24, was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the third round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft, but was traded to Tampa...
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The frustration of a poor season is starting to outwardly upset Mets outfielder Jay Bruce. Not because he feels lost at the plate. In fact, quite the opposite. Bruce is more upset because he feels good and believes he’s doing everything right at the plate, but just isn’t seeing the results. “When I came over here in 2016 and I went through that stretch, I was f–king lost,” Bruce told...
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Well, here we are again. The New York Mets have dropped seven in a row to sink their record to 27-33 — the same win/loss record they had through 60 games one year ago. They made us think the tides had changed this year, putting up an 11-1 start despite fielding almost a carbon copy of the team that lost 92 games just a year ago. That incredible 11-1 start is now in the rear-view mirror and since...
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According to Jon Heyman of FanRag, the Mets have agreed to terms with first round pick Jarred Kelenic. FanRag’s Robert Murray adds that he is likely to receive a bonus of around $5 million. Kelenic, 18, was considered the top high school hitting prospect in this year’s draft. An outfielder from Waukesha West High School in Wisconsin, scouts say he doesn’t have one attribute...
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Jacob deGrom, one of the Mets lone bright spots in 2018, put it all on the table for New York again on Friday, and was slapped with a tough luck loss, his first of the season. It wasn’t the first time, deGrom didn’t receive any run support, however. In fact, that happens every fifth day he goes out there. But this time, the selfless right-hander put the blame on himself, saying that...
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