Prior to spring training, I was excited about the potential for the Mets bullpen. We had some young arms in the minors that were vying for their shot. Additionally we were going to have holdovers of Bobby Parnell, Carlos Torres, Scott Rice, and Gonzalez Germen occupying four of the spots. There were three spots up for grabs with leading contenders including Vic Black and Jeurys Familia. Jeff...
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The Mets are giving away a Nolan Ryan bobblehead tonight in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the 1969 team. Don’t get me wrong – Nolan is cool and he’s a Hall of Famer, but wouldn’t a Jerry Koosman bobblehead been even cooler? There are some other pretty cool bobblehead giveaways throughout the Major Leagues this month. Let’s take a look, shall we? May 2nd...
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Let’s all calm down about David Wright. Yes, he’s off to a slow start this season, batting just ,261 with one home run and 15 RBI with a .310 OBP through May 2nd. But let’s not start jumping off of bridges. As long as the captain stays healthy, by the time the season is over, he’ll be hitting close to .300, have around 20-25 home runs, and will have driven in 90+ runs....
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So when is the next wave of starting pitching coming? We’ve been waiting for the day when the young studs in Las Vegas get to double down and make their way into the Mets starting rotation. Rafael Montero is expected to be first. Noah Syndergaard isn’t expected to be far behind. The forgotten one is the one who’s off to the best start in AAA – Jacob deGrom. But barring...
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There have been a lot of complaints about Eric Young. He doesn’t get on base enough. His batting average is too low. He shouldn’t be an everyday player. He should be the 4th outfielder. Guess what? Speed Kills. Stolen bases don’t produce runs? Last year, I went through the Mets top stolen base seasons and wrote a post about how often runs were scored when both a stolen base was...
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