When Steve Cohen said he’d be disappointed without a World Series in the next 3-to-5 years when he took over the New York Mets, he imagined he would have someone like David Stearns by his side. However, the Mets had to cycle through Sandy Alderson and Billy Eppler before they could get their guy. It wasn’t the road that anyone would’ve willingly traveled, but based on the...
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This one is pretty easy. As the Mets head into September, they’re a season-best nine games over .500 after sweeping the lowly Chicago White Sox. Now, as they gear up for a pennant race, it’s time to look back at August. After going 33-18 in June and July, August wasn’t as smooth sailing for New York, who dropped their series to the Angels and A’s and was swept in a...
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Paul Sewald Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 34 (05/26/1990) 2024 Traditional Stats: 24 G, 21.1 IP, 3.38 ERA, 0.797 WHIP, 0-2, 20 K, 4 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 122 ERA+, 24.4% K%, 4.9% BB%, 3.77 xERA, 4.57 FIP, 4.28 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR Rundown There was a time when Paul Sewald was a Persona non grata inside the confines of Citi Field. Sure, that was a bit of a product of his undoing in how he...
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The Mets have a Brett Baty-Mark Vientos decision awaiting them. Initially, New York designated Joey Wendle for assignment to, in part, shake up the offense and essentially give Vientos his at-bats during a stretch that included a bevy of left-handed pitching. But since that occurred, we’ve also seen Vientos play against right-handed pitching — and do pretty well — in favor of the embattled...
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Despite facing dominant pitching from Tyler Glasnow and Logan Webb, the Mets clawed their way back to win their final game and split their road trip 3-3. They return home for a six-game homestand with renewed offensive confidence, especially with the imminent return of slugger J.D. Martinez. The 36-year-old Martinez, who finalized a one-year, $12 million contract in late March, will finally make...
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