The Houston Astros brought their A-team to Port St. Lucie on Saturday afternoon to face the New York Mets, with Jose Altuve, George Springer, and Alex Bregman in the lineup and Justin Verlander on the mound. Despite Wilson Ramos’ go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning (3-for-3 on the day), the Mets dropped to 4-4 in Grapefruit League play with an 8-6 loss to the ‘Stros. Michael...
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Despite a strong finish to the 2018 season after serving an 80-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s performance-enhancing drug guidelines, the New York Mets’ Robinson Cano is expected to suffer a considerable downturn in productivity as per Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS projections via FanGraphs. After sending two of their top prospects in centerfielder Jarred Kelenic...
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In lieu of early injuries to Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier this spring, New York Mets minor-league stalwart and once-again full-time first baseman Dominic Smith has an opportunity to show he was worthy of a first-round draft pick in 2013 and has the ability to stick around at the major-league level for a while. At just 23-years-old, there’s still plenty of time for Smith to figure things...
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In an interview with John Harper of SNY, New York Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler — quite bluntly, in fact — addressed his mindset heading into his final arbitration-eligible season. With free agency looming in the not-so-distant future, it appears the 28-year-old right-hander is pushing all of his chips on the table, wagering on himself to replicate his phenomenal 2018 campaign....
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Eno Sarris, national baseball analytics writer for The Athletic last week. Sarris previously wrote for FanGraphs and has been a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America since 2012. We touched on a number of subjects, including the current labor environment in Major League Baseball, as well as what’s in store for this year’s incarnation...
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