Author: Tim Ryder

Noah Syndergaard Strikes Out Five In Second Spring Outing

New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard had an up-and-down outing on Tuesday at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie but came away from his second Grapefruit League start feeling good, all things considered. Over three innings pitched, the hulking righty allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits with five strikeouts and no walks (42 pitches). All in all, that’s a good day at the office....

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Trading Steven Matz Would Be A Mistake

According to Ken Davidoff and Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Yankees — whose starting rotation is currently decimated due to injury and disciplinary reasons — have shown interest in trading for New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz. Having parted ways with right-hander Zack Wheeler — a solid no. 3 starter — in free agency this offseason, the Mets were faced...

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Andres Gimenez Just Keeps Hitting

New York Mets shortstop prospect Andres Gimenez has seen his once-brilliant luster fade over the last 12 months. Going back to last summer, he’s been doing all he can to reverse that process. After being tabbed as baseball’s no. 58 prospect heading into the 2019 season, per MLB Pipeline, the 21-year-old Venezuelan product struggled with underperformance and injuries last season,...

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Heyman: Mets Sale Could Come “Fairly Quick”

While speaking with Evan Roberts and Joe Beningo of WFAN New York, Jon Heyman of MLB Network shared some insight on the ongoing saga that is the potential sale of the New York Mets. According to Heyman, a sale of the team could come “fairly quick.” That’s music to Mets’ fans ears, especially. Per Heyman, billionaire hedge fund manager and current minority shareholder in...

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Simply Amazin’: Mets All-Time All-Stars With Brian Wright

In the latest episode of Simply Amazin, Tim is joined by Brian Wright, author of the new book The New York Mets All-Time All-Stars, from Rowman & Littlefield. Brian compiled the team’s best players at each position over the course of the Mets’ 58 major league seasons, using traditional and advanced stats, as well as the players’ overall contributions to the Amazins, to fill...

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