The transformation of New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz into a bonafide back-end-of-the-rotation weapon looks to be nearly complete. Inconsistency has long plagued the 28-year-old former second-round draft pick, but over the last eight weeks, Matz has turned a substantial corner. From June 29 — eight days after the Mets appointed 82-year-old Phil Regan as the team’s new pitching...
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Over his first season in Flushing after being acquired from the Seattle Mariners, along with second baseman Robinson Cano, in exchange for a quintet of Mets, including two extremely high-profile prospects, Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn, New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz has struggled. Through 51 appearances heading into Sunday, the 25-year-old right-hander is sporting career-high marks in...
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Over New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom’s first nine starts in 2019, he put up an uncharacteristically pedestrian 3.98 ERA with a slightly more palatable 3.37 FIP, 67 strikeouts, 14 walks and seven home runs allowed. Over the course of his entire NL Cy Young Award-winning 2018 season, deGrom, 30, allowed just 10 home runs. Beyond reported changes in the baseball this season and their...
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New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard entered Friday night’s series-opener versus the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium as one of the hottest starting pitchers in MLB. Since the All-Star break, Syndergaard’s pitched to a 1.91 ERA/2.23 FIP over six second-half starts (42.1 innings) with 44 strikeouts, 10 walks, and 1.04 WHIP. Over the first few innings of Friday’s 4-1...
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As per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Padres shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr., is “likely done for the season” after being placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday (retroactive to August 14) with a stress reaction in his lower back. Tatis, 20, came out of Wednesday’s afternoon contest with Tampa Bay after appearing to injure himself mid-swing. Over 372...
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