New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen appears to have got one of the initial moves he made in Flushing correct with his acquisition of J.D. Davis from the Houston Astros for a trio of Mets prospects. After a 3-for-22 start to his Queens career, Davis, 26, took Washington’s Patrick Corbin deep twice on April 6 and has been raking ever since. From that day through his...
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New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz led the way in Saturday night’s 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field, tossing his first career complete-game shutout. Matz allowed five hits, striking out seven and walking none, to shut down Pittsburgh on just 99 pitches. Michael Conforto contributed his 19th homer of the season, a solo shot in the sixth, and J.D. Davis added a two-run...
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Regardless of how this season shakes out down the stretch, the evident strides taken by the New York Mets’ young positional core will undoubtedly soften the blow of (likely) yet another losing season. Pete Alonso’s missile-like acceleration from highly-touted prospect into the power-laden arctic beast we know today indicates the Mets may very well have themselves a star in the...
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On Thursday afternoon, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic intensified the trade rumors swirling around New York Mets right-hander, Noah Syndergaard. Rosenthal noted that the team is “exploring” trade scenarios for Syndergaard and contemplating signing right-hander Zack Wheeler to a contract extension. “[New York] would benefit from a return for Syndergaard,” Rosenthal tweeted....
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After a putrid first half to the 2019 season, the New York Mets’ relief corps appears to be finding their way. Too little, too late? Maybe. But still encouraging, nonetheless. The Metsies’ bullpen put up a 5.63 ERA in the first half, third-worst in MLB, allowed 4.22 walks per nine innings, fifth-most, and gave up 1.50 home runs per nine, seventh-worst. There were bright spots if you...
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