After Zack Wheeler’s departure to the “City of Brotherly Love” this offseason, the Mets ventured into the free agency market to pick up a pair of veteran starters, Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello. In Wacha, the Mets have themselves a project. Once considered an elite can’t-miss farmhand, Wacha’s prospect pedigree took a tumble about a half-decade ago. He’s...
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Ask any Mets fan, and they’ll tell you that the biggest frustration of the 2019 season was the underperformance of the team’s bullpen. Dig a little deeper and they’ll tell you more specifically that it was the underperformance of Edwin Diaz. Diaz’s performance last season is not as cut and dry as many may think. It wasn’t as simple as him regressing to a bad pitcher. There were a lot of pieces...
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When Noah Syndergaard was shelved with a torn UCL early this spring, the New York Mets were immediately tasked with making the most of a shortened starting rotation. When Marcus Stroman went down, straining the starting five even further, the Flushing faithful had to be talked down. Steven Matz, 29 and a former second-round draft pick (2009), had shown flashes of brilliance over his five-year...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost a tough one against the Braves on Saturday, losing by a score of 5-3. They’ll look to rebound today to win their first series of the year. Rick Porcello will face off against Sean Newcomb. The game will be at 7:08 p.m. EST and can be seen on ESPN. Latest Mets News Edwin Diaz (0-0, 4.50 ERA) blew his first save of the season, giving up a two-out,...
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The Mets (1-1) lost a tough one to the Braves (1-1) by a score of 5-3. Hunter Strickland received the loss, while Luke Jackson got the win. (Box Score) Pitching Steven Matz was phenomenal in his first start of the season, lasting six innings, allowing just one run on two hits and one walk, while collecting seven strikeouts. Jeurys Familia relieved Matz in the seventh, pitching a hitless and...
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The Mets could soon be bolstering a bullpen corps that looked very solid on Opening Day. Right-handed relievers Brad Brach and Jared Hughes have joined the team in New York, manager Luis Rojas said on Saturday. Neither pitcher had participated in Summer Camp and both were placed on the injured list for an undisclosed reason on Jul. 15. Brach later confirmed that he had tested positive for...
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