Sometimes brilliance is taken for granted. New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom has been brilliant and more. He allowed only one run and five hits with 11 strikeouts to help the Mets defeat the Chicago White Sox, 4-2. (box score). It was the Mets 6th straight win. The Mets are 12-5 since the All-Star Break Although deGrom did not get the win (as usual), he was superb. It was the 74th time in his...
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After acquiring Marcus Stroman from the Blue Jays earlier in the week, many expected New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen to remain a busy man over the subsequent days. But, as the trade deadline came and went — despite a seemingly endless stream of rumors leading up to it — New York’s first-year GM stood pat, electing to hold on to power righty, Noah Syndergaard,...
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According to Tim Britton of The Athletic, New York Mets bench cog, Dominic Smith (stress reaction, left foot), will be relegated to a walking boot for the next three weeks, at which point he’ll be re-evaluated. Smith, 24, has had an outstanding season at the plate. Over 196 plate appearances (a career-high), the Los Angeles native is slashing .278/.352/.506 with 10 homers, 10 doubles, 22...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 • 8:10 p.m. ET Guaranteed Rate Field • Chicago, IL RHP Jacob deGrom (6-7, 2.86) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (11-5, 3.52) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM There was still an open debate among Mets fans last night if Syndergaard was even going to start last night’s game with his name on the trading block. Noah Syndergaard ended up pitching one of the best games of his career...
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It was a busy and hectic final day before the 4:00 p.m. EST trade deadline, with Zack Greinke being traded to the Astros among other large-scale moves. However, with the elimination of the non-waiver trade deadline from years past, there was a larger abundance of smaller-scale last-minute moves around baseball. Tanner Roark Traded to Athletics In one of the more major moves of the day, a former...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Houston Astros have acquired Zack Greinke and cash from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Joel Sherman of the New York Post hears that the Diamondbacks will receive Seth Beer, Corbin Martin, J.B. Bukauskas, and Joshua Rojas in return. All four prospects rank on the Astros’ MLB Pipeline top 30 prospects list, with Beer (third), Bukauskas (fourth), and...
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