MLB News: Angels Designate Matt Harvey for Assignment

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Harvey has been designated for assignment the team announced on Friday. This a day after the former New York Mets star gave up six runs and seven hits in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros. Harvey was 3-5 for the Angels with a 7.09 ERA. The Angels signed Harvey to a one-year guaranteed contract for $11 million plus incentives on December 21, 2018. He made 10 starts...

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Mets Recall Tyler Bashlor and Stephen Nogosek After 16-Inning Loss

After Thursday night’s 16-inning, 3-2 loss to San Francisco in which six New York Mets relievers (Seth Lugo, Luis Avilan, Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Robert Gsellman, and Justin Wilson) held the Giants scoreless once Noah Syndergaard left after seven innings of one-run ball, this bullpen needs all the help it can get. As per a team announcement, the Mets have recalled right-handed...

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Mets’ Disappointing Bullpen Showing Signs of Life In 2nd Half

Perhaps the biggest downfall of the 2019 New York Mets in the first half of this season was the bullpen. Almost everything that could have gone wrong went wrong, with Edwin Diaz regressing massively, Jeurys Familia getting absolutely mashed, and Justin Wilson missing significant time. Overall, the Mets went into the All-Star break with a 5.57 ERA, the third worst mark in the majors. However, six...

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Scouting the Draft: Mets Staged a Coup Signing Matthew Allan

HT: 6’3” WT: 225 Date of Birth: 04/17/2001 (18) School: Seminole (Florida) Bats/Throws: R/R Stats: Senior Year – 56 Innings, 0.99 ERA, 14 Walks, 108 Strikeouts Background Widely regarded as the top prep arm going into the 2019 draft, Allan had an arm that many teams coveted.  Holding high draft prospect rankings – 13th on MLB.com; 16th on Baseball America; 20th on Fangraphs – it was...

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Lightning Crashes: Syndergaard Responds To DiComo’s Criticism

It’s always something… After one of the tougher Mets losses of this season, there was a pretty stark difference between losing pitcher Chris Mazza, who stood in front of his locker and answered every question, and starter Noah Syndergaard, who bolted the clubhouse without answering any. — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 19, 2019 I’m a big boxing fan and one of their...

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Amed Rosario’s Upward Trend on Offense Is Continuing

While it hasn’t been at the same level of other young players around baseball these days, New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario is still showing signs of gradual improvement within the batter’s box. The 23-year-old’s first sign of significant improvement took place last summer, when his performance in August produced his first above-average month of production as a big leaguer,...

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