11 days ago, the Mets were dealing with a roster crunch as Jed Lowrie was set to return off the IL for the first time this season. An injured hamstring prevented Lowrie from ever making it to Queens and since then, there have been four key position players that have joined him on the IL. It really is a shame that Lowrie didn’t make it back, as the Mets most recent injuries freed up a lot...
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T’is the season for mock drafts! Today we have a new Fangraphs mock draft that has the New York Mets taking University of Nevada Las Vegas Shortstop, Bryson Stott, with the 12th pick. Stott originally went undrafted out of high school, and decided to attend the same university (UNLV) that both his mother and father attended. Since then, he’s made a bit of a name for himself. Showing...
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Mark Berman of Fox 26 reports that Astros’ shortstop Carlos Correa will be out 4-6 weeks with a fractured rib and will be placed on the 10-day IL, with the team calling up Myles Straw to take his roster spot. Correa, 24, is hitting .295/.360/.547 with 11 home runs and 35 RBI this season to give himself a 143 wRC+ and 1.8 fWAR. On the defensive side, Correa has registered a -1.3 UZR and one...
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Syracuse Mets – Travis Taijeron Week Stats: .333/.455/.944, 2 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI Season Stats: .216/.336/.568, 8 2B, 12 HR, 30 RBI, SB After a hot April, Taijeron cooled off considerably in May, but as the month is coming to a close, he’s on another hot tear. Taijeron currently has a three-game hitting streak and has a hit in five of his last six games. He also has an extra-base hit in...
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The New York Mets have played 54 games this season, yet they are right back to where they started. Having played a third of their schedule, the Mets have won the same amount of games as they have lost, with a 27-27 record. If you asked the offseason “Come get us” version of Brodie Van Wagenen, he would probably say that the Mets performance so far has been a disappointment. Here are some of...
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Michael Conforto returned from the seven-day injured injured list (concussion) on Sunday and while the team won the first game he was back, the team had yet to feel his true presence back in the lineup. On Tuesday night that changed, as the outfielder drove in five runs to help secure a 7-3 victory for the Mets over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Conforto, 26, made his biggest impact in the seventh...
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