Back in 2015, the New York Mets almost made a trade to acquire Carlos Gomez from the Milwaukee Brewers as the last piece of a championship-contending team. At the time, Gomez was coming off two-straight All-Star seasons in which he hit a combined 47 home runs and stole 74 bases. He had also won a Gold Glove for his defense in center field back in 2013, as Gomez became the five-tool superstar he...
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Noah Syndergaard has had a frustrating start to his 2019 season, to say the least. The Metropolitan’s powerful right-hander just had been unable to put it all together so far as his on and off struggles continued in a frustrating 9-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Syndergaard, 26, had a rough night that put his team in an early hole and just kept digging it as the night went...
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There were only three mock drafts to cover this week. Baseball America and MLB.com released one on 5/24 and Perfect Game released on 5/23. Baseball America has the Mets taking Zack Thompson. This is not the first one with that pick. Baseball America has had him as their pick multiple times now while Fangraphs had him as their pick last week. Fangraphs also said, “most expect a college...
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One of new Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s first moves this winter was acquiring outfielder Keon Broxton from the Milwaukee Brewers. Broxton, 29, was a player who had shown flashes of offensive spark at the plate by hitting 20 home runs in 2017, as well as showing off his defensive prowess in the field in 2018 (13 DRS, 8.8 UZR in 194.0 innings). Unfortunately, the gamble...
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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (24-19) 6, Syracuse Mets (24-22) 5 RHP Chris Mazza (0-3, 3.46 ERA): 7 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 6 K LHP P.J. Conlon (0-1, 9.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, BB RHP Joe Zanghi (0-0, 27.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB RHP Stephen Nogosek (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.1 IP, BB, K Chris Mazza started for Syracuse and put forth one of his best efforts all year. Mazza’s only real mistake...
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Good Morning Mets Fans!! Jason Vargas(1-2, 5.92 ERA, 5.69 xFIP) will come off the IL today as he’ll take on Ryan Carpenter (0-2, 13.00 ERA, 5.60 xFIP). The game can be viewed on WPIX and WCBS 880 at 4:10 p.m. Despite a 9-8 loss, the ReplaceMets played a significant role yet again. After the Mets fell in an early 4-0 hole, Adieny Hechavarría’s three-run homer gave the Mets a one-run...
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