With Brandon Nimmo thriving in Spring Training, rumors continue to swirl around the possible trade of defensive whiz Juan Lagares. Michael Conforto is working his way back from a serious shoulder injury but is expected to be sidelined until May the earliest, and with Yoenis Cespedes coming off an injury riddled 2017 campaign, can the Mets really afford to make a move? It would surely put them in...
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Hitters everywhere beware. The 1-2 punch of New York Mets pitching duo Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard locked down the No. 1 spot on MLB.com’s list of top 10 pitching duos in the game right now. MLB took where each of these pitchers ranked overall based on wins above replacement (WAR) and added those two numbers together to create the one and two starters overall score. The lower the...
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Good morning Mets fans! Steven Matz will get the ball for New York this afternoon as he looks to build off a strong finish to his last start. Zack Wheeler will also pitch one inning today before jumping into the rotation on Thursday. Yesterday, the Mets scratched out a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets, and...
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According to the Mets on Twitter, left-hander Jason Vargas was examined by doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Sunday. The doctors recommended surgery on his right hand to remove the fractured hamate bone which he sustained in a minor league game several days ago. The surgery will occur Tuesday, after which he will return to his throwing progression approximately five days...
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I started doing a series of what to expect from players as we headed into the 2018 season. For example, I have done these on Kevin Plawecki and one on Jacob deGrom. Yoenis Cespedes for his Mets career has hit .285/.350/.550 with a 138 wRC+ and .375 wOBA. Before becoming a Met, Cespedes hit .269/.317/.473 with a 117 wRC+ and .339 wOBA for his career. Cespedes went from a third outfielder with...
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The New York Mets outlasted the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon, scratching out a 5-4 victory in front of a packed house at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched seven innings. Thor didn’t have his marvelous strikeout numbers, but still got the job done against a solid Orioles lineup. His final line was: seven innings...
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