Brandon Nimmo and T.J. Rivera both entered their sophomore seasons with the Mets in 2017. Neither were considered key players for 2017 nor were they guaranteed a large chunk of playing time. Both made an impact with the team, however. The question is: whose 2017 season was more impressive? Before going about answering this, it must be considered whether or not this is a fair question. Is it...
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Jake McGee, LHP Position: Relief Pitcher Throws/Bats: Left/Left Born: Aug. 6, 1986 (Age 31) 2017 Stats: 0-2 record, 57.1 IP, 3.61 ERA, 1.099 WHIP, 9.1 K/9, 2.93 FIP, 139 ERA+, 1.4 WAR The bullpen is one of the key areas that the Mets need to focus on this offseason. With the addition of AJ Ramos and return of Jerry Blevins, the team is looking to revamp their bullpen. Jake McGee has spent his...
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Tonight, the Dodgers will try and hold off elimination against the Astros as a Halloween special. Rich Hill will face Justin Verlander at 8:20 p.m. Eastern Time. Latest MLB News The Nationals announced that Dave Martinez will be their next manager and the Phillies announced Gabe Kapler will be their next manager. Latest Mets News The Mets announced they released Nori Aoki yesterday. Aoki was set...
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Houston Astros (101-61) at Los Angeles Dodgers (104-58) LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 2.77 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (4-0, 2.05 ERA) Tuesday, October 31, 2017 | 8:20 p.m. ET | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, CA World Series – Game 6 (HOU Leads 3-2) This could be it! The Astros play the Dodgers in Los Angeles in hopes to win their first World Series since becoming a MLB team in 1962. The Dodgers will...
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Long before Mets shortstop Jose Reyes was even born in 1983, the Mets had a switch-hitting shortstop with speed who played gold glove caliber defense and held down the position for 13 years. The shortstop in question is none other than Bud Harrelson, pictured above on his 1971 Topps card, applying a tag to an Astros base runner. The card, number 355 in the set, depicts four players on the card...
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Earlier this afternoon, we here at MMO posted an article on how the 40-man roster stacks up. One more spot just became available, as we had speculated. According to the Mets on Twitter, the team has released outfielder Norichika Aoki. Aoki, 35, was picked up by the Mets for the final month of the season, but was due for a significant pay bump through salary arbitration this winter. In 27 games...
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