The New York Mets announced Thursday afternoon that Jacob deGrom’s start on Friday night against the Washington Nationals has been pushed back because he’s dealing with an upset stomach and nausea. Robert Gsellman will now start on Friday, Matt Harvey moves up to Saturday and deGrom will make his start against the Nats on Sunday vs Cy Young hopeful Max Scherzer. DeGrom will set a new...
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New York Mets team sources told Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News that they expect pending free agent manager Terry Collins to retire after the conclusion of the 2017 season. However, Collins has yet to make a decision known to the Mets about whether he will continue managing in 2018 or not. Collins, 68, is the longest-tenured manager in Mets history, having steered the team through 1097...
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Two of the New York Mets best players for the month of September have been veteran infielders Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera fueling the debate of which one should be brought back next year. Reyes has not only been the Mets best player in September but he’s also been one of the most productive players in baseball with a fWAR 1.0 that’s tied with Aaron Judge and multiple others for...
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It has been a while since the Mets have had legitimate offensive production out of the catcher position. On this date 16 years ago, Mike Piazza hit a game-winning home run against the Braves just ten days after 9/11. While expecting Piazza numbers out of your catcher, or anyone for that matter, is unreasonable, is 2006 Paul Lo Duca too much to ask for? In the month of September, Mets catchers...
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3 UP 1. d’Arnaud Loves Miami Travis d’Arnaud has struggled much of the season at the plate with an 85 OPS+ and 86 wRC+. But that’s just when he plays anywhere other than in Miami. In Miami, d’Arnaud is the player the Mets always expected him to be. In 10 games at Marlins Park this season, d’Arnaud is hitting .440/.500/.880 with a double, triple, three homers, and...
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Infield prospect Phillip Evans was promoted to the big league roster two weeks ago when the Mets only had four healthy infielders and were desperate for depth. Evans, 25, got his first major league hit with a double against the Cincinatti Reds on September 9 but wouldn’t get his first start until September 17 against the Atlanta Braves. In that start, he went 1 for 4 with a double, RBI and...
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