Noah Syndergaard (torn lat) is long tossing from 120-150 feet, but is not yet throwing any bullpen sessions. He spoke to Roger Rubin of Newsday earlier today. “Whether September, and we’re in it or not, I just want to go out there and compete because I am just getting bored,” Snydergaard said. “I want to go out there and pitch. If I weren’t to pitch this year I’d probably go nine or ten months...
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3 UP 1. Rosario Can Flash The Leather With just six games under his belt, there are not many defensive metrics available to quantify how well Amed Rosario is playing at shortstop. The best we have is range factor, which is imperfect. And yet, his 5.61 range factor per nine innings truly stands out. As a point of reference, Brandon Crawford won the Gold Glove last year with a 4.40 range factor...
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Though the July 31st trade deadline has passed, the Mets aren’t done trying to trade their veterans. Over the course of the last few days, the Mets have placed many players on the disabled list. Six, though, have cleared waivers and can be traded to any team: Jay Bruce, Asdrubal Cabrera, Yoenis Cespedes, Curtis Granderson, AJ Ramos, and Neil Walker. Jay Bruce Bruce has been one of the Mets...
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While Dominic Smith awaits his call-up, the Mets have another first baseman lurking in the minor leagues. Peter Alonso, currently with the High-A St. Lucie Mets, has been making his case for why Smith shouldn’t be the undisputed first baseman of the future. Alonso, 22, went 1-for-3 last night against the Tampa Yankees, raising his batting average on the season to .291. Since July 1st,...
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When Steven Matz come off the disabled list, he looked like the ace Mets fans envisioned he could be. Through his first five starts, Matz was 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA and a 1.088 WHIP. In four of his five starts, Matz pitched seven innings. The one time he failed to last seven, he lasted six innings. Overall, he was not only pitching well, but he was giving the Mets length. Since that point, Matz has...
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All weekend long it appeared the Mets could not find their stroke against the Dodgers, scoring a mere four runs in three games. All four of those happened on Saturday, three of which scored in just the first inning of that game. If you take away that one inning they scored only one run in 26 innings of play. By the same token, they only registered one hit (Travis d’Arnaud) last night. Also...
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