And to think everyone wanted Jay Bruce run out of town last season. In 50 games after Bruce was traded to the Mets last year, he batted just .219/.294/.391, while hitting just eight home runs. Comparisons to Jason Bay were justly made. Hey, they even have the same initials. In a complete reversal of fortunes, Bruce has a chance to break the Mets’ single-season home run mark. Needless to...
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Recently, Kevin Kernan of the NY Post said the Mets are screwing up Michael Conforto by making him their leadoff hitter and not letting him hit in the middle of the order. Conforto has easily been the Mets best hitter and has not even been close. His OBP, slugging percentage, wOBA (weighted on base average), and wRC+ are all first on the team by a good margin. Metrics say the best hitter should...
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If there was any hope of the Mets being a Cinderella story in 2017, those dreams are all but gone. After dropping two games out of three to the Rockies who currently hold the second wild card spot, the Mets were silent against Yu Darvish and the Dodgers on Friday night. It was just another cruel reminder that the Mets can’t hang with the big boys, even with ace Jacob deGrom on the mound....
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Good Morning, Mets fans! This afternoon, the Mets will take on the best team in baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The pitching matchup will be the darlings of spin rate, Seth Lugo and Rich Hill. The game will be on at 4:10 p.m. Last night was a tough game to watch. Yu Darvish was on his game while Jacob deGrom struggled with his command and the long ball. Amed Rosario singled and stole a base...
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The New York Mets (49-58) were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers (77-32) 6-0 on Friday night at Citi Field. The Mets have now lost seven of their last nine games. Pitching Jacob deGrom (12-4, 3.29 ERA) was on the mound for the Mets after his eight-game winning streak was snapped in his last start. He did not have his best stuff, giving up five hits, three runs, and three walks while striking...
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New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters on Friday that Dominic Smith will be up before September without giving an exact time. Sandy also said that once he arrives that Smith will be the everyday starter at first base regardless of the rest of the roster. Smith was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Month for July after hitting .385/.437/.725 with 13 doubles, eight homers, 26...
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