Looking over the Mets infield, there are two things that squarely stand-out. The first is that this is an aging group of players coming off significant injuries. The second is this infield is not particularly good defensively. John Dewan of Acta Sports, and Fielding Bible fame, projected the Mets to have the worst defense up the middle in 2017. The projection calls for Neil Walker to be a -1 DRS...
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Michael Conforto’s impressive start to spring training has not gone unnoticed. The former tenth overall pick has hit .714 with two home runs and three RBIs in three games so far. Despite the small sample size, Conforto and his perfect swing appear to be in great shape. His hitting this well is a good problem to have, as the 23 year-old resides in an overcrowded outfield. He is going to...
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Good Morning everyone. New York Mets closer, Jeurys Familia made his spring debut on Monday, pitching a shaky third inning. Familia allowed one run on three hits and had a fielding gaffe, forgetting to cover first base on a Jose Altuve single that cost the team the third out of the inning. He will make at least one more appearance before leaving camp for the World Baseball Classic. Manager,...
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Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Noah Syndergaard could appear in spring training games as early as March 2nd against the Marlins, Terry Collins told reporters after Monday’s loss to the Astros. Collins also said the rest of the rotation, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, Robert Gsellman, and Zack Wheeler, would begin pitching after that. In 30 starts in 2016, Syndergaard went...
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The Mets were defeated by the Houston Astros by a score of 5-2 this afternoon at First Data Field Pitching: P.J. Conlon got the start for the Mets and pitched well, tossing two scoreless innings, with one hit and a walk allowed. The ball was then turned over to Jeurys Familia, who pitched one inning, allowing one run on three hits. Rafael Montero continued his strong spring, contributing two...
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Houston Astros vs New York Mets First Data Field, 1:10 PM (SNY) RHP Joe Musgrove vs LHP P.J. Conlon Yesterday’s Game – Michael Conforto continued his hot start, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored en route to beating the Tigers 5-2 Sunday. Matt Reynolds had a good day at the plate as well going 2-for-3, while Dominic Smith, Jose Reyes, Amed Rosario and Tomas Nido each...
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