Since the Mets acquired him way back when in 2015, Addison Reed has been nothing but a god-sent for the Mets. In 97 games since being acquired, Reed has been one of the top set-up men in the game. In his Mets career, he has a 1.84 ERA with 108 strikeouts and a 10.5 K/9 rate. He’s allowed only 19 earned runs in 93 innings. The Mets settled on a salary of $7.75 million for the 2017 season with...
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After a stellar breakout campaign in 2015, the sky seemed the limit for Michael Conforto’s talents. This past season though saw a regression in his play, leading to a few stints back at Las Vegas. “I definitely took a step back and re-evaluated a little bit,” Conforto said. “It was a combination of things. There was a little of some expectations, trying to do too much up there. I think I...
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You’d be hard-pressed to find a hardcore Mets fan who doesn’t know about Terry Collins, Kevin Long, and Dan Warthen. The manager and coaches are vital parts of a team’s success. However, there are also managers and coaches in the Mets minor league affiliated teams that many hardcore fans may not even know much about or know at all. These managers and coaches help shape the way...
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Asdrubal Cabrera had a terrific year at shortstop for the Mets in 2016 even if he did not have a good year defensively. Now, there are many things you can point to otherwise to say he did. His .986 fielding percentage was the fourth best in the major leagues last season. Certainly, he passed the eye test as he seemingly never botched a ball hit his way. Moreover, he certainly looked much better...
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Baseball America released their Top 100 MLB Prospects late Friday night which included three players from the New York Mets farm system. The highest ranking Mets prospect on the list was shortstop Amed Rosario at #8. Rosario has been previously ranked #3 by Keith Law and #5 by MLB Pipeline earlier this offseason. Rosario, 21, is the Mets consensus number one prospect and was ranked as such in...
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The New York Mets had a number of prospects that made their Major League debut during the 2016 season to varying degrees of success. Prior to the start of the 2016 season if I had told you that Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo would play a key role in the Mets returning to the playoffs you would’ve called me crazy. The Mets also saw contributions from other players that made their big league...
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