One Met I am curious to see how manager Terry Collins uses this year is Wilmer Flores. Collins has always run hot-and-cold with his usage of Flores, which probably stems from GM Sandy Alderson’s public knocks of the player he unsuccessfully tried to trade in 2015. Frankly, Flores has never gotten an opportunity to play full time, and it won’t come this year. However, there is a way to get at...
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Yesterday we looked at five reasons to be excited about the 2017 Mets. However, there are certainly some things to be worried about with the current Mets roster, so we must also look at five reasons to be concerned about 2017. 1. 30 Starts Or Bust It is true that the Mets have five starters capable of putting up All Star numbers, and possibly even Cy Young credentials. The “Fab...
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#5 Desmond Lindsay Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 200 Level: Short Season A – Brooklyn Cyclones B/T: R/R Age: 1/15/1997 (19) Age Dif: -2.1 Acquired: Selected in the second round (53 overall) of the Amateur Draft (Out-of-Door Academy, Sarasota, Fl.) Last year: #7 2016 Statistics: 37 G, 122 AB, 21 R, 37 H, 6 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 26 BB, 31 K, 3 SB, .303/.433 /.451 In 2015, the Mets used their first...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones have announced that former Mets great and last year’s bench coach Edgardo Alfonzo will be their new manager for the 2017 season. Fonzie will become the 11th manager in Cyclones history as they look to make the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Alfonzo is part of a minor shake-up of the Cyclones staff that was precipitated by the retirement of former Cyclones...
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On February 7, 2017, Wilmer Flores will be one of three New York area athletes to receive the Thurman Munson Award at the 37th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner. The Thurman Munson Award is bestowed upon players for their work both on and off the field by the AHRC New York City Foundation. According to its website the AHRC Foundation ” is a fund-raising and grant-making entity that...
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The New York Mets are going to pass on free agent catcher Matt Wieters, a source told John Harper of the New York Daily News. The Mets source told Harper, “We’re not spending our money on a catcher”. Earlier this offseason, the Mets hired former long time Arizona Diamondbacks coach Glenn Sherlock to become their third base and catching coach. The Mets are hopeful that the well...
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