Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com recently ranked the Top 10 MLB Pitcher and Catcher Batteries and the Mets were very well represented, occupying three of the 10 spots. The rankings were based on Projected WAR. 9. Noah Syndergaard and Travis d’Arnaud, Mets (Projected WAR: 6.9) D’Arnaud holds up his end of the bargain, with the sixth-highest projected WAR tally (2.8) of any catcher....
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The New York Mets travel to Tampa on Tuesday to play the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Lefty Steven Matz starts for the Mets and will oppose right-hander Luis Severino for the Yanks in a 6:35 PM contest. Here are the starting lineups: New York Mets Curtis Granderson, RF Neil Walker, 2B Yoenis Cespedes, CF Lucas Duda, 1B Travis d’Arnaud, C Alejandro De Aza, LF Eric...
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There they are, the pride of the fleet for the Mets. Sports Illustrated will be featuring the New York Mets on the cover of their 2016 Baseball Preview that will be available on newsstands. They pick the Amazins to win the NL East. It’s a gorgeous cover featuring the hard-throwing starters Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom and shutdown closer Jeurys Familia. My only complaint is, where’s...
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Jacob deGrom delivered a solid performance on Monday against the Miami Marlins as he continues to extend deeper into games with just 12 days left to Spring Training. In four frames, all scoreless, he tossed 51 pitches and allowed four hits while striking out five. All of the talk during and after the game though was on the dip in velocity in his fastball. DeGrom, used mainly breaking balls and...
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Someone once said “A baseball team is a living breathing thing.” If that’s true, Tom Seaver is our heart, Gil Hodges our brain, Gary Carter our lungs (he breathed life into the Mets in Game 6), Bob Murphy our voice, Keith Hernandez our eyes. And Tug McGraw? Tug would be our spirit. America has changed dramatically since Tug last pitched for the Mets. In 1974, a new car cost $3,750, a gallon of...
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One of the interesting subplots to the 2016 season was going to be when Chase Utley stepped into the batter’s box against the Mets. One of the young Mets hurlers was going to have a chance to plunk Utley as retribution for what he did to their teammate, Ruben Tejada. The problem is Tejada is no longer a Met. He’s now with the St. Louis Cardinals. He’s off trying to help some...
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