Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe took a look at five teams that need to make a move and he prominently tabs the Mets and had some interesting things to say about them. “Mets fans have waited since 2006 for a playoff team. The Mets are competing with the Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants, and Braves for the second wild-card spot.” “With one of the best young staffs in baseball, they...
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I thought this was pretty funny and worth sharing with you. Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post sheepishly sneaked the following into his Kirk Nieuwenhuis article. “There is a small corollary to Nieuwenhuis’ big day, and there is probably a segment of Mets fans who will want to skip ahead five paragraphs and look for the end of the italics before you’re inclined to throw the newspaper across...
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According to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, the Padres could be looking to move outfielder Justin Upton. While San Diego’s GM, A.J Preller, may be reluctant to sell after a busy offseason, Morosi believes they will eventually make a deal if the price is right. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported on Friday that the Padres were scouting the Mets minor leagues, but the two teams aren’t close...
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis just blasted his third home run of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday at Citi Field. His third homer just cleared the foul pole in right field, a booming shot you knew was going out if it was fair. His first two home runs came against D’Backs starter Rubby De La Rosa in the second and third innings. Nieuwenhuis was recently recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas...
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Top prospects Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo represented the New York Mets very well on Sunday during the 2015 MLB Futures Game which saw the USA team beat the World team 10-1 at Great American Ballpark. Showing off his electric bat, Conforto stroked two line drive singles to center and right in his two at-bats. But he also impressed in the field when he showed off his cannon and fired a...
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The Mets (47-42) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (42-45) and completed the three game sweep this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 5-3. The big story of the day was Kirk Nieuwenhuis, who hit three home runs batting out of the five hole today. Coming into the game, he was batting only .091, but made a huge mark, as he became the first Met to ever hit three home runs in a single game at...
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