According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Cubs have reached out to the Mets as well as other teams as their year long quest for a cost-controlled starting pitcher wages on. What’s not clear is if Wittenmyer is referring to the conversation the Mets and Cubs had last offseason or if this is something new. Considering how the two teams are ideally a solid match,...
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On April 27th, the Mets had a record of 15-5 and were eight games ahead of the Washington Nationals. According to the Postseason Probabilities chart on mlb.com, the Mets had a 68% chance of making the postseason, which was their high water mark for the season. After being swept by the Atlanta Braves, the Mets were at their season’s low with now just a 28% chance of making the postseason. On...
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Since their 11-game winning streak in April, the Mets have gone 23-32. In that span they squandered a dozen excellent pitching performances that they should have won. The team has lost all semblance of the fundamentally sound team we saw in April, and players look lost at the plate either striking out or hitting lazy grounders and fly balls. The team was never good defensively, but lately its...
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With defense continuing to be an issue for the Mets, John Harper of the NY Daily News argues that it’s time for Wilmer Flores to be moved to third base. “It’s not as if Wilmer Flores has been a disaster there. But the more you watch him the more you realize that he can’t be counted on to make the type of crucial play that so often proves pivotal in September pennant-race games or...
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Las Vegas and Steven Matz (7-4, 2.11) take on Salt Lake City at 9:05 ET tonight. Binghamton (36-32) 5, New Hampshire 2 Binghamton was put in an early deficit when Gabriel Ynoa gave up two runs in the bottom of the third that didn’t last long when Michael Conforto started a two-out two-run rally in the top of the 4th with his 8th double for the Mets. Ynoa and the bullpen would shut down the...
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As Ken Rosenthal wrote last week, Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics currently own one of the worst records in the American League but are still not ready to give up on competing this season. They are still open to dealing for Ben Zobrist, who has been the subject of Mets-A’s rumors for months, but are not looking for prospects in return. Rosenthal cited recent trade talks with the...
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