Last night there was plenty of action in the Mets minor leagues with the affiliates going 3-1 despite Las Vegas losing 1-0 extending their losing streak to 10 games. It was the 9th time during the losing streak that the 51’s had scored 3 or less runs in a game. Luckily for Las Vegas they are in a bad division and still hold a 2.5 game lead over 2nd place EL Paso. Steven Matz wasn’t...
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Juan Lagares still has the speed, range, instincts, coordination, and fearlessness that made him a Gold Glover in Center Field last year. But one tool is absent: his arm. After missing the end of last season with an elbow injury, Juan’s rocket of an arm has ranged from decent to weak over the first two months of the 2015 campaign, and it really looked flat on a sacrifice fly that scored...
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According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Dillon Gee and Jon Niese are very much still available as the Mets would like to make room for top pitching prospect Steven Matz in their six-man rotation. “Word around league is Mets really ramping up effort to try and trade not just Dillon Gee, but Jon Niese as well,” also writes Andy Martino of the Daily News. The buzz that the Mets are...
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The Mets (30-26) fell 7-2 to the Diamondbacks (26-28) on Friday night in Arizona. Jon Niese pitched for the Mets and finally turned in a solid outing, pitching six innings of three-run ball, allowing six hits and walking one while striking out eight. The Mets grabbed an early lead when Michael Cuddyer took Jeremy Hellickson deep for a solo shot in the top of the second. But Arizona answered back...
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The good news keeps coming for Travis d’Arnaud and Dilson Herrera who are both making excellent progress while on rehab assignments with Advanced-A St. Lucie. D’Arnaud served as the designated hitter Friday night for the St. Lucie Mets and went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in. He was pinch hit for in the ninth. Meanwhile, Dilson played second base and had a big game going 3-for-4 with three...
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The Mets and Diamondbacks go at it again on Friday night in Arizona. Jon Niese (3-5; 4.42 ERA) takes on Jeremy Hellickson (3-3; 5.08 ERA) for the second game of the series at 9:40 PM. The Mets are in sole possession of first place this late into the season for the first time since after the game on September 19, 2008 when they had a half-game lead on the Phillies. The Mets are 23-3 when scoring...
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