I wanted to update this post with some new information from Adam Rubin of ESPN New York who writes: “The Mets are beginning a stretch of 20 games in 20 days on Friday in Philly. While noncommittal so far, the Mets could use a spot starter during that stretch if the rotation’s workload is taxing, with Syndergaard perhaps the leading candidate over Steven Matz.” Syndergaard, as you can...
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According to Las Vegas oddsmaker Bovada, the Mets are now at 14:1 odds to win the World Series. That is up from 33:1 last December and 22:1 in February. The only teams with better odds are: Los Angeles Dodgers 6:1 St. Louis Cardinals 7:1 Detroit Tigers 15:2 Kansas City Royals 9:1 Washington Nationals 10:1 The Mets’ odds to win the National League championship are at 15:2. With the sweep of...
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Jeurys Familia told the New York Post he is unconcerned with his heavy workload and the pace with which manager Terry Collins is using him. “T.C. knows when we need a day, when we feel tired,” Familia said. “He knows what he is doing. He is a smart manager, and when somebody needs a day just tell T.C., and that is it.” “I like to be in the game,” Familia added. “It doesn’t matter what the...
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After a couple of rough outings, Jacob deGrom bounced back in a big way vs the Orioles on Wednesday night at Citifield. The 2014 N.L. Rookie of the Year pitched seven strong innings, allowing only one run while striking out nine, to lead the Mets to a 5-1 win and a two game sweep of the O’s. The Mets believed one of the reasons for deGrom’s struggles in the previous two starts was...
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Mets minor league pitcher Seth Lugo has gone unnoticed for most of his career, but he is now starting to gain more recognition due to an impressive start to the 2015 season. In 19.2 innings for Double-A Binghamton, Lugo is 2-0 with a stellar 1.37 ERA. During his last outing on Tuesday, Lugo allowed just one run and five hits in 6.2 innings. “He certainly has major league potential,”...
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Las Vegas (20-8) 8, Albuquerque 2 Noah Syndergaard had himself a game where his pitching was the biggest story as he came to bat in the top of the 8th a triple shy of the cycle. Noah hit a double off the wall in left center field that traveled about 425 feet in his first at bat. His 2nd at bat he decided that wasn’t good enough and hit a two-run bomb to straightaway center field that had...
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