Coming into this season, there was much doubt surrounding whether a Wilmer Flores and Daniel Murphy shortstop and second base combination could holdup over a full season. And while the Mets eleven game winning streak gave the clumsy duo a bit more leeway, two big losses against the Marlins earlier this week exacerbated the Mets middle infield conundrum. The Front Office took action last night,...
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According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Mets tried to sign first baseman Lucas Duda to a three-year extension plus a club option worth “just under” $30 million dollars guaranteed. The deal would have bought out one of Duda’s free agent years, two with the option. After the two sides failed to agree on a multi-year contract, talks were shelved until the offseason. Both sides...
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Las Vegas (14-8) 4, Reno 3 Las Vegas was able to secure its 8th straight win behind a solid pitching performance from Matt Bowman who went 5 innings allowing one run on two hits and two walks striking out one. Bowman’s sinking fastball was on its A game last night as he recorded ten outs via the ground ball. Lefty Duane Below worked 2.1 scoreless innings in relief dropping his ERA to 1.64...
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Matt Harvey did what aces are expected to do, which was pick up his struggling Mets when they needed him most with a 4-0 gem on Friday night over the Washington Nationals. He became the fifth player in Mets history to win his first five starts of a season. The Mets went into the game losers of three straight to watch their once sizable lead over the Nationals dwindle down to five games (4.5 over...
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The Mets promoted highly touted infield prospect Dilson Herrera to the majors this week. He started at second base on Friday while Daniel Murphy played third base, filling in for the injured David Wright. Once Wright returns, Murphy is slated to return to second base. However if Herrera plays well at second base while he’s here and can show he belongs in the major leagues, it could spell...
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The Mets defeated the Nationals tonight at Citi Field, by a score of 4-0. Matt Harvey and Max Scherzer matched each other pretty much pitch for pitch until the bottom of the fourth, when Michael Cuddyer tucked a solo home run over the center field fence. In the fifth inning, Juan Lagares made another, beautiful, Lagares-esque catch to save a hit. Right after, however, Wilmer Flores made his...
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