Besides being a surprise choice for Opening Day starter (and we have beaten that story to death), Bartolo Colon offered a few other surprises, in the way he pitched, on Monday. The 41-year-old hurler was impressive, matching $210 million man Max Scherzer, frame-by-frame, over six innings of three-hit ball. How he did that is what is really interesting. Of course, one game is, well, one game. We...
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The official roster for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s was announced this week. The Mets are entering their third year with the 51s and are quickly approaching the end of a contract that takes them through the 2016 season, where I hope this connection ends. The ballpark itself can hurt pitcher development as less moisture in the air reduces overall break which leads to hangers and fat pitches over...
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The Mets went a dismal 4-15 last season against their division rival, Nationals. If the Mets want to be a superior team this season, they must do better against their rival from D.C. who’s considered not only the top team in the NL East but maybe the best in baseball. “This is a team we did not play well against last year, and certainly we have to play well against,” Mets...
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With an impressive balance of power arms, consistent bats, and major league ready talent, the Mets have a consensus top-five minor league system. They also, at least in my opinion, have a damn good major league team as well. The big club definitely has some holes, though, notably at shortstop, but otherwise there seems to be no huge area of weakness. The rotation will receive is already...
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Steve Henderson came to the Mets with the burden of being one of the key players coming over from the Reds in the 1977 Tom Seaver trade. In addition, since the Mets had just traded Dave Kingman to San Diego, Henderson was expected to eventually replace him in the middle of the Mets’ lineup. This was an awful lot of pressure for a kid who had never spent a day in the major leagues, but Henderson...
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Update: Jenrry Mejia has inflammation in his throwing elbow and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced. Mejia received a cortisone shot and he will not be available to pitch for at least 10 days, according to the team. Minor league reliever Erik Goeddel will take Mejia’s spot on the roster. Goeddel posted a 3.86 ERA during spring training. Terry Collins said set-up man...
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