So why didn’t the Mets trade Zack Wheeler this offseason? Back when they were surfing the market for the likes of Starlin Castro, Didi Gregorius, Yunel Escobar, etc., why did trade discussions end at the mention of Zack Wheeler? Well Joel Sherman of the New York Post has it all figured out. But doesn’t everybody now? “The perception they gave to the industry was Wheeler was...
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I ran across a picture the other day from earlier in the spring of Mr. and Mrs. Met helping to load up a big truck headed for Port Saint Lucie. I couldn’t help notice how attractive Mrs. Met looked and wondered what kind of guy would let his wife load her own luggage? I think she can do better to be honest, I’m sure the exaggerated hand gestures get old around the dinner table. But watching...
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Here we are again its mid-March the snow is starting to melt in New York and the Mets are gearing up for another season, which recently took a more gloomy turn. However folks the show must go on and if there is one thing that can be said about every good Mets team in the past it is how resilient they have been, just like the fan base. If there is one positive that can be taken away from the Zack...
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The Eastern League defending champions started their spring training schedule on Thursday with a 9-3 loss to the Jacksonville Sun. Octavio Acosta started for the B-Mets and allowed 6 runs in 3 innings. Acosta is a 24-year old right-hander who pitched to a 2.93 ERA and 1.127 WHIP for Brooklyn and Savannah last year. Fellow right-hander Domingo Tapia pitched a scoreless inning in relief for...
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The New York Mets traveled to Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland only to come up short against the Detroit Tigers who defeated them by a score of 6-4. Pitching: Starting in place of Noah Syndergaard, lefthander Steven Matz (2.08 ERA) did a decent job today, holding the Tigers to just one run which came on solo homer by J.D. Martinez in the first inning. Matz pitched 2 2/3 innings, walked one and...
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Noah Syndergaard was scheduled to start on Saturday against the Tigers in Lakeland. But was scratched after he took a ball off his left ankle while playing catch on Thursday. Sandy Alderson said X-rays taken on Friday showed that Syndergaard was more or less fine, but the Mets decided to option him to minor league camp anyway. Steven Matz got the start in Lakeland in place of him. Dan Martin of...
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