Let’s pretend for a moment that Sandy Alderson makes no effort to improve the Mets left field situation in the offseason. For arguments sake, we’ll say that he addresses the need at shortstop but a combination of high prices and long years got the better of the outfield candidates. Heading into 2015, can we expect anyone in the pipeline to make the jump to the big leagues? According...
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Chris Young was a major point of ridicule for Sandy Alderson this year. After passing on Nelson Cruz in the offseason, they signed Young as a buy-low candidate. What resulted was a season of turmoil in Queens before being released and turning his season around in the Bronx. With the Mets in 2014, Young hit .205/.283/.346/.630 in 287 plate appearances. He was unable to produce, hitting just eight...
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Mike Vorkunov of NJ.com pointed out that the Kansas City Royals Mike Moustakas is a former Mets bat boy. Now, he’s tearing up the 2014 postseason to the tune of .318/.348/.864/1.211 line. He’s also recorded four home runs in just six playoff games. Moustakas was a bat boy under Bobby Valentine’s Mets regime. In a New York Times piece by Billy Witz, Valentine recalled a...
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Game 2 (Giants Lead 1-0) San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 12, 8:00 PM, FS1 Jake Peavy (7-13, 3.73) vs Lance Lynn (15-10, 2.74) The Cardinals will try to bounce back in game two of the National League Championship Series, sending Lance Lynn to the mound against Jake Peavy. Neither of these pitchers has fared particularly well in the playoffs. Peavy’s postseason ERA...
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We are five games into the Arizona Fall League season, and here’s a recap of week one’s action for the Mets. Brandon Nimmo is off to a great start as the left fielder for the Scottsdale Scorpions. In four games, he’s batting .333 (6-18) with three doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs. He’s struck out six times and has yet to draw a walk. Nimmo picked up an assist on a...
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Game 2 (Royals Lead 1-0) Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, Oct. 11, 4:00 PM, TBS Yordano Ventura (14-10, 3.20) vs Bud Norris (15-8, 3.65) The Orioles will try to bounce back from their game one extra innings loss to the Royals as they send Bud Norris to the hill against Yordano Ventura. Norris beat the Tigers in his lone career playoff start, pitching 6.1 innings and...
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