Lucas Duda burst onto the scene in 2011 with a stellar offensive season. “The Dude” finished his rookie season with a .292 batting average, .370 OBP and slugged .482 with an OPS of .852. After a couple of disappointing seasons, it seems as if Duda has finally come into his own. His 27 HRs currently rank 12th in all of baseball and 3rd in the NL, trailing only Giancarlo Stanton (36)...
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On Sunday, Zack Wheeler took the hill and gave the Mets a superb effort, limiting the Reds to just one run in 6.0 innings of work and striking out six along the way. It was by all accounts another great effort from the second year pitcher as he earned his 10th win. The one part of Wheeler’s game that needs to be fine tuned is his efficiency. He’s letting big innings chip away at his...
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The Toronto Blue Jays suffered a big blow to their wild card hopes when they learned that outfielder Melky Cabrera will need season-ending surgery for the broken pinky finger he suffered on Friday. Cabrera, who turned 30 in August, was having himself a solid season, batting .301/.351/.458 with 35 doubles, 16 home runs, 81 runs scored and 73 RBI. He posted a 125 OPS+ and 3.2 WAR this season, has...
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Mets manager Terry Collins confirmed this afternoon that righthander Rafael Montero will get a spot start on Wednesday versus the Colorado Rockies in order to give the rest of the rotation an extra day’s rest. Montero, 23, is currently in his third stint with New York this season after being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday. In seven games for the Mets this season, Montero owns...
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After Sunday’s game, assistant general manager John Ricco announced that the Mets promoted veteran outfielder Bobby Abreu and reliever Gonzalez Germen. Both players will join the team on Monday for the start of a three game series against the Colorado Rockies. Noticeably absent was the Mets’ top pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard. Ricco explained why the organization decided against...
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The New York Mets (68-75) took the rubber game on Sunday from the Cincinnati Reds (67-76) by a score of 4-3. What you should know: Zack Wheeler pitched another solid outing for New York, as he went six innings, allowing one run on five hits, while striking out six and walking two. The Reds got on the scoreboard first this afternoon, with a Skip Schumaker single up the middle that scored Mat...
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