An MMO Fan Shot by Quinn Barry Daniel Murphy has been one of the best hitters on the New York Mets this season. Murphy is batting .293 with 7 homers, 11 Steals, 57 runs scored, and is second in the National League with 125 hits. However, the time to trade Daniel Murphy is now. As the focal point of the Mets’ offense, Daniel Murphy’s trade value has never been higher. Plus, Murphy is becoming...
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MLB.com released its latest set of prospect rankings tonight, and the Mets have five prospects who made the cut. Noah Syndergaard (13), Kevin Plawecki (67), Brandon Nimmo (68), Michael Conforto (86), and Dominic Smith (88) each made the overall top 100 list. Here’s some of what the MLB.com staff had to say about each of them: Syndergaard: Scouting grades: Fastball: 70 | Curveball: 60 |...
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Lucas Duda came through once again yesterday, hitting another crucial home run that would be the difference in the game. The home run was his 18th of the season, tied for sixth best in the National League and second among National League first basemen. Going into yesterday’s game, he was tied for 16th in all of baseball in wRC+. In roughly the same sample size as this season, Duda was a...
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Mets rookie right-hander Jacob deGrom was awarded the NL Player of the Week Award in the NL for last week. deGrom shared the honor with Marlins closed Steve Cishek. The 26-year old deGrom went 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA in two starts last week. He struck out 11 and walked just three in 13.1 innings in victories against the Mariners and Brewers. deGrom is now 5-5 on the season with a 2.79 ERA in 14...
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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas bounce back to defeat Salt Lake, 6-5. Binghamton loses final game to Trenton 7-3, to split series at two apiece. St. Lucie drops two games to Daytona, scheduled game 4-3, and makeup game, 6-5. Savannah loses second game in row to Lexington, 5-2. Brooklyn opened series against Lowell with a 9-3 victory. Kingsport avoids sweep to dominate Burlington, 11-3....
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Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus seems to agree with me regarding first round draft pick Michael Conforto and the decision to start his professional career with the Brooklyn Cyclones in the Short-Season NYPL. Here is what Dr. Parks has to say: Conforto is a man among boys in the New York-Penn League, as his polished game and field utility make him look like a major leaguer playing a pickup...
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