A split squad of the Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by a score of 1-0 on Friday night at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. Zack Wheeler started the game for the Mets and delivered another solid outing tossing 4.2 innings and allowing one run on three hits and a walk with two punch outs. Two of those hits came off the bat of Jarrod Saltalamacchia who also took Wheeler deep with a long home...
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March 14 Ike Davis and Lucas Duda both played in a minor league game this afternoon at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. Both sluggers were designated hitters (how did that work?) and got five at-bats each. Davis went 1-for-3 with two walks, while Duda went 0-for-4 with one walk. The first base competition is back on! March 13 It’s been almost two weeks since first basemen Ike Davis and...
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Righthander Zack Wheeler takes the hill tonight against the Miami Marlins at 7:05 PM in Jupiter. Wheeler will oppose RHP Tom Koehler for the Fish. Tonight’s game will be broadcast on WOR 710 AM and former Mets closer John Franco will be calling the game, the first of three spring training games he will be calling. The Mets will play a pair of split-squad games Saturday and Sunday against...
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If you don’t have a starting SS you’re comfortable with, less than 20 spring games to go, you have a problem. Meaning, we have a problem. You’ve heard all the names already, Nick Franklin, Stephen Drew, Didi Gregorius and Chris Owings. All seemingly will either command one of our better prospects, which none of them in my opinion are worth – or will need a long term deal with potential...
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There was a brief time in 2012, as Mets fans tried to recover from the loss of Jose Reyes, that Ruben Tejada seemed to have promise. With his recent struggles, and never-ending love/hate relationship projected upon him by Mets management, it is hard to remember those days. It makes me wonder: Where did Ruben Tejada go wrong? PA BB% K% wOBA fWAR 2012 501 5.4% 14.6% 0.304 1.8 2013 227 6.6% 10.6%...
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Earlier this morning I posted a piece on Daisuke Matsuzaka most likely earning the number five spot in the rotation after a solid performance against the Nationals on Thursday and a glowing endorsement from his manager Terry Collins. The biggest loser if Dice-K were to get that final rotation spot is none other than Jenrry Mejia who many initially projected for that fifth spot. Chris McShane of...
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