Jon Niese leads list of most likely Mets trade chips

Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanza are still waiting for us months from now in frigid December, but baseball fans may find new gifts in sweltering July as the trade deadline draws nigh. Technically known as Major League Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline, July 31 at 4 p.m. marks the cutoff for all 32 teams to report wheeling [...]

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Would the Mets win a Michael Cuddyer for Nick Markakis trade?

First things first. I have not seen this as a rumor and am just pulling it out of the air. Neither the Mets nor the Braves can be happy with their big free agent signings this past offseason. The Mets gave Michael Cuddyer a two year deal for a total of $21 million and in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Diamondback 2 (7/10/15)

Noah Syndergaard absolutely dominated one of the best hitting teams in the National League, leading the Mets to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Syndergaard established a team-high with 13 strikeouts. He gave up a run in the first inning and then cruised through the next six frames. In a bit of a surprise [...]

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Replacing Steven Matz, Kevin Plawecki’s surge, dismal LOOGY performance

You end up like a dog that's been beat too much Till you spend half your life just covering up So, Steven Matz is hurt – of course he is. Because while God hates Cleveland, she’s also sadistic when it comes to the Mets. Or maybe it’s not the Mets. Maybe it’s just the six-man [...]

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Mets sweep the Snakes, the first half is a success

Entering the final series before the All-Star break, the Mets stand at 44-42, in second place and three games behind the Washington Nationals. They also sit three games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second wild card. A sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks at home would give the Mets momentum heading into the second half. [...]

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Believe it or not, the Mets have been pretty lucky this season

The great pitcher and linguist Dizzy Dean told us a long time ago that he’d “rather be lucky than good.” It took a long time to figure out exactly what he meant. Then the 2015 Mets happened. Yes, these Mets. At first flush, you’d think they’ve anything but lucky and in more than a couple [...]

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Don’t forget to vote #metroplitwins

In just a matter of days, the “best” of the National League will be taking on the “best” of the American League in the Queen’s City to decide which league gets Home Field Advantage in the 2015 World Series. While the idea of the Major League Baseball All Star Game desperately needs to be reformatted, [...]

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Should we be upset Jacob deGrom didn’t get a complete game?

The New York Mets have had their fair share of offensive woes, but they have not lacked strong pitching performances. Four of the current six starters (deGrom 12,Colon 11, Harvey 11,Niese 10) have 10 or more quality starts (five innings or more). The other two, Matz and Syndegaard have not had enough starts to get [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Giants 1 (7/8/15)

The Mets take another series on the west-coast trip as they defeated the San Francisco Giants by a score of 4-1. Jacob deGrom showed why he is an all-star, as he pitched eight innings, struck out 10, allowed two hits and no runs. deGrom executed a hit and run that set the Mets up to [...]

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