Mets Minors: Gavin Cecchini vs. Matt Reynolds

Player A: 6’1”, 205 Lbs Player B: 6’2”, 200 Lbs Both players were drafted in 2012, one in the first round (Gavin Cecchini) and one in the second round (Matt Reynolds), but both could have a future in the Met infield.  So which player is the one to watch? Player A: .281/.348/.393 (4 Years in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6 Diamondbacks 3 (6/7/15)

Earl Weaver would have been proud of the Mets' effort in this game. New York combined power -- seemingly as seldom seen as a Triple Crown winner -- and outstanding starting pitching to save a split of this four-game series. After Curtis Granderson led off the game with a home run, Jacob deGrom took the [...]

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On Dillon Gee moving to the bullpen

The Mets finally did the right thing and removed Dillon Gee from the rotation. However, the veteran was less than thrilled with the news. Here was his take on the situation: “I kind of feel like any value, if I had any at all before this, it’s probably gone. I mean, what am I going [...]

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Recommendations for Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins Moving Forward

The Mets are in contention for a playoff spot this year, and are searching for ways to improve the current roster. On Friday, it was announced that Daniel Murphy would be going on the 15-day disabled list with strained quadriceps, an injury that will hurt this ball club quite a bit. Also, Terry Collins announced [...]

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Gut Reaction: Arizona 2, Mets 1 (6/6/15)

Well this downright sucks. No matter how you slice it, the Mets are just not a major-league caliber team at the moment, and that stinks to say. Not only injuries, but sub-par performances from some veteran players, and too much being asked of rookies are dragging this team down. It's not one person individually at [...]

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The Mets are in a tricky situation

The Mets are firmly into their six-man rotation experiment and so far the results have been....wait, what's that you say? They're already ditching it? Well, that certainly didn't last long. The arguments for and against such a rotation structure have been discussed, but it seems as though in the end it was just a bit [...]

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What would constitute a successful season for the Mets?

Recently the New York Rangers were dispatched from the NHL playoffs in game 7 of their third round playoff series. In that league you need to win four best-of-seven series in order to win the Stanley Cup. The Rangers were a team carrying high expectations since they had been to the championship series last year [...]

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Gut Reaction: Diamondbacks 7, Mets 2 (6/5/15)

The D'Backs took the second game of the four-game series with a 7-2 win Friday night in Arizona. It was a disheartening game after Thursday's big win. Jon Niese had his best outing in awhile, piled up a bunch of strikeouts and generally pitched just bad enough to lose. But, it beats the shellackings he [...]

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Just one thing standing between Noah Syndergaard and dominance

Mets rookie pitcher Noah Syndergaard seemingly has all the making of a future ace. He’s young, healthy and 11-feet tall with a golden arm. He can throw a marshmallow through a battleship and drop a hammer that make a batter’s knees buckle. He’s also got a solid changeup and surprisingly good control.  Unlike a lot [...]

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