Does Zack Wheeler for Justin Upton make sense?

Sandy Alderson finally made a trade and acquired two veteran hitters in Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe. The Mets were in need of some offensive pieces, and got two of them from their division rivals. As we continue to approach the trade deadline, Alderson said that he is still pursuing big moves to upgrade the [...]

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Gut Reaction: Nationals 4, Mets 3 (7/22)

What a frustrating game for the Mets, as they had the game in their favor until the eighth inning, and ended up losing the game 4-3. Today was a big game for Noah Syndergaard, as he had a chance to give the Mets a series victory against the Nationals, but struggled with his command, as [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Nationals 2 (7/21/15)

It looked like it was going to be a low-scoring game until the top of the ninth inning as the Mets pulled away, and scored four runs. Although it took a while, it is always a good night when the Mets offense can put together a couple of runs in an inning Jacob deGrom continues [...]

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Mets should take a chance on Michael Conforto

Across Major League Baseball, we have seen an influx of young talent come into the league. The Mets have showcased two impressive starters in Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard, but have not had any major pieces added offensively. Dilson Herrera will have a promising future in the big leagues, but he only hit .195 in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cardinals 3, Mets 2 (7/17/15)

The Mets started off things right in the second half, as Curtis Granderson hit a leadoff homer, but the offense struggled after that. The game would end 3-2 in favor of the Cardinals. Noah Syndergaard had electric stuff tonight, pitching seven innings, and allowing two runs. He struck out six, and finished the game with [...]

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Second half questions for our Mets

What a first half it has been for the New York Mets, as the team stands in contention for a playoff spot entering the All-Star break. At the end of Saturday, the Mets stood 46-42 and only two games behind the Washington Nationals, and one game out of the wild card race. The Mets have [...]

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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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Gut Reaction: Giants 3, Mets 0 (7/7/15)

The offense surely frustrated Mets fans once again, as the team would have plenty of scoring opportunities, yet struggled to capitalize. Bartolo Colon went six innings, let up three runs (two earned) and the Giants had 10 hits. Colon was lucky to get out of the sixth inning, and he ended up finishing with a [...]

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Sandy Alderson’s outfield gambles have not paid off

For the past two offseasons, Sandy Alderson has focused on improving the outfield any way possible. The 2013 season was not a great one for the Mets, and Alderson knew his prospects were on their way to being promoted, creating a need for the Mets to make moves during the offseason, and get more offensive [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Dodgers 0 (7/5/15)

The Mets took the series from the Los Angeles Dodgers today by winning the game 8-0. Quite the offensive showing from the ball club that has struggled to score runs the past couple of weeks. Steven Matz pitched well, going six innings, letting up two hits, no runs, two walks and struck out eight. What [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cubs 1, Mets 0 (6/30/15)

Some may have considered this game Jon Niese's audition to become a Chicago Cub, as the rumors have been circulating the past week about Niese getting traded. He pitched well tonight, going seven innings and allowing one run. Not a bad night for someone on the trading block. Curtis Granderson's hot streak cooled off, as [...]

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Steven Matz is the final piece for the future rotation

The Mets have featured young starting pitchers who can throw absolute heat in the past couple of seasons. In 2012, we saw Matt Harvey’s first major league start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, and going 5.1 innings while striking out 11 and getting the win. In 2013, Zack Wheeler made his debut against the Atlanta Braves, [...]

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