Conventional wisdom coming into the 2011 season was that Daniel Murphy could hit a little but fielding problems would prevent him from ever being a big contributor to a major league team. Now at the beginning of July, injuries have made Murphy the team’s cleanup hitter and no one is disappointed when he comes to [...]
The Mets have had great success this year with an unheralded righty who uses a deep repertoire of pitches to make up for an average fastball with Dillon Gee. They may have another such pitcher with Triple-A All-Star Chris Schwinden, who is 5-3 with a 2.87 ERA for the Buffalo Bisons this season. In his [...]