Johan Santana’s run support, Wright’s hitting streaks, Niese and the HR ball

In his first four games of 2012, the Mets scored six runs for Johan Santana. Since then they have tallied 54 runs in his last 10 starts, an unexpected offensive explosion. Poor run support has plagued Santana since he joined the Mets but he has little to complain about in that department recently. And the [...]

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Matt Capps and other trade targets for the Mets

Traditional Trade Partners: Teams no longer in the playoff hunt looking to trade more expensive and older players for young/cheap alternatives or prospects.  Currently there are 7 teams I’d lump into this group: Minnesota, Seattle, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago (NL), San Diego and Colorado.  I’m just going to take a moment to outline some of the [...]

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