Mets Minors: Building from the bottom up – Cory Vaughn

Cory Vaughn: I still like Cory Vaughn and his big-power bat but the son of Greg Vaughn has a lot of growing to do in AA this year to get into the picture as a true prospect again. He’ll be 24 in May and while that is a good pace for him to be in [...]

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Collin Cowgill, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Lucas Duda, Marlon Byrd, Mike Baxter: Mets Are Pioneering the Specialist Outfield

Opening Day is four days away and a lot of Met fans are excited. It’s safe to say that the seven-week narrative that has been spring training is played out. Issues and surprises have been covered ad nauseum. We fans can get excited about the springs of Jonathon Niese, Matt Harvey and Ike Davis. We [...]

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Mets Game Chatter – 3/28/13

Today's game is against the Nationals with a 1:05 PM start. We have new chat software that should work in all browsers!  It will require a one-time login but should remember your info as long as you're on the same device. Update: Some people still have trouble with IE.  Firefox, Chrome and Safari all work [...]

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Are Ruben Tejada’s spring struggles a reason for concern?

After going 0-3 in the Mets’ 6-2 exhibition win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night, Ruben Tejada is now batting .080 in Spring Training while also struggling to make consistent contact. At what first was a promising start when he hit a home run off the Nationals’ ace Stephen Strasburg in early preseason action, [...]

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