Robert Carson, Juan Lagares And Josh Edgin: Mets Are Slowly Addressing Needs From Within

Longtime Mets beat writer Adam Rubin of ESPN tells us today that the Mets will be promoting outfielder Juan Lagares from Las Vegas in the very near term. Lagares is currently “tearing up the Pacific Coast League,” according to Rubin. Apparently, Lagares’s fine numbers have little to do with the PCL-is-a-hitter’s-league meme, since his form, [...]

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“Match Game” and Terry Collins’ Mets bullpen

When I was a kid, I loved to watch the game show “Match Game.” Because the celebrities drank while they taped the show – host Gene Rayburn would always say, “Friday’s show tends to be a little wild!” because by then they had all knocked back several shots – it had a free-wheeling vibe that [...]

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Defending the struggling Ike Davis

It’s the time of the year when everybody seeks out the guy who seems to be struggling the most, says he sucks, and then calls for him to be traded.  The culprit this year: Ike Davis. Coming into Sunday’s matchup with the Nationals, Davis owned a .161/.254/.321 slash line and was striking out in 28.6% [...]

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Mets Minors: 4-22, MVP’s – Rafael Montero, Jacob DeGrom and Cory Vaughn (AA)

This is a tough week to pick a winner for who is doing best in the minor league system.  It comes down to three players in AA who are all deserving of the weekly MVP award. Full Name: Rafael Montero Born: 10/17/1990 Birthplace: Higuerito, Dominican Republic Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170 Bats: R Throws: R [...]

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The problems of trading for Giancarlo Stanton

This past week, rumors leaked that Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson was considering pursuing Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton. The reports were that a package to get Stanton would likely include highly touted Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler and catcher Travis d’Arnaud. From the standpoint of the Mets’ needs, this trade could make sense, however it might [...]

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Terry Collins on Zack Wheeler

“When you’re pitching in Las Vegas, due to the ballpark, sometimes you overthrow just because you don’t want to get hit,” manager Terry Collins said before the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Nationals Saturday at Citi Field. “Sometimes guys in those parks pitch away from contact because contact means danger in those little parks. The [...]

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With the 11th pick, the Mets are now on the clock:

The 2013 Amateur Draft is less then two months away.  The top ten picks go to: Houston Chicago (NL) Colorado Minnesota Cleveland Miami Boston Kansas City Pittsburgh Toronto The forecasting trends for these first ten teams begin to vary early in the projections.  As of right now, the clear choice for the number one pick [...]

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Ike Davis and Lucas Duda combine for four homers for first time

Matt Harvey was the star of the show last night, as he pitched an outstanding game leading the Mets to a win over Stephen Strasburg.  But clearly the other story line of the game was the Mets getting two home runs apiece from their lefty power hitters Ike Davis and Lucas Duda.  It was the [...]

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