Rafael Montero continues to defy MLB betting lines

After three games, the starting pitchers for the Mets have a 4.82 ERA, having allowed 10 ER in 18.2 IP. While that’s still less than half the ERA of the bullpen, it’s nowhere near what many hoped from out of the group that was expected to carry the 2014 club. While it’s still weeks away [...]

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Can the Mets win with so many strikeouts?

According to ESPN, the 2014 Mets have struck out 53 times over their first five games of the season. That's a new team record, shattering the previous record of 44 strikeouts over their first five games in 1968. The high strikeout totals shouldn't be a surprise to Mets fans. They were tied with the Braves [...]

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Zack Wheeler is becoming a mature pitcher

A couple of years ago the Mets had two brilliant pitching prospects: Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey. Wheeler was thought to be the one with the higher ceiling as he had a more polished repertoire than Harvey. People were wrong. In fact, last year, Matt Harvey proved just how wrong they were when he pitched [...]

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