Sandy Alderson acquired another treasure from the Pirates

When Sandy Alderson became the General Manager of the Mets, he had the tough task of rebuilding the farm system, letting players develop, and try to make the Mets competitive as soon as possible. One of the teams that Alderson has negotiated with over his tenure has been the Pittsburgh Pirates. Out of the three [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4 Braves 1 (5/2/16)

The Mets cracked three homeruns in the first inning, then put the game on cruise control for a matter-of-fact 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves. David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda all homered, sandwiched around a Michael Conforto single off Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz. Those were all the runs starter Bartolo Colon would need. [...]

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Mets Minors: Amed Rosario earning his top prospect label

Amed Rosario is only 20 years old and was born in the Domincan Republic.  The shortstop prospect was signed by the Mets for a staggering $1.75 Million in 2012 and he began his professional career as a seventeen year old in Kingsport. One of the things that happens with the very young prospects is that [...]

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Gut Reaction: Giants 6, Mets 1 – 5/1/2016

Welp. You can't win them all, right? The Mets dropped the final game of the series against the Giants on a soggy, miserable day at Citi Field 6-1, snapping their eight-game winning streak. There's no shame in losing to Madison Bumgarner, even if he didn't have his A game. It was a pitching duel that [...]

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Wilmer Flores, Rafael Montero and moral obligations

The Mets finished the month of April with a 15-7 record. Since they started the month 2-5, it seems everyone should be happy with that mark. Last April the Mets had an 11-game winning streak and were the talk of the town. They finished the month with a 15-8 mark. The 2015 club limped into [...]

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