Jason Vargas struggles so Plan B looms

The Mets have two starting pitchers, Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom, who have been solid performers this year. They have two pitchers, Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler, who have been roughed up some but have looked better in their most recent starts. Then there is the fifth starter, Jason Vargas, who has had a dreadful [...]

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Mets Minors: Patrick Mazeika and Mets catchers

When Travis d’Arnaud was injured and wound up out for the season, few people were surprised. The timing could not have been worse for the Mets who lost Kevin Plawecki to another injury and have not gotten him back as of yet. This sent Sandy Alderson to the bargain basement looking for spare parts and, [...]

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Gut Reaction: Phillies 4, Mets 2 (5/13/18)

The Phillies used a three-run sixth inning to claim a 4-2 win over the Mets Sunday in a game delayed at the start by rain. The game marked the return of Jacob deGrom but the Mets hardly got a vintage version of their ace. He needed 45 pitches to escape the first inning and did [...]

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The awfulness of Jose Lobaton and Tomas Nido

The Mets’ catching situation has had fans frustrated for years. A majority of people seemingly wanted the club to pursue an upgrade during the offseason but Sandy Alderson consistently said he was happy with the duo he had. Flash forward to the results after 36 games and both sides can say they were right. The [...]

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Mesoraco is a catcher’s Harvey

On Tuesday, Sandy Alderson pulled the old “kill two birds with one stone” trick on his roster, as he shed a decaying Matt Harvey while acquiring a veteran catcher. This trade happened to be with the Cincinnati Reds, who the Mets just happened to be playing that night. They acquired Devin Mesoraco, a one time [...]

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Gut reaction: Mets 3, Phillies 1 – 5/11/18

The Mets rose from the dead tonight to defeat the Phillies in dramatic fashion 3-1 on the road. Down 1-0 in the ninth inning, the Mets seemed destined to get blanked again and waste a good pitching performance by Steven Matz and the bullpen, until Michael Conforto stepped to the plate. With the count 1-2 [...]

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