The Mets opened up their big road trip with a humiliating 12-3 loss to the Braves Monday night in Atlanta. How bad was it? The highlight was recently-acquired Brooks Pounders coming on to get the final out of the eighth inning with a strikeout. The loss was a total team effort. The offense was nothing [...]
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At 17 years of age Freddy Valdez measures 6'3 and is listed at 212 pounds. The outfield prospect, who ranked 25th among international free agents in 2018, was signed for $1.45 million alongside Francisco Alvarez ($2.7). The righty is not fleet of foot and scouts wondered if a shift to first base might be down [...]
Eight different relievers have thrown at least 10 IP for the Mets this year. Of those eight, only two have an ERA under 3.75 when pitching in relief. You probably guessed Seth Lugo, who has a 2.36 mark. The other is Wilmer Font, who's given up 1 ER in 10 IP for a 0.90 mark. [...]