Tweaking the Mets roster for the stretch run

With the hard trade deadline come and gone, and a weak farm system at the upper levels, the Mets have limited options for improving their roster. But, there are a few small moves they can make that could pay dividends. The Mets have their fair share of injuries right now, especially on the offensive side. [...]

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What to expect from Mets currently on the IL

Encouraging news was released yesterday from the Mets’ training staff about the healing progress of Jed Lowrie and Brandon Nimmo. First of all, merely knowing that Lowrie, who has been out since February with injuries, is still with the organization is a surprise. The idea that he could be back on the team this season [...]

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Gut Reaction: Braves 6, Mets 4 (8/14/19)

The Mets’ bullpen allowed five runs in the seventh inning and after taking the lead in the top of the inning, they ended up on the wrong end of a 6-4 score against the Braves Wednesday night in Atlanta. Steven Matz was cruising, having retired the last 14 batters he faced. But Matz ran the [...]

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Pete Alonso and Jeurys Familia need to step up

The Mets are fresh off a 15-1 streak of winning baseball and there is certainly a lot of information to take in over that stretch of baseball. Amidst a number of dramatic and unlikely performances there is a full data set of everyday player’s statistics across what is essentially 10% of the baseball season. The [...]

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The Mets need a new Kelly Johnson

The Mets have had a great run of late, but there are aspects of the team that could use shoring up. Those include the erratic bullpen and the occasionally sketchy defense. Today we are going to look specifically at the sub-par crew of pinch hitters the team has available most games. When the Mets have [...]

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Mets Minors: Franklyn Kilome and prospects who could impact 2020

Barring the fielding goofs, people should be fairly pleased with the season they’ve gotten from Pete Alonso in 2019. He came up to the majors and seems intent on winning a Rookie of the Year award amidst a field of tough competition. Looking at the upper levels of the Mets minor leagues you don’t see [...]

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