With Brett Baty’s arrival, it’s time to let the kids play

The Mets completed their sweep of Oakland and it is expected that before their series with the Dodgers begins, they will have a new starting third baseman. Unlike the promotion of Francisco Alvarez, who was promoted due to an injury,Brett Baty is being promoted thanks to a fantastic Spring and a tremendous few weeks in [...]

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Brandon Nimmo heats up, the pitching staff’s gopher ball tendencies, free Ronny Mauricio

It was a hope coming into Spring Training that the starting pitching would be a strength and that the bullpen would be above average. Injuries to two starting pitchers and the closer dealt the pitching staff a blow right away. And while the overall record is great, the pitching hasn’t been all that. The staff [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, A’s 3 (10 INN) 4/16/23

After using power in regulation, the Mets cranked up the wild pitch offense to push across the go-ahead run in the 10th and held on to defeat the A’s, 4-3, and earn a sweep of the three-game series. Francisco Alvarez led off the 10th and hit a deep line drive to push the zombie runner [...]

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Mets overcome their fair share of adversity in the first two weeks

No one can claim with a straight face that everything has gone right for the Mets in the first two-plus weeks of the season. They opened the year with 40% of their starting rotation on the IL and in 15 games, they’ve lost 38% of their bullpen, with two guys landing on the IL and [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 3, A’s 2 (4/15/22)

One night after putting up 17 runs, the Mets found it a little tougher to muster offense. But they rallied back from a 2-0 deficit and used strong relief pitching to earn a 3-2 victory over the A’s Saturday afternoon in Oakland. Pete Alonso blasted a solo homer to get the Mets on the board [...]

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Baty, Mauricio stinging ball in time with Syracuse

After ripping three doubles and a homer in the Mets’ most recent game, New York’s No. 6 prospect is slashing .380/.436/.880 with 12 extra-base hits, including a team-leading six dingers. It's the second straight game that Baty and Mauricio have both gone deep. The exit velocities on all three of Mauricio's doubles Friday night? 105.5 [...]

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Don’t judge this Mets offense on batting average alone

Whether you are following social media accounts that cover the Mets, listening to New York sports radio, or just reading through online communities about the Mets, there is one consistent theme. The 2023 Mets were done before the season even started. Billy Eppler is an incompetent general manager. Eduardo Escobar is the worst third baseman [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 17, A’s 6 (4/14/23)

Francisco Lindor drove in seven runs and the Mets set a club record with 17 walks as the Mets clubbed the A’s, 17-6, in the opening game of the team’s 10-game West Coast trip Friday night in Oakland. The A’s entered the game with their starting pitchers having a 9.93 ERA, a little more than [...]

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