Gut Reaction: Mets 16, Braves 4 (4/11/24)

The Mets put up seven runs in the first three innings and cruised to a 16-4 win over the Braves Thursday afternoon in Atlanta. The victory gave the Mets the series win over the Braves and upped their record on the season to 5-7. Five Mets had multi-hit games as the team combined for 16 [...]

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Christian Scott racks up the strikeouts and gopher balls

Early in the year we see wacky things due mostly to small samples. And nowhere is this more apparent than with Mets top prospect Christian Scott, who has two games pitched so far for Triple-A Syracuse. And in those two games, Scott has displayed the electric stuff that has so many people so high on [...]

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Gut Reaction: Braves 6, Mets 5 (4/9/24)

For the second straight game, the Mets fell behind big early and then forged a comeback. This time they ran out of time, as they fell to the Braves, 6-5, Tuesday night in rainy Atlanta. Adrian Houser allowed 5 ER in 5 IP and it could have been worse than that if not for two [...]

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Mets DFA Julio Teheran and his 13.50 ERA, meatball-throwing self

The Mets designated Julio Teheran for assignment, calling up Dedniel Nunez to replace him on the active roster. The team clearly could use another bullpen arm right now and when Teheran’s spot in the rotation comes up again, they’ll be able to promote Jose Butto, as the 15-day window of his being optioned to the [...]

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Mets made the right choice in not using Edwin Diaz Monday night

There are a lot of things which the David Stearns-Carlos Mendoza regime has bungled so far in their brief tenure in Queens. Signing Harrison Bader with the thought of making him a full-time player is the first thing that jumps to mind, although there are others. The handling of Jose Butto, the construction of a [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Braves 7 (4/8/24)

The Mets got three home runs to rally back from a 4-0 deficit to beat the Braves, 8-7, in the opener of a four-game series in Atlanta Monday night. After starting the year 0-5, the Mets have now won four of their last five games. Brandon Nimmo broke out of his slump in a major [...]

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Mets Minors: Mark Vientos is trapped

The minor league season is only a few days old but a few stories are already becoming relevant. Anthony Baptist lied about his age and has been suspended for it, Ben Gamel might be overqualified for AAA and nobody messes with Norfolk. For the Mets, another storyline is how the signing of J.D. Martinez has [...]

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