Mets Minors: Both sides of the Amed Rosario argument

“Are you kidding me?  The Mets have been garbage and we’re keeping this kid in AAA to see Jose Reyes start?  That’s a joke, right?”   “You want to bring a kid up and ask him to carry the team?  You want to sacrifice a year of service just to make a roll of the [...]

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Gut Reaction: Angels 12, Mets 5 (5/21/17)

In a matchup of journeyman starters, the Angels' hurler didn't implode in the first inning and the visitors emerged with a 12-5 win. Tommy Milone gave up 8 R in 1.1 IP, including 3 HR. In three starts with the Mets, he's allowed 14 ER in 12 IP. Maybe he deserves a chance to see [...]

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Jose Reyes’ resurgence fueled by power over speed

Through his first 15 games, Jose Reyes was awful. No one looks good when the hits aren’t falling in and Reyes looked even worse because he wasn’t walking a ton and had just two extra-base hits in 59 PA. It all added up to a .319 OPS and a player who fans were calling to [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 3, Angels 0 (5/19/17)

There's no place like home. The Mets returned from a disastrous road trip and snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over the Angels Friday night. Jacob deGrom gave the team what it desperately needed - a strong outing from a starter. He went seven innings and fanned nine. He earned his first [...]

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Don’t look away – the Mets are about to turn it around

After a 10-14 opening month filled with injuries and slumps, we thought things couldn't get worse. Now 6-9 in May with new injuries, slumps and drama added to the mix, here we are, at 16-23. Fans and writers are talking about selling off in July, about a season going down the tubes. Relax, fellow Met [...]

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Checking in on Jay Bruce’s defense with advanced numbers

One of the criticisms of the Mets heading into the 2017 season was how they weren’t a very athletic club and this was likely to show up on the defensive side of things. One of the main sources of this criticism was Jay Bruce and how he was one dimensional on offense and that he [...]

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Gut Reaction: Diamondbacks 5, Mets 4 (11 INN) 5/17/17

The Mets were swept for the second straight series, as they lost the series-closer against the Diamondbacks, 5-4, Wednesday afternoon in Arizona. The Mets jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first but by the third inning, they were trailing. They went back on top in the fourth inning but the [...]

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