Five questions surrounding the Christian Scott promotion

News broke yesterday that the Mets were planning on promoting top prospect Christian Scott to start Saturday, with plans to run a six-man rotation during a stretch where the team has 26 games in 27 days. It’s always exciting when a team gives a player a promotion from the minors on talent, rather than an [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Cubs 6 (11 INN) 5/2/24

Francisco Lindor didn’t start the game yet ended up with four RBIS, including two in the 1th inning, leading the Mets to a 7-6 win over the Cubs Thursday afternoon. The victory gave the Mets a split of the four-game series and put the club back over .500 at 16-15. The Cubs scored the go-ahead [...]

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Reed Garrett’s splendid start is no fluke

The Mets have had some surprising moments during this 2024 season and the biggest surprise is probably Reed Garrett. The team's bullpen has been one of their biggest strengths to begin this year. Sure, the return of closer Edwin Diaz has a big part in it. But Garrett is also having a big say in [...]

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A look at how select Mets pitchers are doing so far in the minors

One of the themes in recent years in regards to the Mets’ farm system was that it was short on pitching prospects, both in terms of high-end quality and overall depth. Coming into 2024, my opinion was that the first point was debatable and the second point was downright false. Let’s take a look at [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cubs 3, Mets 1 (4/29/24)

It’s hard to imagine a game getting off to a better start or having a more disappointing finish than this one. Brandon Nimmo staked the Mets to a 1-0 lead with a leadoff homer while Luis Severino took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. But it was all bad news from there, as the Mets [...]

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