Addison Reed gives the Mets a lockdown eighth inning man

Last year Sandy Alderson made a bunch of moves to address the current team and one of those was to acquire Addison Reed to help nail down the seventh inning of games. It was not a move without risk, as earlier in the year Reed had not only lost his closer’s job but had been [...]

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Mets Minors: P.J. Conlon continues to mow them down

At the end of May, P.J. Conlon had his worst game as a professional, as he allowed 3 ER in 6 IP to take his first loss. But he rebounded in spectacular fashion, hurling 10 IP and allowing just an unearned run. That outing lowered his ERA for the year to 1.21 to go along [...]

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Gut Reaction: Marlins 1, Mets 0 (6/5/16)

The Mets came up short in their quest to sweep the Marlins, falling on the short side of a 1-0 game Sunday afternoon. Before the year, a matchup between Matt Harvey and Jose Fernandez is one that you would have circled on your calendar. And while it didn't have the same buzz leading up to [...]

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Jacob deGrom and looking beyond fastball velocity

Everyone focuses on the velocity that the Mets young pitchers have and no doubt that’s a wonderful thing. But what gets lost sometimes in that radar gun lust is how all four of their hurlers come with diversified repertoires. All four throw four pitches on a regular basis. According to PITCHf/x, Jacob deGrom complements his [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Marlins 4 – 6/4/2016

The Mets escaped one of the ugliest games of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Marlins. This bizarre game included two new injuries, a costly error, a dazzling defensive play, a pinch-hitting pitcher, and a maddening number of runners stranded on base. First, the bad news. Yoenis Cespedes was scratched from the game [...]

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Michael Conforto needs to adjust to breaking pitches

The Mets offense has, despite a six-run outburst yesterday against the Marlins, obviously been struggling to score over the last month or so. In fact, their 87 total runs in the month of May was better than only the back-to-earth Phillies and the awful Braves. Their 14-15 record for the month, as unimpressive as it [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6 Marlins 2 (6/3/16)

On they day they learned their Captain, David Wright, will be on the disabled list for the foreseeable future, Noah Syndergaard and the much-maligned lower third of the batting order gave the Mets just what they needed. After the ridiculous nature of their circus loss to the White Sox on Wednesday, they played a crisp [...]

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Who should the Mets retain when they make a trade?

With David Wright joining Lucas Duda as players out for an undetermined amount of time, it seems more and more likely that the Mets will have to make a trade to add a piece more substantial than James Loney. Of course, to get something you have to give up something. It makes sense that the [...]

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