Mets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, Week 17
With a little less than two months left in the 2013 season, Mets pitchers are still performing reasonably well. The team's starting pitchers have a 3.85 ERA that ranks 14th in the league, and although...
View ArticlePrimer: Wilmer Flores
Wilmer Flores got a pretty good early birthday present last night when the Mets announced that he would join the team for their series against Colorado this week. Flores was in the midst of a fine...
View ArticleJonathon Niese to make rehab start for Double-A Binghamton tonight
The Mets appear to be close to getting one of their rotation stalwarts back.Jonathon Niese, out for over a month with a small rotator cuff tear in his left shoulder, will make another rehab start, this...
View ArticleMets Injury Update: Bobby Parnell hits disabled list with herniated disc in neck
Mets Bobby Parnell onto DL with a herniated disc in his neck. Move is retroactive to July 31— Anthony McCarron (@AnthonyMcCarron) August 6, 2013 Well, Mets fans begging for a Wilmer Flores promotion...
View ArticleMinor League Ball Gameday, August 6
Good afternoon prospect watchers. Let's get down to business.***Yesterday's Minor League Ball Gameday thread.***As you have likely heard, the Mets promoted Wilmer Flores to the major league roster...
View ArticleGame 114 overflow
At the end of six innings, the Rockies and Mets are deadlocked at two.
View ArticleMets 3, Rockies 2: Bettis good; Lopez, offense bad
An infield single and the speed of Eric Young Jr. were the Rockies undoing in this one as Wilton Lopez was charged with the winning run in the eighth inning of a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets at Citi...
View ArticleMets vs Rockies Recap: Eric Young Jr.'s mad dash in the eighth inning wins it...
For an August game between two teams a combined 21 games below .500, tonight's contest was pretty exciting. Youngsters Juan Lagares and Jenrry Mejia showed off their skills, and sorta-youngster Eric...
View ArticleMets Daily Farm Report - 8/7/13: A Thinner System Still Delivers
*All results from games played on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013*AAA -Las Vegas 51s (62-54)__________________________________LAS VEGAS 3, MEMPHIS 5 (Box)The first half of the game belonged to the Redbirds....
View ArticleMets Morning News: The worst outfield in the history of baseball strikes again!
Meet the MetsJuan Lagares' infield single scored Eric Young Jr from second base as the Mets beat the Rockies 3-2 last night. Jenrry Mejia was great over 5.1 innings in his 3rd start of the season and...
View ArticleIs Juan Lagares the Mets' center fielder of the future?
Juan Lagares has been with the Mets since the end of April, but he only won the everyday gig in center field when the Mets optioned Kirk Nieuwenhuis to the minors on July 27. Over the past couple of...
View ArticleMets GIF Of The Game: Marlon Byrd hit in the butt, Eric Young scores and...
Relay throw hits Marlon Byrd in the buttIn the bottom of the first, Ike Davis's opposite-field double down the line sent Marlon Byrd from first to third. The relay throw — which drew much criticism...
View ArticleProspect Mailbag: What did Wilmer Flores's stats in Triple-A mean?
TeddysGhost asks:"Is there any precedent for someone as young as Wilmer Flores to have this kind of season in AAA and NOT become a good major league hitter? I.e., can we start making some judgments...
View ArticleGame #115 preview: Jhoulys Chacin vs. Matt Harvey
Last night was my current low point as a fan of the Colorado Rockies this year. With the Mets announcers pointing out every time a Rockie was lollygagging and EY Jr. and the rest of the Mets seeming to...
View ArticleFinal Score: Mets 5, Rockies 0: Harvey goes quiet and goes the distance
Tonight we did not see vintage Matt Harvey, assuming a player with one year of service time can truly have a vintage. The electricity and excitement of earlier starts was not on display, and his...
View ArticleMets vs Rockies Recap: Harvey, Flores run the Jhoulys
Strikeouts are exciting. If I may use a baseball analogy, they're like the home runs of getting guys to not hit home runs. But K's usually require a lot of pitches. If Matt Harvey has garnered any...
View ArticleMets-5, Rockies-0: Rockies running out of relevance rapidly.
Jhoulys Chacin pitched very well, giving up two runs in seven innings of work. Unfortunately for him, his teammates couldn't muster any runs against Matt Harvey and they were not patient enough to get...
View ArticleRoto Roundup: Wilmer Flores, Shelby Miller, Josh Donaldson, and Others
Fake Teams Podcast, Episode 23: You Can't Argue With ThatAndrew and Zack discuss our Midseason Outfielder Rankings, including their thoughts on Yasiel Puig, Bryce Harper,Mike Trout, Adam Jones and my...
View ArticleMets Daily Farm Report - 8/8/13: P-P-P-Puppy Power!
*All results from games played on Wednesday, August 7th, 2013*AAA -Las Vegas 51s (62-54)__________________________________NO GAME (SCHEDULE)AA -Binghamton Mets...
View ArticleMets GIF Of The Game: Matt Harvey takes liner to the knee, Wilmer Flores gets...
Matt Harvey takes a liner to the knOH GOD WHY IS THIS HAPPENINGWith two outs in the top of the ninth last night, Matt Harvey took a Charlie Blackmon liner to the right knee. The ball careened into...
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