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2014 Mets Season Preview: Daisuke Matsuzaka
The veteran Japanese hurler will be one of many pitchers competing for a spot in the starting rotation.It remains a possibility that the 33 year-old Daisuke Matsuzaka is fully healthy for the first...
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Mets Stat of the Day: Longest home runs of 2013
Who hit the longest home run for the 2013 Mets?What can't David Wright do? It turns out that one of his most clutch home runs of the 2013 season—a game-tying solo shot in the top of the ninth—that came...
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Nelson Cruz rumors: Mets deny negotiations with free agent OF
The Mets front office denies speaking to the Biogenesis-affiliated slugger, but other teams still have interest.At least one team is out of the Nelson Cruz sweepstakes, as the Mets have outright...
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Orioles interested in Ike Davis
The Orioles are searching for another bat, and they are mulling over the possibility of trading for Ike Davis.Ike Davis does have one team still interested in him, as the Orioles are potentially...
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Baseball America includes four Mets in list of top 100 prospects
The Mets' farm system comes out looking good once again.It's been a good winter for the Mets' farm system, and the trend continues tonight, as Baseball America included four Mets' in its top 100...
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Mets Morning News: Sandy Alderson is not a Matt Joyce fan
Your Thursday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsThe Oriolesremain interested in trading for Ike Davis. The more interesting note in the article is that the Mets...
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Amazin Avenue Top 25 Mets Prospects: No. 3 Rafael Montero
The slender, 23-year-old righty hopes to ride a stellar fastball and highly-advanced pitchability to a long-term spot in the Mets rotation.No. 3: Rafael Montero, RHPSigned by the Mets as an...
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2014 Mets Season Preview: Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Once a regular in the Mets outfield, Kirk Nieuwenhuis was squeezed out in 2013. Does he have any shot at contributing in 2014?"Nieuwenhuis" looks like a name that'd win you a lot of points in Scrabble,...
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Mets Rumors: Mariners likely to trade a shortstop
With a logjam in the middle infield after signing Robinson Cano, Seattle could trade one of its young players.Although the Mets have spoken more highly of Ruben Tejada in recent weeks than they did at...
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The Amazin' Avenue Audio Podcast: Episode 55
In the "Shawn Estes should have hit Roger Clemens in the upper back" edition, Jeffrey and Chris celebrate the official beginning of another baseball season with Baseball-Reference play index searches...
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Mets Stat of the Day: Jon Niese's curveball
Jon Niese throws a lot of curveballs. We know that. What people might not realize is just how good the movement on his patented pitch has been.Since 2008, Jon Niese has thrown 2,106 curveballs. It is...
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Mets Morning News: Harvey to start throwing, Mariners to start dealing?
Your Friday morning dose of of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsGood news, everyone! Matt Harvey has been cleared to begin throwing a baseball for the first time since...
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When Chris Capuano could have saved the Red Sox
Now, Capuano might just be a bit part, but it wasn't that long ago he could have saved the Red Sox' season.The 2011 Red Sox had been a dominant force for months, but September 2011 was not going their...
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Amazin Avenue Top 25 Mets Prospects: No. 2 Travis d'Arnaud
Though injuries have been a constant and he's changed hands numerous times since being drafted, the 25-year-old backstop remains a potentially impact talent -- not to mention the top catching prospect...
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Fantasy Third Base Rankings: NL-only Sleepers
These National League third basemen come with a certain degree of risk, but also hold plenty of potential for reward. Here, we take a look at why they'll help win you your fantasy league in...
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2014 Mets Season Preview: Vic Black
The player-to-be-named-later in the Marlon Byrd trade could play an important role in the Mets' 2014 bullpen.Vic Black did not spend much time with the Mets last season, but his presence in the...
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Mets trade rumors: Mariners could move Nick Franklin, Brad Miller by Opening Day
Seattle's surplus could be the answer to the Mets shortstop situation.The Mets have repeatedly denied having serious interest in free agent shortstop Stephen Drew, but that doesn't necessarily mean...
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Fan Foils By The Numbers: Mel Rojas
The next entry in the Fan Foils series looks at a player who reminds us something fantasy baseball players have known for years: it is stupid to pay for saves.As a franchise, the Cubs have been bad at...
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Mets Morning News: Regressing Lagares, Harvey throws a baseball today, Wright...
Your Saturday morning dose of Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsOver at Fangraphs, Jeff Sullivan regresses Juan Lagares's defensive numbers from last year to paint a more realistic...
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Juan Lagares's Defense: What do the pitching splits mean?
Mets pitchers had better results when Juan Lagares was in center field. Is there something to that correlation?A couple days ago, Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal wrote about the Mets'...
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