Category: News
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Mets willing and able to take on significant money at the trade deadline
Sandy Alderson discussed the club’s position and thought process ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Here’s a summary of what he said: He would not view the trade deadline as a failure if the club did not make a move. The club isn’t just considering rentals – they would consider a piece that…
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Takeaways from the Mets 4-3 loss against the Nationals…
The Mets lost the rubber game of a three-game series with Nationals after losing to them 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Washington. Here are my takeaways from the loss… A devastating loss. There are few words. The Mets blew a 3-0 lead on Wednesday afternoon to the Nationals in a pivotal rubber game of this series. It looked as if the…
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Mets announce rotation for series against the Nationals

On Friday, the Mets announced the rest of their starting rotation which will take them through their series against the Nationals. In their series against the Cardinals, Noah Syndergaard will start for the Mets on Friday, followed by Bartolo Colon on Saturday and Jon Niese on Sunday. Then on Monday, Matt Harvey will start against the Nationals, Jacob deGrom…
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Mets will now use spot starters instead of a six-man rotation
With the Mets trying to figure out an effective measure to limit the innings of their young starting pitchers, they have often expanded their rotation to include six pitchers. It hasn’t always worked, and the pitchers have expressed displeasure both privately to Terry Collins and in public via the media. The Mets expanded their rotation…
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Mets 32nd most valuable sports franchise in the world
–Michael Baron, MLB.com– The Mets are ranked the 32nd most valuable sports franchise in the world, according to a report in Forbes Magazine. The Mets are worth $1.35 billion, which ties them with Ferrari and the Pittsburgh Steelers, writes Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes. The Real Madrid football club is the most valuable sports franchise in the world at…