Category: Michael Baron
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Rafael Montero was impressive, should continue to spot start for the Mets
Over the last year or so, it would seem the Mets have lost a little faith in Rafael Montero, one of their most spoken about pitching prospects over the last few years. Throughout his minor league career, Montero had been labeled as a strike thrower and someone who could command four pitches: a four-seam fastball, a…
Michael Baron
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Monday’s win in Miami was emotional and inspiring…
Last night, the Mets were coming off a weekend in which they looked sloppy and out of sync at times. The starting pitching – which had been so good for the first 16 games of the year – hit it’s first road block, they committed a lot of errors, they made mental mistakes. They didn’t…
Michael Baron
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Dillon Gee’s win on Monday was the end of a successfully fought war
What a whirlwind it’s been for Dillon Gee. Out of the rotation. In the rotation. Maybe out of the rotation after a rough beginning. But on Monday, night, Gee made arguably the best performance of any Mets starting pitcher so far in 2015, further convincing Terry Collins he belongs in his starting rotation. “We can put…
Michael Baron
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Redemption…
The beauty of the game of baseball is there is always tomorrow, for better or for worse. That’s the old cliche, anyway. But sometimes, tomorrow doesn’t come for players and teams. It seemed to be going that way for Daniel Murphy in the early part of the year. At the plate, he was 11-for-68 with eight…
Michael Baron
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Despite missing pieces, the Mets bullpen has been excellent…
The Mets certainly haven’t had it easy in their bullpen since the start of Spring Training. Vic Black, Josh Edgin, Jenrry Mejia, and Jerry Blevins are all out. They also can’t place a timetable on Bobby Parnell’s return, who was recently diagnosed with right forearm soreness as he treks back from Tommy John Surgery. Outside of Jeurys Familia, this particular group doesn’t…
Michael Baron
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