Category: Michael Baron
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Could Steven Matz reach the Mets before Noah Syndergaard?
For the better part of a year, the belief was Noah Syndergaard could be the next phenom in the Mets pipeline to reach the big leagues. Now, that’s not so clear. As Syndergaard has struggled in his time at Triple-A, another phenom has begun to emerge as a possibility to reach the big leagues, potentially before Syndergaard. His name is Steven…
Michael Baron
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The Mets have an early-season test on Saturday…
The Mets lost to the Yankees on Friday night, ending their 11-game winning streak by getting mauled by the Yankees offense and out-pitched on the mound by Michael Pineda. It was bound to happen. They can’t win everyday. And, even if they win 110 games in 2015, there are going to be days they get bombed.…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom got smoked by the Yankee left-handed hitters on Friday…
It was a night to forget for Mets RHP Jacob deGrom. His night got off to a miserable start right out of the gate. In a lefty-stacked Yankee lineup, they immediate jumped out to a 2-0 lead thanks to a single by Brett Gardner and a two-run home run from Mark Teixeira, ending his scoreless streak at…
Michael Baron
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Jeurys Familia has emerged as a dominant closer in the National League
It seemed inevitable Jeurys Familia would end up closing. Despite Jenrry Mejia’s success in that role last year, Familia simply had better stuff, stuff that plays to be a dominant closer in baseball. Of course, nobody thought he would be closing games for the Mets so soon. And, nobody could have ever expected what he’s produced so…
Michael Baron
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The Mets’ path to October is clear, barring disaster…
The Mets could be on a magical and special run in 2015. Nobody could have ever expected the Mets would start their season 13-3. Not the manager, the GM, the fans or the players. Hell, Terry Collins said the other day he was hoping for a 6-4 homestand. He got a perfect ten instead. Throughout…
Michael Baron
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