Category: Michael Baron
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Matt Harvey believes media portrayal of him is inaccurate
Since Matt Harvey burst onto the scene in the summer of 2012, all eyes have been on every move he makes. During that early time, Harvey has risen to stardom with his incredible early-career performance on the mound and lived a very public lifestyle in the process. Harvey has become a celebrity of sorts very early in…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores, his confidence, and his improving defense
For years it seems, the Mets have questioned Wilmer Flores’ ability to play shortstop competently at the Major League level, so much they began to move him away from the position in 2011, and was a full-time second baseman in the Mets minor leagues by the 2012 season. But with no other option emerging in their organization…
Michael Baron
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The state of the Mets roster, and another roster projection
With just three days before the Mets break camp, the Mets Opening Day roster – and bullpen specifically – became a little clearer on Monday. The bullpen in particular went from having up to four vacancies to basically none in a matter of hours on Monday with the acquisitions of LHP’s Alex Torres and Jerry Blevins. These acquisitions also likely…
Michael Baron
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Lucas Duda’s new approach against lefties is working, so far…
Seemingly every last person in the industry always warns never to take individual results from March or September too seriously in baseball. Games don’t count and the conditions aren’t the same in March, and there are stage-frightened pitchers on the mound and hitters at the plate when rosters expand in September. In large measure that’s fairly accurate, but in certain…
Michael Baron
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Daniel Murphy, the lame duck second baseman…
Daniel Murphy has been a loyal Met every since draft day in June, 2006. He only recently found a home at second base – he has journeyed around the diamond playing left field, third base, first base, doing everything the Mets asked him to do, often looking bad in the process. He has developed into…
Michael Baron
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