Category: Michael Baron
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Jon Niese’s renaissance has been invaluable to the Mets…
Lost in the agony that was Sunday’s 18-inning, 3-1 win (yes, the win was agonizing) over the Cardinals was another stellar start from someone who was considered an afterthought and the next pitcher to be jettisoned from the roster: Jon Niese. He was brilliant for 7 2/3 innings on Sunday afternoon, allowing just five hits and a…
Michael Baron
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Have the Mets put their best foot forward coming out of the break?
The Mets have clearly aligned their starting rotation out of the break with their series against the Nationals in mind. They’re starting Matt Harvey on Monday, Jacob deGrom on Tuesday, and Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday, their clear-cut three best pitchers, and arguably their three best players on the team. This also allows them to better take advantage of the…
Michael Baron
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The other Bartolo Colon showed up in St. Louis on Saturday
In his year and a half with the Mets, there have essentially been two versions of Bartolo Colon which could take the mound on any given day. There’s the Colon who can be effective for six or seven innings, throw strikes, pitch to contact and not walk batters. But then there’s the Colon which was on…
Michael Baron
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The Mets need more of the Michael Cuddyer who played on Saturday…
On Friday, Terry Collins started Kirk Nieuwenhuis in left field instead of Michael Cuddyer. The immediate conclusion onlookers drew was Cuddyer’s knee – in which he has been diagnosed with a bone bruise – was the cause for Nieuwenhuis playing, and Cuddyer was simply unable to go. But that was not the case, as Collins said Nieuwenhuis…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores could still play shortstop, occasionally
Since the return of Daniel Murphy on June 30, the Mets have employed a new infield alignment which has placed Murphy at third base, Ruben Tejada at shortstop and Wilmer Flores at second base. The infield alignment has proven to be a better defensive solution for the Mets, as the infield has committed four errors in 14 games since the new formation, three…
Michael Baron
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