Category: Michael Baron
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It was vintage Bartolo Colon on Tuesday, which wasn’t good enough
For the most part in 2015, Bartolo Colon has lived and died with his two-seam fastball. More often than not for the last two months, he’s run into trouble with that pitch simply because it was catching too much of the plate. As such, the opposition posted an .815 OPS against Colon between April 29 and…
Michael Baron
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Demoting Logan Verrett was not the wisest baseball move for the Mets
Logan Verrett’s 2015 season took yet another twist on Tuesday when the Mets optioned him back to Triple-A Las Vegas to make room for Jenrry Mejia. But this twist in Verrett’s season isn’t the result of poor performance. After all, Verrett has allowed one run in 12 1/3 innings since being promoted to the Mets in…
Michael Baron
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Jenrry Mejia is not sorry publicly for what he did, and just wants to move on
Over their first 84 games of the season, the Mets somehow put together a bullpen that compiled a 2.79 ERA, the fifth best in the sport. They did that despite injuries to Josh Edgin, Buddy Carlyle, Vic Black, Jerry Blevins, Erik Goeddel, Rafael Montero, and at least partially because of an injury to their originally projected closer, Jenrry…
Michael Baron
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As the trade deadline approaches, the Mets could have growing payroll flexibility
With the Mets offense continuing to sag seemingly worsen with each passing day, their need for offense continues to grow and become more dire. After all, their 83 OPS+ ranks last in the big leagues, according to FanGraphs. Over the last month, Sandy Alderson has described the trade market as, “thin,” despite reported interest in…
Michael Baron
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis has had a weird season, but he finally contributed for the Mets
It has been a very weird season for Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Originally slated to be the club’s primary left-handed bat off the bench, Nieuwenhuis went 3-for-38 with 17 strikeouts before the Mets designated him or assignment on June 9. A week later, he found himself being traded – or sold – to the Los Angeles Angels. But…
Michael Baron
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