Category: Michael Baron
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It’s one of those hot streaks for Daniel Murphy…
It’s one of those streaks for Daniel Murphy where he is almost impossible to get him out. The stretch was defined by his performance at the plate on Monday night when Murphy went 4-for-5 with a double, home run three runs scored and three RBI. That ascended his line to .384/.438/.548 over his last 20 games…
Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom, his dominance, and his evolution…
With all due respect, the best pitcher in New York right now might not be not Matt Harvey. That is not a knock on Harvey by any means. There’s no question Harvey has been spectacular outside of a start or two in his first year back from Tommy John Surgery. He has dazzled, dominated, and pitched like…
Michael Baron
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Jeurys Familia is now an elite closer in Major League Baseball
Once upon a time, Jeurys Familia was viewed as a starting pitcher. That was the vision as late as 2012 when Familia was in Triple-A Buffalo. He was coming off a solid season in 2011 as a starting pitcher between Single-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton,c combining to go 5-5 with a 2.0 ERA in 23…
Michael Baron
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For now, Terry Collins has found stability at third base in an unlikely player
Prior to last week, the Mets had used 143 third basemen in their history, although for the last 11 seasons, the position had been stabilized by David Wright. But now that there are more questions than answers surrounding Wright’s future, third base has once again become a revolving door over the first eight weeks of the…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon’s mystifying consistency
It’s difficult to quantify the consistency of Bartolo Colon. He doesn’t do anything with glitz, flare or power. In fact, Colon is the anti-glitz, flare or power. Perhaps the best way to quantify Colon’s consistency is mystifying. He leads the National League with eight wins against only three loses. While his ERA is 4.72, that can…
Michael Baron
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