Category: Michael Baron
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Matt Reynolds is here, and hoping to make baseball history
Recall Matt Reynolds, the 24-year-old middle infield prospect who dazzled at Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas in 2014, hitting .343/.405/.454 in 126 games between the two highest levels of the Mets minor league system. He was drafted in the second round of the 2012 first-year player draft, the same year the Mets took Gavin Cecchini in the…
Michael Baron
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What’s next for the legend of Daniel Murphy?
The new Mr. October? History will make that determination. But Daniel Murphy’s run in the 2015 postseason is among the most legendary playoff performances in baseball history. Though this is not abnormal to see, especially Murphy who, when he’s hot he’s almost impossible to get out. But this is on another level.
Michael Baron
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David Wright broke out at the plate, and did some little things to help deliver a win
For David Wright, things couldn’t have been going much worse in his first postseason in nine years over his first six games. Yes, he delivered a big two-run single in game one of the Division Series against the Dodgers, but he went just 1-for-19 with eight strikeouts and only those two RBI over his first six playoff…
Michael Baron
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A key adjustment – along with guts and guile – saved Jacob deGrom
For Jacob deGrom, it was another display of guts and determination on Tuesday night in Chicago. As was the case in Los Angeles five days earlier, deGrom could not get on-track in the first inning against the Cubs. Handed an early 1-0 lead, deGrom immediately coughed it up when he allowed a solo home run to…
Michael Baron
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The Mets are so close to shocking the baseball world, again
The Mets are on the brink of a National League pennant. Their first in 15 years, and their fifth in franchise history. Think about that for a second. Seven and eight months ago, most never even considered a playoff berth possible. Many chuckled at the decrees from Terry Collins, David Wright, and the other veterans who…
Michael Baron
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