Category: Michael Baron
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The big night Wilmer Flores badly needed…
One day was seemingly compounding the next for Wilmer Flores. The sun just wasn’t peaking through the clouds, despite the hope that it would when it came to his defense improving. It just wasn’t happening for Flores. He committed his ninth error of the season in Chicago on Thursday in only 259 1/3 innings at the position,…
Michael Baron
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Dillon Gee can return from the DL on Tuesday, but unlikely
Dillon Gee strained his groin muscle during a start against the Nationals on May 3. He was preparing to make his next start on May 9, but was shutdown and placed on the disabled list, retroactive to May 4. Gee has departed for the team’s minor league complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida to begin…
Michael Baron
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Terry Collins is concerned mistakes are getting to Wilmer Flores
Things just aren’t getting any sunnier for Wilmer Flores at shortstop. During Friday night’s 7-0 loss to the Brewers, Flores committed his ninth error of the season and second in as many games on a throw wide of first base on a groundball by Hector Gomez in the third inning. That error was immediately followed by RBI doubles by Carlos…
Michael Baron
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Kirk Nieuwenhuis, John Mayberry Jr. have not done their jobs yet
Coming into the regular season, it was perceived that Kirk Nieuwenhuis and John Mayberry Jr. would serve as quality depth off the bench. It actually stood to reason. Last year, Nieuwenhuis went 8-for-28 with five doubles as a pinch hitter, hitting .259 with an .828 OPS in 130 plate appearances spread across 61 games. Mayberry was even better…
Michael Baron
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How much longer can the Mets afford to run Wilmer Flores out there?
The Mets are 35 games into their schedule, having dropped 12 of their last 19 games after starting the season with an unworldly 13-3 record. The team hasn’t hit very much, the injuries only seem to rise every day, and lately nobody has played particularly well at all on either side of the ball. But…
Michael Baron
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