Category: Michael Baron
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Jacob deGrom got ahead, found his swing-and-miss stuff on Wednesday
It hadn’t been easy for Jacob deGrom over his previous two starts. Nine earned runs, four walks, three home runs, 13 hits, and only 10 1/3 innings pitched. Opponents had hit .310 against him with a .902 OPS. It was a combination of ineffectiveness and distraction for deGrom. Six of those runs were given up in Yankee Stadium…
Michael Baron
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The future could be now at second base with Dilson Herrera
It was August 27, 2013, three days after Matt Harvey’s final start for the following 18 months, when the Mets decided to cut bait on their season. It was that day the Mets decided to make a deal with the Pirates which would send John Buck and Marlon Byrd to Pittsburgh in exchange for a couple of…
Michael Baron
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Inside the success of the Mets pitching staff…
The Mets are 17-10 through the first 27 games of the regular season, the third best mark in the National League and tied with the Yankees and Tigers for the fifth best mark in baseball. Much of their early season success is due to their pitching staff, which has arguably been the best in baseball over…
Michael Baron
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Bartolo Colon, 1C in the Mets rotation
Heading into the season, it was pretty understood the Mets had a pair of aces at the front of their rotation with Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom serving as 1A and 1B, respectively. But enter Bartolo Colon, who has unexpectedly stepped up to be 1C in this rotation. He gave the Mets another masterpiece on Tuesday night, spinning…
Michael Baron
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Wilmer Flores and his three day reboot process…
It was Control, Alt, Delete for Wilmer Flores this weekend. The beleaguered Mets shortstop had committed seven errors in his first 22 games in 2015, couldn’t convert the routine play more than most, and was taking his batting average with him in the process as he was 6-for-his-last-31 with seven strikeouts in his previous nine…
Michael Baron
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