Category: Op-Ed
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Always positive and patient, Travis d’Arnaud is starting to be dangerous at the plate again
When he’s played, Travis d’Arnaud has been about as productive a catcher as any in the league. The problem is, d’Arnaud hasn’t played very much this season, having appeared in only 37 games thanks to two very tough luck injuries in the first half. But like he always has, d’Arnaud always managed to keep his head up…
Michael Baron
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Less has been more for Michael Cuddyer, who is finally contributing towards winning
This probably isn’t how the Mets or Michael Cuddyer envisioned his first year in Flushing would turn out. Through the first three months of his tenure with the Mets, Cuddyer’s season was defined by disappointing underperformance after he had signed a two-year, $21 million contract last November. He had posted a .662 OPS in his first…
Michael Baron
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Noah Syndergaard, and his challenge with the, ‘mental side’ of pitching
Noah Syndergaard’s first season in the big leagues most certainly has had more highlights than lowlights. After all, he’s 8-6 with a 3.19 ERA in his first 19 big league starts. That’s really good for a first-year pitcher, and is a big reason why the Mets are where they are with 37 games to go. But…
Michael Baron
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Jeurys Familia’s new splitter helped save the Mets on Tuesday night
It was another long and taxing night for the bullpen on Tuesday night in Philadelphia, having been asked to get the last 12 outs of the game in an effort to preserve their fifth straight win and Noah Syndergaard’s first win on the road in 2015. And just like they did on Monday night, the bullpen…
Michael Baron
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How are the Mets trade deadline alternatives faring?
After weeks and weeks of swirling rumors on who the Mets would and should acquire by the July 31st trade deadline, Sandy Alderson and the front office finally got their big bat in Yoenis Cespedes in a trade with the Tigers. Cespedes has been everything the Mets could have hoped for and more in his first month…
Rich MacLeod
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