Category: Op-Ed
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Now that Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson are Mets, where do they fit?
On Friday night, the Mets announced they acquired Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe from the Braves for two minor league pitching prospects. Both players are great veteran clubhouse presences, which is a good thing for this young group of players. But obviously, the main reason the Mets acquired them was because they desperately needed an injection of…
Michael Baron
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Logan Verrett to replace Jon Niese, who was distracted on Friday
Logan Verrett was the scheduled starter for the Las Vegas 51s on Friday night in their game against Reno. However, he was scratched from that start moments before first pitch – Tyler Pill made the start instead and allowed seven runs on five hits with three walks in only 0.2 innings. Verrett will be in New York…
Michael Baron
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Curtis Granderson ruined Clayton Kershaw’s perfect game, and shocked everyone
There was a very strange vibe inside Citi Field on Thursday, especially at a time when the Mets are in the thick of two different playoff races. For now, anyway. Perhaps it was the crushing loss from Wednesday in Washington. Maybe it was what seemed like disconnected commentary from the General Manager before the game.…
Michael Baron
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Sandy Alderson did a lot of talking, but it’s not clear if there will be a lot of doing
Sandy Alderson held a briefing with the media before the club went down in mostly irrelevant manner to Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on Thursday to discuss a variety of topics, from injury updates to the team’s stance at the trade deadline. Specifically regarding the trade deadline, Alderson was grilled hard about the team’s strategy…
Michael Baron
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The A’s are open for business, and the Mets need to be too
Athletics GM Billy Beane has conceded to be a team willing to disperse his valuable assets on Wednesday afternoon, dealing former Met LHP Scott Kazmir to the Astros for their 19th and 22nd best prospects, according to MLB.com. With that, it seems likely Beane will soon look to trade some of his other assets, such as…
Michael Baron
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