May 23
In addition to Matt Harvey, some of the best arms in the organization were on the mound yesterday, let’s see how they did: Las Vegas 9, Iowa 4 Zack Wheeler got the start and gave up 3 runs on 5 hits over 5 innings. All 3 runs came on a pair of homers, which …
May 22
Matt Harvey will be faced with his biggest challenges of the year in his next two starts against the Reds and the Yankees. Early on, Harvey has proven himself to be one of the best young pitchers in the game and arguably has been the best pitcher in the National League to date. I …
May 22
The Mets were pitiful last night, and the farm teams weren’t much better. Let’s begrudgingly take a look and search for some kind of silver lining: Iowa 2, Las Vegas 1 (Game 1, 7 innings) Rafael Montero made his AAA debut and began the game with 6 scoreless innings, allowing just 3 hits, but …
May 21
Last night on the farm there was a rain out and a whole lot of strikeouts. Let’s explore. Rafael Montero was scheduled to make a spot start for Las Vegas, but the game in Iowa was postponed by rain. They will try to play 2 games today. Montero should pitch one of the games, …
May 20
Daniel Murphy has seen his spot in the lineup change seemingly every day since he emerged in 2008. Murphy has hit just about everywhere in the line up over the past few seasons in an attempt to fill whatever holes the Mets have had. Despite hitting mostly in the 2-3 slots this year, it appears this is happening …
May 20
Mets had an up and down week, ending on a high note Sunday afternoon with a comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs. What stood out: - Mets starters posted four quality starts this week. Marcum, Hefner, Harvey and Niese all had good starts this week. Quality starts are admittedly a low standard for pitching …
May 20
Rather odd Sunday afternoon on the farm, as the Lucies struggled on the mound, the Gnats won a shootout, and some rarely heard names were the stars on offense. Let’s have a look: Omaha 4, Las Vegas 3 Chris Schwinden gave up 2 runs in 4 innings and then got bounced. Armando Rodriguez ends …
May 19
How Much Longer Should The Mets Go With Davis Working Through His Struggles At The Major League Level?
May 19
Sorry Ike Davis but I can’t help quoting a famous baseball cliche when it comes down to you at the plate….”you couldn’t hit water if you fell out of a boat.” There has been a lot of talk lately not only regarding Davis but some other players as well when it comes down to their performance at the plate. So let’s play GM. …
May 19
It was a good night on the farm, with plenty of winning and some great pitching performances form some surprising guys. Let’s take a look: Las Vegas 9, Omaha 4 Carlos Torres pitched well enough to get the win, giving up 4 runs over 6 innings, with 5 strikeouts. Greg Peavey threw 2 shutout …
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