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Toronto Blue Jays: Jump to Contention is Reliant on Drastic Growth From Young Starters

Feb 11, 2021

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays committed roughly $52 million in average annual salary this offseason to four players who will man substantial roles and make a difference for their 2021 roster (George Springer, Marcus Se...

New York Mets Self-Destructed Their Premier Strong Suit Thanks to Lack of Foresight

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 24, 2020

Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Starting pitching has been the New York Mets' identity for the better part of the last decade. That energy has vanished: they self-destructed their premier strong suit. The Mets went into 2019 with one of th...

Video: Verducci’s New York Mets Season Preview

Jeff J. Snider

Mar 22, 2016

New York Mets, Video

Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci discusses the New York Mets and their outlook for 2016, with a focus on the pitching staff of Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Bartolo Colon, a...

Five Impact Prospects for 2016: National League

Austin Green

Mar 14, 2016

Features, Headlines, Minor League Baseball, National League, Prospect Reports

The 2015 MLB season saw one of the greatest rookie classes ever. In both leagues, several new stars made huge splashes almost immediately upon their promotion to the majors and in some cases helped fuel their t...

Will the Mets Squander Their Great Pitching?

John Sorce

Jan 26, 2016

Features, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Major league teams clearly value starting pitching. The industry has spent over $1 billion on nine free agent starters this offseason, and with Yovani Gallardo still available that number will only rise. The...

New York Mets Top 20 Prospects

Nick Delahanty

Jan 24, 2016

Features, Headlines, Minor League Baseball, National League East, New York Mets, Prospect Reports

Credit: Maxx Wolfson / Getty Images North America Over the past few seasons, the New York Mets have benefited from having a talented minor league system. With the recent success of some of their young start...

The Moment I Knew the Mets’ Young Pitchers Were Special

David Aardsma

Oct 22, 2015

Features, Headlines, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

There was one moment this season that showed me how special the New York Mets' young arms are. In mid-June of this season, I was sitting in the Atlanta Ritz-Carlton bar with fellow pitcher Dana Eveland talki...

Will Young Flamethrowers Lead Mets to World Series?

Matthew J. Kozlowski

Oct 13, 2015

Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

With a 2-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Amazins’ are only one game away from their first NLCS berth since 2006. Citi Field looks to be another sell out tonight and the pressure falls on the ...

Constructing the Best Postseason Rotation for the Mets

Adam Hurowitz

Sep 22, 2015

National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Although they haven't clinched yet, the New York Mets are primed for meaningful October baseball for the first time in nine years. With their dominant pitching and seemingly revitalized offense, they look prime...

The amazing rise and fall of Mets RHP Dillon Gee

John Pielli

Sep 16, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, New York Mets

New York Mets RHP Dillon Gee has likely thrown his last pitch in an orange and blue uniform. That came on June 14 against the Atlanta Braves when he pitched just 3.2 innings, giving up eight runs on 11 hits. Wh...

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