The Mets begin their 2013 season against the San Diego Padres, who they will face off in a three-game series at Citi Field. It’s the beginning of a rather easy April schedule for the Mets, whose April opponents posted just a .476 winning percentage last season. The Padres are in rebuilding mode, but may be …
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The Mets signed Jonathon Niese at the perfect time early last April, inking the left-hander to a five-year extension worth just over $25 million. The contract the two sides agreed to kept Niese a Met for his final pre-arbitration years (2012), all three of his arbitration years, and at least one year of free agency. …
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The season ended about three weeks ago and now that we’ve had some time to reflect, it’s time to start handing out grades. This morning, we’ll begin with the starting pitching. The starting pitching exceeded expectations this year. I don’t think anyone thought that Jon Niese or R.A. Dickey would be as dominant as they …
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Yesterday, Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger wrote a piece about Jon Niese, talking about how valuable a trade chip he will be in the offseason and how the Mets should consider flipping Niese for an outfielder after the season: Another executive rated Niese as “pretty close” to Cahill, a middle-of-the-rotation starter now with Arizona. Niese, …
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Tonight at 7:10, the Mets begin a three-game series with the Astros at Citi Field. The Astros have been the worst team in baseball this season. They are 39-86, nine games worse than the Cubs, who have the second-worst record in the league. Overall, they aren’t very good at anything. Their starting pitching, bullpen, and …
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The Mets will try out a modified six-man rotation this week, Terry Collins told reporters this afternoon. The Mets will go with R.A. Dickey, Johan Santana, Jonathon Niese, Matt Harvey, Chris Young, and Jeremy Hefner. This will not be a classic six-man rotation, however. R.A. Dickey will continue to pitch every fifth day when possible. This …
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