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By Daniel Sperry – Last Word On Baseball Just as the New York Mets were jumping into the thick of the playoff race, they get some troubling news on one of their marquee starters. Jacob deGrom has been scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, and will be shut down for the […] READ MORE
David Wright Ignites Mets in Return: The Captain has always had a flair for the dramatic, and proved that again when he returned to the Mets in 2015. READ MORE
Jacob deGrom's 2016 stat line is seemingly impressive - the hurler is 3-1 record with a 1.99 ERA in four starts. But are issues hidden underneath? READ MORE
On any given night, any of the Mets starting pitchers can provide a special performance. But how do they stack up against each other? READ MORE
Though Steven Matz may yet be a strong contributor for the Mets one day, should Logan Verrett get a look as New York's fifth starter right now? READ MORE
We continue our 2016 Fantasy Baseball preview by shifting our focus to pitchers. Here are the Fantasy Starting Pitcher Rankings. READ MORE
The Atlanta Braves have reportedly asked the New York Mets for Matt Harvey or Jacob DeGrom for Shortstop Andrelton Simmons. READ MORE
The LWOS Baseball Department is pleased to bring you their live game blog, in conjunction with Cover It Live. The Blog will be going live tonight at 7:30 pm as the American League Champion Kansas City Royals take on the National League Champion New York Mets in the World Series Game 2. Game 1 was […] READ MORE
It’s a question as old as the sport itself: Elite pitching versus elite hitting, which wins out? The National League Championship may be our best chance to answer this age old question. The Mets and their rotation of pitchers that’s been compared to the all-time great rotation of Greg Maddox, Tom Glavine, and John Smoltz […] READ MORE
The Dodgers Clayton Kershaw is considered by many in MLB as the best pitcher in the game today. But the Los Angeles Dodgers ace took the loss in game one of the NLDS against last year’s rookie of the year and up-and-coming ace Jacob deGrom. The loss for Kershaw extends his losing streak in the post-season to five games and a 1-6 record overall. “I […] READ MORE
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