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18 Amazing MLB Stats for the Week of May 13-19

New York Mets Matt Cain is giving up bombs, Ryan Howard is wilting in the clutch, James Shields has little to show for his efforts and the consistent Joey Votto just keeps hitting. Here’s this week’s Amazing...

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 20

New York Mets Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2013 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire report every Monday. Our fantasy junkies cover the hottest hitters, best waiver wire pick ups, top starting pit...

3 days ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

25 Young Athletes Most Likely to be Hall of Famers

New York Mets To suggest that any player in any sport after just a few seasons is a lock to make the Hall of Fame is ridiculous. But it is always fun to look at athletes who have had instant success and try to e...

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 13

1 week ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

16 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 29-May 5

New York Mets There's never a shortage for cool numbers in baseball. Cleanup hitters struggle, a former utilityman goes off and some dude who's never closed games before is perfect. Go figure (which is what we'v...

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: May 6

2 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Roto

15 Amazing MLB Stats of the Week: April 22-28

New York Mets Each week during the 2013 MLB season, we highlight the most important, intriguing and bizarre stats in baseball. .516 David Ortiz’s Batting Averag...

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 29

3 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 22

4 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Fantasy Baseball Bests, Busts and Waiver Wire: April 15

5 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Predicting Baseball’s 2016 All-Star Teams

New York Mets Now that baseball is back in full swing, we started thinking about the future. And there’s nothing more fun than projecting where today’s baseball stars will be playing three years from now, an...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Evan Longoria, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Matt Cain, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Prince Fielder, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals

2013 MLB Predictions: National League

New York Mets The 2013 MLB season kicks off with Houston hosting Texas on Sunday night. It's an appropriate season opener considering the Astros are now members of the American League. Another change this season...

2013 Baseball Preview: New York Mets

New York Mets After the 2011 season, the Mets lost the NL batting champion, Jose Reyes. After last season, they lost the NL Cy Young Award winner, R.A. Dickey. Yet when Sandy Alderson announced Dickey’s trade ...

8 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Dillon Gee, Ike Davis, Johan Santana, Jon Niese, Matt Harvey, New York Mets

Baseball's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2013

New York Mets Every spring, major league baseball teams gather in Florida and Arizona to knock off the rust and get ready for the 162-game grind that is the regular season. While spring training is necessary for...

9 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

10 Unlikely NL Pitchers Who Could Win the Cy Young in 2013

New York Mets We all know the favorties to win the National League Cy Young award this season: Clayton Kershaw, Stephen Strasburg, Cole Hamels, Matt Cain and maybe closer Craig Kimbrel. But who are the longshots...

2013 MLB Spring Training Battles: National League

New York Mets 2013 Spring Training camps are open and many players will compete against teammates for jobs before taking on other baseball teams in April. Here are some position battles to keep an eye on this sp...

Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013

New York Mets Just as I did a few weeks ago, I once again examine the pennant races as they’re shaping up for 2013. Sure, it’s early, but what else are you going to read about? Bowl games between a bunch of ...

MLB: Very Early Baseball Predictions for 2013

New York Mets It’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. At least now that the World Series is over. I mean, what else is there to think about? Pitchers and catchers report in a little more than 100 da...

R.A. Dickey No-Hitter? Or B.J. Upton Hit?

New York Mets Was B.J. Upton’s chopper off R.A. Dickey down the third-base line a hit or an error? By my standards, it was an error. By most official scorer’s decisions on a nightly basis, it was a hit. ...

49 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, B.J. Upton, R.A. Dickey, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, No-hitter

NL East Predictions

New York Mets NL East 1. Philadelphia 2. Atlanta (wild card) 3. Washington 4. Miami 5. New York With cracks appearing in the Philadelphia offense, the NL East has become the most competitive divisi...

1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, Bryce Harper, Chipper Jones, Stephen Strasburg, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

New York Mets 2012 Preview

New York Mets New York Mets The Phillies rule the division. The Braves are loaded with pitching. The Marlins spent big in the winter. And the Nationals have dynamic young stars. The Mets? They’ll show up �...

1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL East, National League, David Wright, Ike Davis, Jason Bay, Johan Santana, New York Mets

Gary Carter Dies at 57

New York Mets Gary Carter, the Hall of Fame catcher best know for his years with the New York Mets, died on Thursday at the age of 57. Carter, who was nicknamed The Kid, was diagnosed with a malignant ...

1 year ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Gary Carter, New York Mets

New York Mets Mt. Rushmore

New York Mets MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller We believe that all MLB teams should have their own Mt. Rushmores. Who are the four individuals that have risen above all others for each organization? T...

1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Darryl Strawberry, Davey Johnson, David Wright, Doc Gooden, Dwight Gooden, Ed Kranepool, John Franco, Jose Reyes, Mike Piazza, Tom Seaver, Tom Terrific, New York Mets, 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Mookie Wilson groundball to Buckner, Mt. Rushmore

Red Sox 1986 Rollercoaster: The 25th Anniversary of Bill Buckner's Game 6

New York Mets Dave Henderson called timeout and stepped out of the batter’s box. He had just fouled off a fastball out over the plate. The Boston Red Sox center fielder grimaced. “There’s a lot of thin...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Monthly, Bill Buckner, Dave Henderson, Rich Gedman, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, New York Mets

Carlos Beltran traded to San Francisco — a win-win-win deal

New York Mets Finally, a trade where everybody wins. Carlos Beltran gets his wish to play for a winning team with a shot at the playoffs--The San Francisco Giants--while playing to impress baseball executives be...

1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: News, Carlos Beltran, Zack Wheeler, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, MLB trade deadline, trades

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