You know what you would want if you were the Mets and watched Nolan McLean’s MLB debut? More. McLean offered a wonderful appetizer of possibilities. He brought his thick reservoir of pitches, notably a prime Charlie Mortonesque penchant to spin a ball at an otherworldly rate to get back into a count. He showed he could win in the strike …
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The future was late Saturday afternoon, so most certainly now. Forget about easing Nolan McLean in. The Mets stopped being a good baseball team in mid-June and have devolved into an atrocious one of late, losing 14 of 16 going into the touted prospect’s MLB debut. There are many culprits. A starry, highly paid lineup main four of Francisco Lindor, …
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The Mets could use some big-time help, so who better to call upon than a guy occasionally called Cowboy Ohtani? Any mention of Ohtani has to give you a good feeling, of course. The Mets are thrilled to be promoting surprisingly polished pitching prospect Nolan McLean, even if the moniker hardly fits anymore. McLean (sounds like McLane) gave up hitting …
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The Mets will call up top pitching prospect Nolan McLean to make his MLB debut this Saturday, reports SNY’s Andy Martino. He’ll step into the rotation spot vacated by Frankie Montas’ move to the bullpen. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported earlier this morning that righty Paul Blackburn was also headed to the bullpen when he’s ready to …
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Nearly seven years have passed, but “what if” still lingers. What if the Rockies had made some dramatic moves to improve the club at the 2018 trade deadline? What if the club had re-signed All-Star second baseman DJ LeMahieu — considered the toughest player on the team — instead of letting him walk away at the end of the season, …
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