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MLB.com is reporting that OF Carlos Beltran has been named the NL’s Player of the Week. This following a torrid week out west, where Beltran led the NL with 12 RBI, 13 runs, 14 hits, 26 total bases and five stolen bases. Beltran also hit three homeruns in the week, two of which came in [...]

Last Thursday, Binghamton Mets RHP Mike Pelfrey allowed just two hits over seven shutout innings in a win over Reading…
Over his last 19 innings, Pelfrey is 1-0 with 1.42 ERA and a 22-4 strikeouts-walk ratio…
Pelfrey checks in at Number One on Baseball America’s weekly Prospect Hot Sheet…
Also at Baseball America, Chris Kline quotes a watchful [...]

Having won six of their last seven home games, the Mets have jumped four slots in this week’s online Power Rankings at Sports Illustrated, checking in at second in baseball behind the White Sox and tops in the National League…
Among other comments, SI.com’s John Donovan writes…
“Carlos Beltran is playing like it’s ‘04 all over again [...]

In Newsday, Jon Heyman writes that if the Marlins decide to trade LHP Dontrelle Willis, the D’Backs, followed by the Dodgers, Brewers and Phillies, will be his most likely destination…
…you have to respect this approach by miami…their m.o. seems to be that they look around the league, find a collection of prospects who they want, and [...]

At some point towards the end of this week, Xavier Nady will be activated from the disabled list, giving the Mets an abundance of outfielders…
…the question bopping around new york is what will happen to Lastings Milledge, who would seem to be the most likely to be demoted…however, the kid is playing too well, and [...]

…i have held off on posting this, because, well…there needed to be more facts posted first, but considering the mets are in philadelphia this week, its particularly apropos and worth a click…Seemingly a counter to a fan tribute to Phillies rookie LHP Cole Hamels, a Mets fan has created Lastings Milledge Facts…
…for those not familiar, [...]

At his Future Shock column for Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein writes about St. Lucie Mets C Jesus Flores…
Following a rough start, Flores is batting .336 in 1198 at-bats in Single-A, with ten doubles and nine home runs…
Among other comments on Flores, Goldstein writes…
“Throw in some pretty good defensive skills, and you get a real catching prospect, one [...]

Though he was hitless during yesterday’s 15–2 win over the D’Backs, Jose Reyes did walk three times…
With 26 walks this season, Reyes is now one walk short of his total from all of last year…

…i’m just not used to this feeling…it’s odd…i mean, when was the last time a mets fan had so little to complain about…
At 39–23, the Mets have the best record in the National League, they have a season-best 6 1/2-game lead over Phillies and a 10-game lead over the Braves…
…ten…yes, ten…
Pedro Martinez, on his team’s recent winning [...]

…on behalf of Kelly Ricciardi…
The ‘incident’ of Lastings Milledge shaking everyones hand while going out to his position did not surprise me in the least.  During spring training, I learned something about Lastings Milledge, and his actions yesterday only reaffirmed my beliefs about him… At the end of March, I went to Florida for four days [...]

According to multiple reports, Cliff Floyd expects to back in the lineup on Tuesday when the Mets head to Philadelphia…
Floyd has been sidelined for roughly a week since rolling his ankle while running the bases in Los Angeles…

During this past spring training, radio hosts, bloggers, fans and media spent a lot of time stressing over Pedro Martinez and the damaged cartilage in the big toe of his right foot…
Yesterday, Martinez allowed one run on five hits over five innings while striking out three, but told reporters after the game that the toe is [...]

…umm, wow…
…i take the weekend off to attend my bachelor party in Baltimore, and the mets sweep the d’backs and make a trade…frankly, i’m hesitant to return to the site, not just because my body feels like garbage from a long, exhausting weekend, but because my absence clearly seems to motivate the mets…
…i’m kidding, of [...]