David Stearns has remade the New York Mets’ roster since joining at the start of the offseason, especially the bullpen. The Mets’ bullpen was a disaster last season and had a lot of players who had similar arms. Stearns remade the pen by signing a diversity of throwing styles and a high number of players on a combination of major-league and minor-league deals. Cam Robinson falls into the latter...
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Three of the more exciting pitching prospects in the Mets system have already been invited to camp this spring as non-roster participants: Christian Scott, Mike Vasil and Dominic Hamel. Dominic Hamel made noise in his senior year of college after he set a Dallas Baptist record with 136 strikeouts. The Mets drafted him in the third round back in 2021. His Mets career took off in 2022 when he...
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For a third straight year, Eric Orze gets an invite to spring training. Orze was one of six players the Mets selected in the 2020 draft. Their first pick, Pete Crow-Armstrong, was traded for Javier Baez. J.T. Ginn was traded for Chris Bassitt. Isaiah Greene was part of the package for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco. Matthew Dyer was traded for Rich Hill. Anthony Walters was released. This...
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Death. Taxes. The Mets need left-handed pitching. Three guarantees in life. Over the last several seasons, the Mets consistently find themselves with limited left-handed options. On the 40-man roster right now, the Mets have four bullpen options that are lefties: Jake Diekman, Joey Lucchesi, Brooks Raley, and Josh Walker. First, this underscores how important the Jake Diekman signing is for the...
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The Mets have invited 11 pitchers to spring training on non-roster deals. Pitchers invited run the gambit from top prospects in the system to veterans looking to break camp with a new team. Last season, the Mets invited ten pitchers to camp, and eight of them ended up spending time with the big league club. Kyle Crick is in the veteran bucket of NRI pitchers. He made his major league debut in...
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