Despite only starting in just 70 of the team’s first 86 games (80%), Sandy Alderson surprisingly told Kristie Ackert of the Daily News that veteran left fielder Michael Cuddyer has been “overused.” Cuddyer, whom Alderson signed to a two-year, $21 million deal last winter, has been forced into a role that he was not expected to play this season and it is taking its toll,...
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Jim Bowden of ESPN Insider listed the Mets among nine teams he believes will be among the “Movers and Shakers” leading up to the trade deadline, asserting that GM Sandy Alderson is simply waiting for the right opportunity to strike. “Alderson has never been one to make a hasty, knee-jerk trade. He has historically taken his time, then made solid moves to improve the team’s...
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Update: The team has confirmed that Steven Matz has a torn lat muscle on the left side and will not throw for three weeks after being treated with a PRP injection at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Apparently Matz told the team about the soreness after his first start, but the Mets had him make his second start and he pitched a gem despite the injury. However the soreness became more...
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According to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, Mets insiders believe the Cubs will not trade shortstop Addison Russell until the offseason if at all. “The Cubs are more likely to be in the business of maintaining their big-league roster while adding a starting pitcher or, perhaps, dealing Starlin Castro instead.” First of all, the Cubs trading Russell would be akin to the Mets trading Noah...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the A’s are still in a holding pattern and unsure if they’ll be buyers or sellers before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. That means that at least for the time being, Ben Zobrist is most likely staying put. Last week we learned that the Mets and Oakland A’s were discussing a deal for Zobrist, as reported by John Harper of the Daily News. That...
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