It’s official… Moments ago Sandy Alderson announced that Dillon Gee was being placed on the DL with a strained groin, and that Noah Syndergaard will be promoted and make his major league debut on Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Bartolo Colon will start in Gee’s place on Sunday on regular rest. Sandy Alderson called Steven Matz “an equally deserving...
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I wanted to update this post with some new information from Adam Rubin of ESPN New York who writes: “The Mets are beginning a stretch of 20 games in 20 days on Friday in Philly. While noncommittal so far, the Mets could use a spot starter during that stretch if the rotation’s workload is taxing, with Syndergaard perhaps the leading candidate over Steven Matz.” Syndergaard, as you can...
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According to Las Vegas oddsmaker Bovada, the Mets are now at 14:1 odds to win the World Series. That is up from 33:1 last December and 22:1 in February. The only teams with better odds are: Los Angeles Dodgers 6:1 St. Louis Cardinals 7:1 Detroit Tigers 15:2 Kansas City Royals 9:1 Washington Nationals 10:1 The Mets’ odds to win the National League championship are at 15:2. With the sweep of...
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Marc Carig and David Lennon of Newsday are reporting that sources indicate that catcher Kevin Plawecki would most likely be sent back to Triple-A Las Vegas once Travis d’Arnaud returns from the disabled list. “The internal belief is that Plawecki could still benefit from playing every day in the minor leagues as opposed to splitting time in the majors.” That said, after last...
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