Month: March 2015

Rafael Montero Could Start Season In Mets’ Bullpen

With the news of Zack Wheeler’s injury, It is becoming increasingly likely that prospect Rafael Montero will be on the Mets Opening Day roster. Dillon Gee will move back into the rotation to replace Wheeler, which opens up a spot for Montero in the bullpen. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, recent comments made by Sandy Alderson strongly indicate that Montero could potentially make...

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MMO Game Recap: Mets 6, Marlins 4

In front of a nice St. Patrick’s Day crowd at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, the New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by a score of 6-4. Pitching After Jordany Valdespin blooped a single in front of Michael Cuddyer in left, Jacob deGrom, who started both batters off with 2-0 counts, got Martin Prado to ground into a 4-6-3 double play, retiring the next 14 batters to face him. The...

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Replacing Josh Edgin with Brian Matusz

It has been reported that the Mets are scouting lefty-reliever Brian Matusz. The 28-year-old starter turned reliever has one year left of team control, as a Super Two earner, and is a replacement candidate for Josh Edgin, who was lost for the season due to Tommy John surgery. For Sandy Alderson to acquire Matusz, he would obviously need to trade something as well as be wiling to pay the $3.2...

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Updated Opening Day Lineup, Rotation, Bench, Bullpen Projections

As things continue to develop in Mets camp and we also consider the season ending injuries to Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin the Opening Day Roster projection sure looks a lot different than my last one in February. Here’s my latest stab at it. Starting Lineup: CF Juan Lagares SS Wilmer Flores 3B David Wright 1B Lucas Duda RF Michael Cuddyer 2B Daniel Murphy LF Curtis Granderson C Travis...

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MMO Game Thread: Marlins vs Mets, 1:05 PM, (SNY)

Jacob deGrom takes the mound for the Mets as they take on the Miami Marlins at Tradition Field in Port St m Lucie for a 1:10 matchup. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year will be opposed by left-hander Brad Hand for the Marlins. It was a tough day for Mets fans yesterday, but looking at the bigger picture, we have the pitching depth to overcome the loss of Wheeler and it doesn’t change my...

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