Last night during the Mets broadcast, Steve Gelbs said that while discussing Jenrry Mejia and what the plan was when he completes his PED suspension on July 6, he was taken back by how the Mets general manager responded. Actually, I was a bit surprised as well. Alderson told Gelbs, “I hope there’s no spot for him in the bullpen when he’s done serving his suspension.”...
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Major League sources tell Andy Martino of the Daily News that the Mets are “still eager” to trade Dillon Gee, and views Rafael Montero as likely to take Gee’s spot. “Talking to people inside and outside the organization following the surprise demotion of Montero to Triple-A on Friday, it was clear that the competition between Gee and Montero did not end when the the team headed...
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The Mets beat the Marlins again on Friday night by a score of 4-1 to start the season 8-3. They’ve now won six straight games for the first time since April 21-27, 2011, and they currently have the longest winning streak in the Major Leagues. While it’s still early in the season, Mark Simon of ESPN New York points out that historically, especially in recent years, starting out with...
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What a night for Juan Lagares, who received his 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove before the game on Friday against the Miami Marlins. He became the first New York Mets player to win a Gold Glove since David Wright and Carlos Beltran were honored in 2008. “That’s a very special one to me in my career,” Lagares said. “In my first full year in the big leagues, that’s very special.” After the ceremony, the...
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The Mets activated infielder Danny Muno after promoting him from Triple-A Las Vegas, and to clear a spot on the roster for him the team optioned starter turned reliever Rafael Montero to Triple A. The move involving also allows the Mets to normalize their bench size back to five. Montero, who competed with Dillon Gee for the No. 5 starter position in spring training, failed to supplant Gee and...
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