Diamondbacks beat writer Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic wrote a piece yesterday exploring the possibility of the Diamondbacks trading their three biggest superstars if they do not contend this season: Paul Goldschmidt, A.J. Pollock and Zack Greinke. GM Mike Hazen seemed to echo a sentiment sympathetic to rebuilding earlier this month: “Picking first is a lot better than picking fifth,”...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. As spring training winds down, the New York Mets will play their Grapefruit League finale today in Walt Disney World against the Atlanta Braves. Sean Gilmartin will get the start for the Mets and he will be opposed by Josh Collmenter in the 1:05 p.m. ET start. Also expected to appear in this game is Rafael Montero who reportedly has won a spot in the Mets bullpen after a...
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Jim Duquette has had a close relationship with the New York Mets for most of his adult life. He began his career in Queens working as an assistant to the Minor Leagues in 1991, followed by farm director, Assistant GM/Player Personnel, and GM in 2004. After the ’04 season, the Mets brought Omar Minaya in as GM and Duquette transitioned to senior vice president of baseball operations. After...
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According to Hector Gomez of Deportivo 101, Rafael Montero was told that he has made the Mets Opening Day roster as a right-handed reliever. Montero, 26, impressed Mets brass from the first day of spring training with a new attitude and a refined focus. He may have claimed his bullpen role after tossing five scoreless innings on Saturday and wrapping up Grapefruit League play with a 1.96 ERA and...
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The New York Mets optioned catcher Kevin Plawecki to Triple-A Las Vegas after Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move was not unexpected and it confirms that Travis d’Arnaud will be the starting catcher and his backup will be the more defensive minded Rene Rivera. Again no surprise here. With Opening Day just six days away, Terry Collins said that Robert Gsellman...
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