While trade rumors between the Mets and Pirates were rampant yesterday, nothing came to fruition. Meanwhile, Jay Bruce was reintroduced at Citi Field. Latest Mets News According to MMO’s own Jacob Resnick, the Mets have DFA’ed RP Kevin McGowan to make room for Bruce on their 40-man roster. McGowan made his major league debut this season pitching to a 5.19 ERA in 8.1 innings. Josh...
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According to MMO’s own Jacob Resnick, the New York Mets have designated right-hander Kevin McGowan in order to make room on the 40-man roster for newly signed outfielder Jay Bruce. McGowan, 26, appeared in eight games for the Mets in 2017, registering a 5.19 ERA and 6.39 FIP in 8.2 innings pitched. At Triple-A Las Vegas this past season, he appeared in 47 games and logged a 4.15 ERA across...
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Look, when a team is introducing a player to the media in a press conference, by its very nature it is a promotional event. The organization is showing off their player to the fans thereby building excitement among the fan base with the hopes this eventually entices the fans to buy tickets for the season. However, this is supposed to be a quid pro quo of sorts. A team like the Mets gets to have...
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On Saturday, Matt Ehalt of the Record reported that suspended Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia is set to apply for reinstatement into Major League Baseball. On Feb. 12, 2016, the now 28-year-old was suspended a third time after violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, leading to being banned from baseball. However, Marc Edelman, a tenured law professor at the Zicklin School of...
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There’s no question the sky is the limit for Mets shortstop Amed Rosario, but perhaps the most admirable part of his game is his affinity to get better. The 22-year-old is putting that forth by working on patience at the plate, and is already down in St. Lucie trying to improve that aspect of his game. He walked just three times in 170 plate appearances with New York in 2017. “I’ve been...
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