A Steven Matz promotion to the New York Mets may come within the next three weeks, a team source told ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin. The source, asked about the suggestion of July 1 as a possible promotion date, “told ESPN.com it very well might be sooner — as in within the next three weeks.” Rubin added that Matz will join the team as a starter, although they are unwilling...
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Bobby Parnell, Travis d’Arnaud, and Dilson Herrera are all set to return to the Mets this week, leaving management in a rather tough position. For all three to be activated, three roster spots need to be cleared. As it stands right now, Danny Muno, Erik Goeddel, Hansel Robles, and Kevin Plawecki are all candidates to be optioned to Triple-A. The obvious move would be replacing Plawecki...
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Catcher Travis d’Arnaud and second baseman Dilson Herrera both continued their rehab assignments at Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday evening. D’Arnaud batted third for Las Vegas and went 1-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts. He was also charged with a passed ball behind the plate. Herrera batted leadoff for Las Vegas and went 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI. Both players have hit in each...
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Trade speculation is heating up among Mets fans and reporters as the team faces a crunch in the starting rotation. Steven Matz is knocking on the door from Triple-A while Jon Niese and Dillon Gee struggle in the big leagues. Meanwhile, Rafael Montero is returning from a rotator cuff injury. With the Mets currently having eight pitchers for five spots, naturally, they are trying to trade some of...
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Bobby Parnell’s 30-day rehab window to return from Tommy John Surgery is up this week, notes Marc Carig of Newsday. This means he will most likely have to return to the team. However, with Parnell not yet reaching his old velocities, the Mets won’t put him back in the closer role. “You don’t know until once he gets here,” Terry Collins said. “Again, he may amp...
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