Good news on the injury front for Metropolitan flamethrower Zack Wheeler, who threw for the first time since his Tommy John Surgery back on March 25th of this year. The 25-year old is expected to return to the Mets sometime around the All-Star break in 2016. Watch Wheeler throw here courtesy of JustMets. Thoughts from Avery It may never happen, but anything is possible. But thinking about the...
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Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud will begin his rehab assignment tonight for Advanced-A St. Lucie and according to Terry Collins, he could be ready to return from the DL next week. “I don’t think he’ll catch seven days, but I’d like to get him seven games of worth of at-bats to get him to 20-25 before he’s activated, ” Collins said before last night’s 3-0 loss to the Dodgers at...
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The news that Mets fans have been waiting for: Sandy’s big trade deadline move. The New York Mets announced via Twitter on Friday morning, that highly regarded outfield prospect Michael Conforto is getting called up today as Michael Cuddyer is placed on the 15-day disabled list. Conforto was the Mets top draft pick in 2014 and has skyrocketed through the minors and to the majors in just 12...
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I am under the impression that anyone who thinks there is a possibility of the Metropolitans bringing in Justin Upton, Carlos Gomez or dare I say Troy Tulowitzki before the trade deadline is delusional beyond belief. Doing so would incorporate several things that we should by now are not in the DNA of the Mets’ front office. Now, keep in mind that I will reference the front office when...
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No, this isn’t an article calling for Michael Conforto or Brandon Nimmo to get called up to the majors so lets just get that out of the way first. Those two should not be called up to replace the ailing and aging Michael Cuddyer. Michael Conforto noted himself that he has things to work on in Double-A still. Sure he has torn the cover off the ball in general, including three hits last...
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