Mets officially have activated Travis d’Arnaud from the disabled list and optioned Kevin Plawecki to Triple-A Las Vegas. D’Arnaud had been on the 15-Day Disabled List since April 26, with a right rotator cuff strain. He hit .317 (13-41) with four doubles, seven RBI, five runs scored and 11 walks in 11 rehabilitation games between St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League and Las Vegas...
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With David Wright possibly shelved for the rest of this season after undergoing neck surgery, there has been talk of the New York Mets perhaps getting a third baseman. But as of now, manager Terry Collins said he will stick with Wilmer Flores, who has been the team’s best hitter over the last two weeks. Flores has played regularly at third base since Wright went on the DL at the end of May...
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A team source has told Adam Rubin of ESPN that the Mets are now considering bringing back Jose Reyes once he becomes a free agent. It’s a complete reversal from five days ago when this team source described a reunion with Reyes as having “virtually no chance.” After getting swept by the Atlanta Braves over the weekend and team owner Jeff Wilpon barking that the front office...
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In my last post, I told you it had to get worse before it could get better. Well, its worse. So now it HAS TO get better. In times of trouble, think outside the box. Be unique; unorthodox, and come up with a solution. In other words, be a Maverick. Sandy Alderson was dubbed the Baseball Maverick in last years’s literary work by Steve Kettmann, Baseball Maverick: How Sandy...
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New York Mets pitcher, Jacob deGrom put forth another quality start on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves. It though was not enough as the team fell to their lowly NL East rival by a score of 6-0, as Atlanta completed their sweep. On the day, deGrom pitched six innings while allowing three runs. He gave up five hits while hitting a batter, walking one and striking out six as he took the loss....
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