Author: James Villani

Mets Make Reliever Cuts As Team Works On Finalizing Bullpen

The New York Mets announced another round of cuts this morning. The team announced that relievers T.J. McFarland and Jimmy Yacabonis were assigned to minor league camp, while former Marlins’ bullpen piece Jeff Brigham was formally optioned to Triple-A. This leaves John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, and Elieser Hernández fighting for the three remaining bullpen spots. Both...

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Analyzing Why David Peterson Should Be The Mets’ Fifth Starter

Entering training camp, David Peterson and Tylor Megill were suppose to by vying for the sixth rotation spot. However, due to the injury suffered by José Quintana, the battle between Peterson and Megill quickly became for the fifth and final rotation spot. With the regular season just five day away, it is clear who should get that spot. The no-brainer choice is David Peterson. The 27-year-old...

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WBC Game Thread: Cuba vs. USA, 7:00 P.M.

Only four teams remain in the 2023 WBC. Tonight, one team is going to punch their ticket to the championship game. That’ll either be Cuba or the USA. Meanwhile, tomorrow night, Mexico and Japan will play to see who makes up the other half of the WBC final. That aforementioned final is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21 in Miami, Florida. Cuba vs. USA, 7:00 PM ET To get to the semifinals, Cuba...

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Brandon Nimmo Optimistic He Will Play Opening Day

Brandon Nimmo was the latest New York Met injured. On Friday, Nimmo left the game after an awkward slide into second base. He underwent imaging the next day and luckily received some good news. Nimmo was only diagnosed with low-grade sprains in both his ankle and knee. Seemingly, especially given the initial reaction, a best-case scenario. Nimmo agreed with this claim that his diagnosis was a...

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Bryce Montes De Oca Headed For Imaging After Early Exit

One of the top candidate to fill out the New York Mets’ bullpen is scheduled to undergo imaging. After the game, manager Buck Showalter mentioned Bryce Montes de Oca’s forearm as the potential ailment. The six-foot-seven flamethrower was one of two Mets (Starling Marte) to leave Sunday afternoon’s game early with injury. In the ninth inning, de Oca loaded the bases via three...

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