Update: Major League Baseball and the MLBPA will meet once again on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The news comes after a day when MLB was not thrilled with MLBPA’s latest proposal, as Metsmerized covered here. The players reportedly weren’t happy either as the two sides continue to struggle to reach an agreement. There was marginal progress on Friday, but...
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Next in our organizational depth chart series is starting pitcher, a very top heavy position for the Mets. They boast perhaps the most feared one-two punch in the game, but there are a lot of question marks after that. Big League Starter At the top is the obvious: the lethal duo of Jacob deGrom and the newly signed Max Scherzer. Really the only uncertainty surrounding these guys is their age, as...
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Mets hitting coach Eric Chavez described himself as a “filter” on Saturday, saying that he wants to “simplify things” with the players. The Mets have had disconnect with some of their recent hitting coaches, which has led to poor results. Chavez wants to get numbers and analytics out of their heads and just let them hit. “We want them going up to the plate with as...
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Mets pitching prospect Matt Allan said on Saturday that after having Tommy John surgery in May, he had another operation in January to repair a nerve issue, as Tim Healey of Newsday reported. Mike Puma of the New York Post clarified that it was ulnar transposition. Allan said that he’ll begin throwing in March. The likelihood of him pitching in games this season is small — in fact, as Puma...
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Major League Baseball is in a fairly hopeless state of affairs. The start of spring training was delayed with no immediate return in sight. But in a time like this, it’s important to remember what the Mets do have, and the team they’ll be going to battle with once negotiations are finally settled. You can’t forget that the Mets recently signed Max Scherzer and Starling Marte,...
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