Mets right-handed pitching prospect Franklyn Kilome has a cleared waivers and was outright to the alternate site, per Jacob Resnick of SNY. Kilome was designated for assignment on April 10 to make room for Jose Peraza. The fact that a once high-profile prospect like Kilome wasn’t picked up by any team is indicative how far he’s fallen, which unfortunately is mostly due to injury...
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After their sixth cancellation of the Mets’ season, they arrived in Denver, Colorado to a practical snowstorm on Thursday, with Kevin Pillar joking, “What are we, the Green Bay Packers?” As fun as the snow was, though, any Mets fan who’s even loosely paid attention this season could likely guess at how it might affect the Mets’ series against the Rockies scheduled...
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J.D. Davis has been placed on the 10-day IL with a hand contusion after being hit by a pitch, the Mets announced on Saturday. The move is retroactive to April 7. In his place, infielder Jose Peraza was selected to the major league roster and will be active for Saturday’s game against the Marlins at 1:10 p.m. Peraza has major league experience with the Dodgers, Reds and Red Sox, and has aa...
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Luis Rojas provided updates on Seth Lugo’s status on Saturday. Lugo of course has been out since February to remove a bone spur in his elbow, and officially began the season on the injured list. Rojas said that Lugo has been throwing for the past week, and is playing catch from as far as 75 feet. Tim Healey of Newsday noted that the Mets originally estimated that Lugo would be back in...
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Following the news that he tore his right hamstring on Friday, Carlos Carrasco spoke to the media on Saturday to provide updates on his status. One thing was made clear instantly: Carrasco isn’t letting this minor setback bring him down. Carrasco has a history with leukemia, and he said that when you’ve been told that you have cancer, everything else seems minor in comparison. This...
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