The Mets’ matchup against the Astros in West Palm Beach on Saturday that was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. has been moved up to 1:00 p.m., per Tim Healey of Newsday. The move comes due to inclement weather later in the day. As has been common this spring, it will be a seven-inning game. Mets ace Jacob deGrom is scheduled to make his 2021 Grapefruit League debut in this game. He will...
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Mets manager Luis Rojas spoke with the media on Saturday, after addressing the media for the first time this spring just a day prior. He spoke about J.D. Davis, who has obviously made strides with his bat but remains a question mark defensively. Rojas praised the progress he’s made in the field, and even called him a versatile player. “Defensively, he’s come a long...
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It’s funny, right? It feels so recent yet so long ago that the Mets could legitimately say they employed one of the most exciting rotations in baseball. At this point, those aspirations are in the past and the team has essentially had to rebuild their starting staff. Jacob deGrom has really been the only outlier, the one guy who has stuck with them through it all and been a consistently...
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Matt Harvey has found a new home. The Orioles have signed him to a minor league deal, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The former Met was, of course, once dominant in his time in Queens. In 2013, he posted a 2.27 ERA and 6.9 fWAR, and he led the Mets to a World Series in 2015. It’s been a downhill dive ever since, as he hasn’t been the same since having to undergo thoracic...
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The Mets announced their non-roster invitees to spring training on Saturday. The first name that might jump out at people is Tim Tebow, whether for good or for bad. But besides the Tebow experiment continuing on, the Mets are including a handful of their top prospects. This includes Ronny Mauricio, Francisco Alvarez, Matthew Allan, Brett Baty and their most recent first-round pick, Pete...
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