Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets have officially announced that Walker Lockett will start in Zack Wheeler’s place on Saturday. Wheeler was placed on the IL on Monday with right shoulder fatigue, an issue which was later said to be more of a precautionary move. Still, the Mets needed to someone to step in while Wheeler recovers, and in that regard their options were very limited,...
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Coming into this season, Dominic Smith’s future with the Mets was in jeopardy, with his .665 OPS and -1.7 bWAR through his first two stints with the club. This season, though, has been a whole new story as Smith has excelled in a part-time role, even with Pete Alonso getting all the fanfare and the bulk of the playing time at first base. Smith has excelled coming off the bench and starting...
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After designating Wilmer Font for assignment on Friday, the Mets have announced that they have traded the right-hander to the Toronto Blue Jays for cash considerations. Font has had an uneven career, struggling in stints with the Rangers, Dodgers, Athletics, Rays, and now Mets. For his career, he has an even 6.00 ERA in 52 games (eight starts). The Mets acquired Font on May 13, when they sent an...
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Things have not been going great recently for Michael Conforto, who has had a quietly good season while being overshadowed by the stardom of Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil. Conforto entered Tuesday’s game just 6-for-his-last-49, with a .453 OPS in that span (14 games). Despite the ups and downs of his 2019 campaign, he still entered the game with a solid 119 wRC+ and 1.6 fWAR. The outfielder...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets have sent former GM and current talent evaluator Omar Minaya to scout the Yankees’ top pitching prospect, Deivi Garcia. Garcia has been named the Yankees’ first or second best prospect by multiple major outlets, and was recently named the 25th best prospect in all of baseball according to Baseball Prospectus’s Midseason Top 50. After...
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