Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Yoenis Cespedes will be starting at first base today on his rehab assignment with the GCL Mets. Cespedes will apparently have minor league rovers watch him play the position to report back to the front office in NY whether or not this experiment should continue at the MLB level. The idea of this came up when the Cespedes broached it to the team a...
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Jacob deGrom made his second All-Star Game appearance last night as a member of the New York Mets, but obviously, there was a dark cloud that had been hanging over the organization for the last 24 hours or so. The right-hander’s agent publicly came out and said that he would either like to be extended or traded over the offseason, as he wants to have a future with security. Before the...
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Buster Olney of ESPN reports that National League teams comprise a large amount of the Mets market for Jeurys Familia, with the division-rival Phillies and San Francisco Giants specifically being referenced as suitors. However, Olney notes that the Phillies, in particular, will wait on Familia as they try to find out whether they can acquire Zach Britton, Manny Machado, or even both of them...
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As the MLB Trade Deadline nears, the Mets figure to be among the most active clubs in the league, with the team making almost nobody truly untouchable and with Jeurys Familia, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Zack Wheeler being bandied about a lot in trade talks. Joel Sherman of the New York Post spoke to multiple executives regarding their trade chips. However, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard will not...
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The Mets decided on their rotation coming out of the break against the inter-state rival New York Yankees that starts next Friday. Noah Syndergaard is set to start the first game, followed by Steven Matz on Saturday, and Jacob deGrom on Sunday. Considering deGrom is set to at least appear in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, that will give him four days of rest in between, which is the normal...
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