Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote an article this morning detailing his belief that the Mets are ignoring the harsh reality of a long rebuild ahead of them. That being said, the focus of this article is more so about an interesting tidbit he left in his own regarding the ability to trade Noah Syndergaard and how his trade value stacks up near the deadline. “The Mets have been smartly...
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The Mets have officially recalled Chris Flexen from triple-A Las Vegas to start today’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Drew Smith has been optioned back to Las Vegas in a corresponding move. Flexen has allowed four earned runs in 3.1 innings for the Mets this season. That follows a 7.88 ERA he posted last year over 48 big league innings. In Triple-A this year he has a 4.84 ERA and 1.73...
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The Mets were shutout for the sixth time this season yesterday against the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday as they lost 3-0 to move to 35-50 on the year. The team’s offense was absolutely atrocious in the game as they only recorded seven hits as a unit and went 0-7 with runners in scoring position. However, Wilmer Flores proved to be the one guy able to hit Blake Snell yesterday as he went...
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Mickey Callaway spoke to reporters before yesterday’s 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays and when broached with the subject of Dominic Smith, the skipper said that he is a “bench piece” that will receive more playing time in the next few days with the team having a doubleheader on Monday. On the year, Dominic Smith is hitting .218/.246/.400 with one home run and one RBI in 55...
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Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the Mets will push back Zack Wheeler’s next start to Monday as a mean’s of trying to avoid taxing the bullpen in Monday’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. In place of him, the Mets will call up a yet-to-be-determined minor league starter to face off against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. That will give Wheeler an extra day of...
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