Author: Josh Finkelstein

Cespedes, Davis Could Play First Base in Spring Training

GM Brodie Van Wagenen said on Saturday that the team might use both Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Davis at first base during Spring Training. “Really, it’s a matter of having as many players capable of playing multiple positions as possible,” Van Wagenen said as detailed by Tim Healey of Newsday. Before Cespedes got double heel surgery in 2018, the team discussed possibly using him at...

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Mets Aggressively Pursued Francisco Lindor

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets aggressively pursued a Francisco Lindor trade with the Cleveland Indians this past offseason at the Winter Meetings in December. According to Rosenthal, the price tag to acquire Lindor from Cleveland would have been Amed Rosario plus two of the Mets’ top prospects. MLB Pipeline currently has three Mets prospects in their top 100...

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Chad Kreuter To Manage Triple-A Syracuse

Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the New York Mets have hired Chad Kreuter to manage Triple-A Syracuse in 2020. Kreuter, 55, had managed High-A St.Lucie since 2017 and was set to do so again for a fourth season this year before the promotion. Parting ways with Carlos Beltran has created a coaching carousel of sorts with Luis Rojas becoming the Mets’ manager, Brian Schneider replacing him...

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Brandon Nimmo Learning To Deal With Neck Issues

Brandon Nimmo spoke with Tim Healey of Newsday about his neck issues that developed last season which sidelined him for much of the year. While he’s feeling better now, those issues are still something he’ll have to work through going forward. “It’s something I’ll have the rest of my life, which is fine,” Nimmo said. “Day-to-day life is fine. For the...

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Drew Smith Throwing Bullpens Sessions

Tim Healey of Newsday reports that Drew Smith is started throwing bullpen sessions last week for the first time since getting Tommy John Surgery in March of 2019 to repair a torn UCL. Smith, 26, made his debut with the Mets in 2018 and showed some promise over 27 appearances as he registered a 3.54 ERA, 3.66 FIP, and 1.429 WHIP with 5.8 K/9 as compared to 1.9 BB/9. It is unclear exactly when the...

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