At the Trade Deadline, the Mets strengthened the back end of their pitching staff with the acquisitions of Ryan Helsley and Tyler Rogers. However, they made no moves to bolster a starting rotation that has recently looked like a shadow of its former self—but that decision was no accident. When Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns was asked about the starting pitching market in a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets were blown out 12-4 by the Giants at Citi Field on Sunday. Frankie Montas lasted just four innings, giving up seven runs and raising his ERA to 6.68. Austin Warren saved the bullpen with four scoreless innings, but the game was still enough out of reach that Carlos Mendoza had to turn to catcher Luis Torrens for the final out of the eighth. Francisco Alvarez was...
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In the days leading up to the 2025 Trade Deadline, David Stearns and the New York Mets had a clear priority: bolstering an overworked and quickly deteriorating bullpen. With Edwin Díaz back in elite form, the Mets’ clear weakness was the middle and late innings leading up to the ninth. It was too often that leads unraveled before Díaz could even reach the mound. When the Mets traded for...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Per The Athletic’s Will Sammon and Tim Britton, the Mets are actively shopping 31-year-old right-hander Paul Blackburn ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, despite him currently being on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement. Blackburn threw 87 pitches in his most recent rehab outing with Triple-A Syracuse, allowing just one earned run over six-plus...
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The Cleveland Guardians have placed All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase on administrative paid leave as part of Major League Baseball’s ongoing investigation into sports betting, as first reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN. Clase is now the second Guardians pitcher tied to the investigation, following right-hander Luis Ortiz, who was placed on leave earlier this month. Clase has been a key piece in...
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