As Terry Collins narrows down the large spring training roster to the 25 men he will have on Opening Day, he must take into account the wrinkle that he will most likely be without his All Star closer Jeurys Familia. He has Addison Reed to step into the closer role temporarily and should do a fine job, but then a new set-up man must be appointed as well. Fernando Salas was great for the Mets down...
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Per multiple sources including James Wagner of the New York Times, the Mets have made the next round of cuts from camp. Pitchers Ben Rowen and Erik Goeddel, infielders Gavin Cecchini and Matt Reynolds, and outfielder Travis Taijeron have been sent to the Minor Leagues. As the bullpen competition gets tighter, cutting Rowen surprised me. He was a strong candidate and after posting a 1.93 ERA and...
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Sports Illustrated has predicted that the Dodgers will beat the Indians in the 2017 World Series. They also predict that while the Mets beat the Giants in the NL Wild Card game, they will lose to the Cubs in the NLDS. Here are the rest of their predictions: AL Wild-Card: Mariners over Rangers NL Wild-Card: Mets over Giants AL Division Series: Indians over Mariners; Red Sox over Astros NL...
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Pitching: Looking to reverse his fortunes on the first day of Spring, Matt Harvey got the start and showed signs of progress returning from surgery to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and striking out four while touching 96 mph on the gun. After allowing a solo home run to catcher James McCann and scattered singles in the first...
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Outfielder Tim Tebow will be assigned to the Mets Low-A affiliate Columbia Fireflies in South Carolina to start the 2017 season. “Sending him to a full season club is what we hoped to be able to do,” Alderson told Newsday on Monday. “And based on what he’s done in spring training, and his whole body of work since last fall, we feel comfortable with him going to Columbia.” Alderson had a lot of...
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