Mike Puma of the New York Post reports the Mets have had their Double-A and Triple-A coaches swap roles. Glenn Abbott is now the pitching coach for the Las Vegas 51s. With the promotion, Abbott will likely be working with some of the pitchers he successfully worked with to help the Binghamton Rumble Ponies earn a playoff berth. Abbott has been a pitching coach in the Mets organization since 2012...
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Looking over the free agent roster and the Mets internal options, second base may be the most difficult position to fill. Asdrubal Cabrera, Wilmer Flores and T.J. Rivera each have the bat, but they don’t have the glove. Additionally, Rivera is coming off of Tommy John surgery and Gavin Cecchini and Phillip Evans have the glove, but they don’t have the bat. Accordingly, the Mets may...
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Marc Carig of Newsday reports the Mets may have $30 million to send this offseason in order to improve the Major League roster in the hopes of the Mets returning to the postseason next year. Last year, the Mets Opening Day payroll was $155 million. However, that is a bit of a misnomer. With David Wright missing the entire 2017 season, and insurance picking up 75% of his salary, the Mets real...
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Josh Smoker, LHP Player Data: Age: 28, B/T: L/L, Free Agency: 2023 2017 Primary Stats: 1-2, 5.11 ERA, 54 G, 56 1/3 IP, 1.704 WHIP, 5.1 BB/9, 10.9 K/9, -0.1 bWAR, -0.2 fWAR 2018 Salary: Pre-arbitration GRADE: D 2017 Review: After the 2017 season, it is hard to know what exactly Josh Smoker is as a player because, frankly, Terry Collins wasn’t sure. As a result, Collins used Smoker in a...
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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports reports former Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen has officially left the Mets organization to accept a role as assisting pitching coach for the Texas Rangers. Warthen will join a Rangers staff which includes pitching coach Doug Brocail and bullpen coach Hector Ortiz. Warthen had served as the Mets pitching coach for 10 years overseeing the development of a talented...
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