3 UP 1. Gsellman Shows Off His 2016 Form The Marlins absolutely crushed Robert Gsellman in his first two starts of the year. In one start, he limped through five. In that other, he couldn’t get out of the fifth. After that, he had a 5.91 ERA and opposing batters were hitting .270/.340/.512 off him. Well, the Phillies were sights for sore eyes. Gsellman was 2-1 against them with a 2.37 ERA....
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The 8-8 Mets are a mess right now. The team is under-performing and injuries are mounting. They have forced the team to play Jay Bruce at first base and play Curtis Granderson every day despite his .143/.197/.214 batting line. With Travis d’Arnaud’s latest injury, the Mets are stuck choosing between Rene Rivera (.215/.265/.333 career hitter) and Kevin Plawecki (.211/.287/.285 career...
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It is only 15 games into the season, but the Mets have a number of key decisions to be made today. The most pressing deals with Jeurys Familia being eligible to be returned to the major league roster after his 15 game domestic violence suspension. Given the state of the Mets bullpen, the Mets will waste little time adding Familia to the roster. The question is who gets sent down. Rafael Montero...
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With Seth Lugo having his first throwing session today, the focus now shifts to Steven Matz and when he will begin his own throwing program. According to Marc Carig of Newsday, Matz is scheduled to begin his throwing program tomorrow. At this time, it has not been reported the distance Matz will be throwing or when it is anticipated he can throw from a mound. Matz has been shut down with what he...
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According to Matt Ehalt of nj.com, Mets pitcher Seth Lugo will begin a throwing program today. With the prescribed two-week period of rest complete, Lugo will begin throwing from 60 feet on flat ground. It can be assumed that where Lugo goes from there depends on how he responds to his first throwing session. Lugo had been shut down when it was discovered he had a slight tear in his UCL. Lugo...
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