Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Royals are close to signing right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey to a minor league deal. Harvey, 31, had been a hot topic with Mets fans over the last 24 hours following the news of Marcus Stroman going on the injured list. The former Met struggled mightily in 2019, posting a 7.09 ERA in 12 starts for the Angels before getting released. The former All-Star...
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On the eve of Mets’ 2020 Opening Day, their second-year GM Brodie Van Wagenen talked to reports about a variety of different topics. The former agent opened the talks with a statement, “We have a group of players that are excited to start the season, we’re excited, we’ve got cutouts of the fans in the stadium, we’ve got an Opening Day game on national TV, and we are...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday they’ve designated left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves for assignment. The Mets needed to make room on the 40-man roster for veterans LHP Chasen Shreve, RHP Hunter Strickland, and INF Eduardo Nunez, all had the contracts purchased on Thursday as well. Gonsalves, 26, was claimed off waivers from the Twins back in November of 2019 by the Mets. The...
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Marcus Stroman going on the injured list on Wednesday was a huge blow to the Mets rotation, and potentially their overall chances of making the playoffs in the 2020 shortened season. The rotation took a big hit when Zack Wheeler left for the Phillies and another when Noah Syndergaard had Tommy John surgery. The Mets are certainly going into the 2020 season with a less than ideal rotation and...
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J.D. Davis talked to reporters on Friday afternoon on a variety of different topics as the Mets get ready for exhibition games this weekend. Davis says that he has been in left field for most of the Mets practices and scrimmages, though he has taken some reps at third as well. The 27-year-old also noted that Yoenis Cespedes has been working with him in left field on positioning and helping him...
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