Mets manager Luis Rojas talked to reporters on Friday afternoon with the hot topic being the status of ace Jacob deGrom. Rojas noted that deGrom threw a 17-pitch side session on Friday and felt really good following. DeGrom will not start against the Yankees as planned on Sunday, and will instead pitch in a simulated game. Rojas hopes that they will get deGrom up to 60 pitches in his final...
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The last time Mets right-handed reliever Drew Smith pitched in a game was on Sept. 29, 2018, when he tossed a scoreless inning against the Marlins at Citi Field. Later that year, he would undergo Tommy John Surgery. That changed on Thursday night when he pitched in a Mets intrasquad game back at Citi Field. Smith’s return to the mound started with a walk of Max Moroff. He then retired Amed...
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New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom talked to reporters on Thursday afternoon about the back tightness that led him to get an MRI. The MRI showed nothing that concerned the Mets and they consider him day-to-day. DeGrom left an intrasquad game on Tuesday after one inning after telling trainers he felt like his back couldn’t loosen up. The back-to-back Cy Young winner said he was being overly...
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For the second straight year, the Mets were able to infuse a weak farm system with high upside talent through the draft. They got outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong in the first round, a consensus Top 25 talent in the 2020 draft. First round talent in the second round with right-handed pitcher J.T. Ginn, and tremendous upside when they used the No. 69 pick (comp for Phillies signing Zack Wheeler) on...
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Update – 3:15 PM Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the MRI on Jacob deGrom’s back showed nothing that concerned the Mets. The ace is considered day-to-day after pulling himself with back tightness from his outing on Tuesday. DeGrom is supposed to start on Opening Day vs the Braves on July 24. Original – 1:37 PM Mets manager Luis Rojas announced that Jacob deGrom...
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