Mickey Callaway announced before the game on Friday night that veteran infielder Jed Lowrie has begun playing in extended spring training games. He’s been getting up to eight at-bats in order to get him up to speed. Callaway said he’s also played in the field some in Port St. Lucie, “he’s progressing nicely at this point.” The Mets signed Lowrie to a two-year, $20...
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With the minor league season now three weeks in, we will take our first look at the state of the Mets farm system. As a whole, the four active full season teams enter today with a 40-37 record. The best of that group is the Syracuse Mets at 13-8. Week in Review The Triple-A Syracuse Mets won five of their last six games to improve to 13-8 on the season, they currently sit second in the Internal...
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Closer Edwin Diaz has been exactly what the Mets hoped for when they acquired him in a blockbuster trade last offseason from the Mariners. The 25-year-old right-hander had a major league leading 57 saves in 2018 while posting a 1.96 ERA, 1.61 FIP, 0.79 WHIP, and 15.2 K/9. He was an All-Star, finished eighth in he Cy Young voting and 18th in the American League MVP race. His 44.3 strikeout rate...
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Mickey Callaway announced on Friday night that Mets ace Jacob deGrom is headed back to New York to get an MRI on his “barking” elbow. The MRI will take place on Saturday. The Mets announced that deGrom has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 16. Via video from Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, Callaway said that deGrom first felt the issue on Thursday when he was...
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Pete Alonso is one of the few players in baseball with 80 grade power as he’s shown already in a limited time in the big leagues. It’s possible that we see that impressive power on the national stage in the Home Run Derby according to Tim Healey of Newsday. When asked about participating in the derby, Alonso said, “Absolutely, that would be a blast. That would be a hell of a...
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