Once the Mets courted and signed veteran infielder Adeiny Hechavarria in February, the chances of Luis Guillorme making the team took a huge hit. Guillorme, 24, came into camp 12 pounds lighter and has hit all spring. He’s hitting .393/.500/.607 with three doubles, one homer, and four walks compared to three strikeouts in 35 plate appearances. On Friday, he went 1-for-4 and made a few fine...
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Our own Jacob Resnick was in Port St. Lucie on Friday reporting from Mets camp, when he noticed that NFL player Bradley Marquez was in uniform. Marquez, 26, was the Mets 16th round pick in the 2011 draft from Odessa High School in Texas. He played in parts of two seasons with the Mets rookie level Kingsport Mets in 2012 and 2013. He hit .254/.293/.351 in 36 games while playing left field and...
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Veteran left-handed starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel is still a free agent and according to Jon Morosi of MLB, he threw 80 pitches on Wednesday at the Boras Sports Training Institute in Newport Beach, California. Keuchel, 31, went 12-11 with a 3.74 ERA, 3.69 FIP, and 2.64 SO/W in 204.2 innings for the Astros in 2018. He also posted a 2.6 bWAR and won the Gold Glove. The former Cy Young winner saw...
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On Thursday, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced numerous rule changes that will go into effect in 2019 and 2020. Changes for the 2019 season Inning breaks for all games will now be two minutes, down from 2:05 for local game and 2:25 for national broadcasts. Mound visits per team will be reduced from six to five. There will now be one trade deadline...
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On Tuesday morning, the Mets announced they’ve optioned right-handed relievers Paul Sewald and Jacob Rhame to minor league camp. They’ve also reassigned RHP Arquimedes Caminero, UT Dilson Herrera, top prospect SS Andres Gimenez, C Ali Sanchez, OF Rymer Liriano, and OF Tim Tebow to minor league camp. Rhame and Sewald came into camp on the 40-man roster with a chance to compete for the...
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