Mets ace Jacob deGrom made his third start of the spring on Thursday against a Nationals lineup that featured several regulars. The 2018 National League Cy Young Award winner struggled a little bit, allowing two runs on two hits, two walks, and four strikeouts. DeGrom admits that part of the struggle came from unfamiliarity with new starting catcher Wilson Ramos, “It’s still a work in...
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Mets Opening Day is three weeks away with veteran infielders Todd Frazier (left oblique strain) and Jed Lowrie (left knee capsule sprain) have yet to play in a game this spring. According to Matt Ehalt of The Record, Lowrie said he’s making progress in his rehab, “Hopefully with a little bit of testing and making sure things are progressing well, I can begin baseball activities...
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The New York Mets announced they’ve officially signed veteran outfielder Carlos Gomez to a minor league deal with an invitation major league camp. Gomez, 33, hit .208/.298/.336 with 15 doubles, nine home runs, 32 RBI, and 12 stolen bases in 408 plate appearances for the Rays in 2018. He posted a 0.5 bWAR and had eight defensive runs saved in 798.2 innings in right field. The former Met,...
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Mets ace Jacob deGrom made his second spring start of 2019 on Friday when he pitched three innings in the Mets win over the Tigers, 7-1. DeGrom needed only 39 pitches to get through three scoreless innings. He allowed only one hit, zero walks, and struck out four. He struck out the last three batters he faced, all swinging. The 2018 National League Cy Young Award winner got his fastball velocity...
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New Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said he wanted to eliminate “ifs” within the franchise. He’s certainly made moves to do so in terms of position player depth, but the 2019 Mets team still has a pretty big IF rounding out their rotation. Left-hander Jason Vargas is coming off a season in which he posted a 5.77 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in just 92 innings. He did pitch better in the second...
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