Author: Michael Mayer

Alderson: Jose Reyes Still Has Value To Us

On Friday afternoon, New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson answered a variety of questions from reporters though he brought up bench player Jose Reyes all by himself. Towards the end of the press conference, Alderson unprompted, brought up Reyes by saying he was surprised there wasn’t a question about him yet. Alderson went on to say that, “Reyes still has value to us,...

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Mets DFA Robles, Move Ramos to 60-Day DL

The New York Mets announced today that they’ve designated right-hander reliever Hansel Robles and moved righty AJ Ramos to the 60-day disabled list to make room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Kevin Kaczmarski and right-handed reliever Drew Smith. It was announced yesterday that the Mets would call up Kaczmarski and Smith to replace right-handers Paul Sewald and Chris Flexen on the...

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Alonso Among MLB’s Biggest Risers on Top 100 List

Tis’ the season for updates on prospect lists by the top media outlets with MLB.com releasing their recent update while highlighting some of the biggest risers and fallers. New York Mets first baseman Peter Alonso was among MLB’s biggest risers in the Top 100 list going from No. 100 to No. 73. He is the second Mets prospect on the list, ranking one spot after shortstop Andres...

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Nimmo Intrigued About Possible Home Run Derby

New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo is the current unlikely leader of the National League in terms of isolated slugging (.293) and ranks third behind Nolan Arenado and Freddie Freeman with his .574 slugging percentage. Yup, you read that right, Nimmo has been one of the best sluggers in the NL to this point in the 2018 season. His power outburst has him excited about possibly participating in...

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Teams Showing Trade Interest in Zack Wheeler

While most of the trade hoopla has surrounded the New York Mets two front-end starter in Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, Jon Heyman of FRS Baseball reports that teams are showing interest in Zack Wheeler. The right-handed Wheeler averaged a career-best 97 mph in the month of June and has hit 99 mph multiple times recently which is sure to open the eyes of some teams looking for a back-end...

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