New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey has been a hot topic during the first week of camp with manager Mickey Callaway saying, “He might never be the Dark Knight again. But the Mets don’t need him to be that….We need the best version of who Matt is today, and that version’s going to be good enough.” Harvey’s Mets career could be on it’s last leg as the...
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The New York Mets had 12 players that made their major league debut during the 2017 season. I don’t believe they will have that many in 2018 on what looks like a team that will at least contend for a Wild Card. Of course, the two most important players in the short-term and long-term of the Mets franchise to debut last season were Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith. Rosario will be the Mets...
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The New York Mets have signed left-handed starter Jason Vargas per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN reports the deal is for two-yeats, $16 million guaranteed with an option for 2020. The option for 2020 is at $8 million and Vargas can add $1.5 million each year with incentives for innings pitched. Vargas pitched the last four seasons under the tutelage of new Mets pitching...
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Left-handed reliever Jorge De La Rosa is returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks on a minor league deal according to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. For the first time since 2005 the veteran lefty pitched exclusively out of the bullpen and he had varied results. Overall, he had a 4.21 ERA, 4.58 FIP, 1.31 WHIP and 7.9 K/9 in 51.1 innings for the Diamondbacks. The former starter dominated...
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The two new position players added to the New York Mets major league roster in Todd Frazier and Adrian Gonzalez reported to camp on Friday afternoon and talked to the media. Frazier, 32, signed a two-year, $17 million deal with the Mets on Feb. 7 to make his return to New York after finishing the 2017 season with the Yankees. Frazier talking to media today, “Good to be down here in sunny...
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