The New York Mets are hoping that right-hander Seth Lugo can return to the rotation on Sunday when they have a doubleheader against the division leading Washington Nationals. Lugo will throw a bullpen for the first time on Friday since being placed on the disabled list with a shoulder impingement two weeks ago. If Lugo can’t go, one of the pitchers the Mets are considering is right-hander...
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According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the New York Mets paid more than half of the remaining $3.5 million owed to Curtis Granderson in their trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In doing so, the Mets got arguably their best prospect of their deadline deals in right-handed reliever Jacob Rhame. MLB Pipeline has Rhame ranked as the Mets No. 23 prospect, the highest for their new arrivals....
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Dominic Smith’s career as the New York Mets first baseman has gotten off to a rough start in only 13 games, but he has shown glimpses of big league power already. Smith, 22, is slashing only .190/.227/.429 in 44 plate appearances though he has three home runs in 42 at-bats for the Mets. Dominic hit his third major league home run on Wednesday night in the Mets 4-2 win over the...
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Chris Flexen spun his best major league start on Wednesday night in the New York Mets 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Flexen pitched a career high six innings allowing only two runs on six hits, four walks and tied a career high with five strikeouts. He went over the 100 pitch mark for the first time and lowered his big league ERA now to 5.79 in six starts. It’s also the fourth...
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Gerson Bautista was the lowest ranked prospect of the three relief arms the New York Mets got from the Boston Red Sox in the deal for Addison Reed according to MLB Pipeline. However, most felt that Bautista had the highest ceiling of the group because of his blazing fastball that has topped out at 101 MPH this season for the Mets and Red Sox. The big issue for Gerson during his entire minor...
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