The New York Mets announced that they have activated infielder Neil Walker off the 10-day disabled list and have placed T.J. Rivera on the DL with a partial tear of the UCL in his right elbow. Walker had been on the DL since mid-June with a partial tear of his hamstring. He is hitting .270/.352/.468 in 60 games this season for the Mets. Neil went 5 for 19 during his rehab stint with the Las...
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The New York Mets announced today that outfield prospect Desmond Lindsay underwent Ulnar Nerve Transposition surgery this morning at The Hospital for Special Surgery in Manahattan. This is the same surgery that Jacob deGrom had last year. The Mets second-round pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for Spring Training. He was placed on the 7-day...
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The Tampa Bay Rays made two trades on Thursday picking up first baseman Lucas Duda from the New York Mets and lefty reliever Dan Jennings from the Chicago White Sox. They continued dealing today, receiving right-handed reliever Steve Cishek from the Seattle Mariners for righty swingman Erasmo Ramirez. Cishek, 31, has a 3.15 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 15 strikeouts compared to seven walks in 20 innings...
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The Milwaukee Brewers are showing interest in New York Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The Brewers recently called up top prospect Lewis Brinson to play center field and they have Domingo Santana in right field with Ryan Braun in left field. The veteran Granderson will be a free agent after the season. Original Post – July 20 According to Ken...
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The New York Mets have traded first baseman Lucas Duda to the Tampa Bay Rays for right-handed pitching prospect Drew Smith according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Duda, 31, is hitting .246/.347/.532 with 21 doubles, 17 home runs and 37 RBI this year for the Mets. He leaves the Mets with the seventh most home runs in franchise history with 125. The Rays are taking on the rest of the 2017 salary,...
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