The New York Mets have announced they will skip right-hander Rafael Montero’s next turn in the rotation on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Instead, righty Zack Wheeler will match up against Adam Wainwright on Saturday and lefty Steven Matz vs Lance Lynn on Sunday to close out the first half. Montero has gone 1-2 with a 6.27 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and 21 strikeouts compared to 10 walks in...
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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports did his weekly column were he does notes on every major league team and of course this time of year most of the talk is trade related. He believes that outside of very valuable relief pieces in Addison Reed and Jerry Blevins that the New York Mets have little in trade value when it comes to pending free agents. Heyman points to the weak trade market for hitters and...
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According to multiple outlets the New York Mets have indeed reached out to the agent for now free agent Bartolo Colon. However, other teams are expected to show interest and no deal is imminent. If the Mets were to sign Colon they would only be on the hook for a pro-rated major league minimum with the Atlanta Braves still footing the large portion of the $12.5 million contract he signed this...
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New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto returned to the field tonight for the first time since he was hit on the hand by San Francisco Giants starter Matt Moore on June 25. Conforto went 3 for 4 with a walk, double, run batted in and a run scored while playing nine innings in center field on Thursday night for the St. Lucie Mets. Conforto is expected to come off the disabled list on Saturday,...
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Addison Reed has been one of the best relievers in the Major Leagues since the New York Mets acquired on him August 30, 2015 for Miller Diaz and Matt Koch. The Mets have multiple trade chips in Lucas Duda, Curtis Granderson, Jay Bruce, Neil Walker, Jerry Blevins and Reed. However, Reed could bring back the best return with the way he’s pitched after being acquired by the Mets with the...
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