New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler was a guest on MLB Network radio earlier today and said that he hadn’t felt 100% healthy until right now. Wheeler, 26, hasn’t pitched for the Mets in a major league game since 2014, lasting only one inning in a rehab start last season for St. Lucie. In two seasons with the Mets, Wheeler has a 3.50 ERA over 285.1 innings. Over that span, he...
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Last week Keith Law of ESPN made all New York Mets fans happy when he put five of their prospects in his Top 100 list. The week before he delighted and even surprised some fans by ranking the Mets farm system 7th in baseball. Today, Law released his Top 10 prospects by position with the Mets having five players in the rankings and here they are: Catcher: Tomas Nido (8th) – Law noted that...
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The Caribbean Series began last night with Cuba winning over the Dominican Republic and Mexico beating Puerto Rico. The starting right fielder for the Cuban team was Yoelkis Cespedes, the 19-year old brother of New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. Yoelkis, like his brother, is a right-handed throwing and hitting outfielder with a strong arm and he evens wears #51 which Yoenis did when he...
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Keith Law of ESPN finished his Top 100 Prospects list today with the twenty best prospects in baseball. New York Mets prospect Amed Rosario received his highest ranking ever as the third best prospect in the game according to law. The only two players ranked ahead of Rosario are Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson (#2) and Boston Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi (#1). Rosario, 21, is the...
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The New York Mets are considering right-handed relievers Sergio Romo and Joe Smith as well as bringing back lefty Jerry Blevins according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The Mets have been quiet in the bullpen market up this point as GM Sandy Alderson has repeatedly said he is unlikely to go past a one-year deal for a reliever. Romo, 33, has been one of the most consistent relievers in the game...
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