A lot of chatter the last couple of days has surrounded the Mets’ catching situation in the minor leagues. Francisco Alvarez has grown into one of the top–if not the top–prospects in baseball at just 20 years old, and they just drafted Kevin Parada, the premium catcher of the 2022 draft. The pair are probably now two of the top five catching prospects in all of baseball. We...
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Jacob deGrom was originally scheduled to make a simulated start in Port St. Lucie Tuesday afternoon. That start never ended up happening after Jacob deGrom experienced “mild muscle soreness” in his shoulder, the Mets say. His sim start has been pushed to Thursday “out of an abundance of caution.” The team says deGrom played catch on Monday and Tuesday “without...
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022 • 8:00 P.M. Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA LHP Clayton Kershaw vs. LHP Shane McClanahan FOX • ESPN Radio The National League and American League All-Stars meet up tonight in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for the first time since 1980. As for the Mets, the team has four All-Stars: Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Starling Marte and Edwin Díaz. McNeil is the only one starting,...
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The Mets are one of the teams who are a “possible fit” for Nationals star Juan Soto, per SNY’s Andy Martino. He said Washington feels as though the Mets are one of “a few teams that can match up on a Soto trade, and would likely begin by requesting two or three of New York’s best prospects.” That means Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and possibly Ronny...
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Sandy Alderson admitted Wednesday that the productivity from the Mets’ designated hitter position has been “poor.” Joining Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman’s The Show podcast, Alderson talked about a host of topics surrounding the Mets, including how they’ve performed so far, what the team needs at the trade deadline, Francisco Álvarez’s future and more. When...
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