The Mets’ rotation could get a boost this weekend with the return of one of their primary starters. Carlos Carrasco is eyeing a weekend return after completing a 55-pitch sim game on Monday, according to manager Buck Showalter. He reported that Carrasco felt “good” during the game and today, noting that he should be back into the rotation “by the end of the week” if...
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Updated Post, 8:48 p.m., 8/16/22 Taijuan Walker left Tuesday’s game with back spasms, according to the team. That sounds relatively minor, but we likely won’t know more about his status for his next start (scheduled Sunday) until a day or two from now. Original Post, 8:28 p.m., 8/16/22 A night after Carlos Carrasco left his start after just two innings, Taijuan Walker left his start...
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The Mets plan to call up third-base prospect Brett Baty after a rash of injuries to the team, according to MMO’s own Mike Mayer. Baty, the team’s second-ranked prospect after Francisco Álvarez, was promoted to Triple-A Syracuse just two weeks ago. He notched eight singles and three walks in 26 plate appearances in that time. Previously, he slashed .312/.406/.544/.950 over nearly 400...
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Over the next 10 hours, we’ll update this thread with trades leading up to the MLB trade deadline at 6 p.m. Though the trade market was relatively quiet leading up to Monday morning, a flurry of trades occurred between noon Monday and early Tuesday. Those include: A’s pitchers Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino to the Yankees Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez and Orioles DH Trey Mancini...
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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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