According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets will start right-hander Zack Wheeler in their Grapefruit League opener on Friday. Wheeler, 27, pitched to a 3-7 record with a 5.21 ERA, 5.03 FIP, 1.587 WHIP and 81 ERA+ over 86.1 innings last year. On Tuesday, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reported that Wheeler was likely to start the season out of the bullpen after the team signed...
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On Monday, Jim Bowden of The Athletic released his annual preseason baseball predictions. In the article, he said he believes Dominic Smith will beat out Adrian Gonzalez for the Mets first base job. Gonzalez, 35, slashed .242/.287/.355 last year with three home runs in 71 games. However, New York took a flyer by signing him to the league minimum on a one-year deal. Whether they believed they...
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In order to maximize Wilmer Flores’ potential, the Mets will begin having the 26-year-old take reps in the outfield later this week. Flores says he can’t remember the last time he has played in the outfield, and hasn’t done it since he’s been a professional. However, Flores wants to do whatever it takes to play. “I learned how to play first base,” Flores said....
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Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes’ 2017 season was clouded by injury, which led to the slugger appearing in just 81 games. This offseason, the 32-year-old changed his offseason training to prevent being sidelined again. Most notably, he lifted lighter weights and began doing yoga to enhance flexibility. Doing yoga reportedly opened Cespedes’ eyes to his lack of flexibility, saying it...
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Major League Baseball announced Monday some changes to improve the pace of play during games. A proposed change by MLB earlier this offseason was potentially implementing a pitch clock, though no such rule will be present in 2018. However, the most prominent rule put forth is a limit in mound visits. A team is limited to six mound visits per a nine inning game. If the game should go into...
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