The Mets on Tuesday announced a pair of minor league acquisitions, acquiring outfielder Travis Snider from the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash, and signing right-handed pitcher Neil Wagner. Both players will report to Triple-A Las Vegas. Snider, 29, most recently appeared in the major leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. At the time of the trade, Snider was playing for Texas’...
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When the Mets shipped second baseman Neil Walker off to the Milwaukee Brewers, the team saved $3 million. New York will pay the Brewers $1,699,454 on Sept. 30, according to the Associated Press. Walker had $4,699,454 left of his $17.2 million salary at the time of the trade. It has been a disappointing year for the Mets, who currently sit at 53-63 and are way out of contention. The team chose to...
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The New York Mets announced on Tuesday that Matt Harvey will make his second rehab start for the Brooklyn Cyclones on Wednesday. Harvey, 28, pitched for the Cyclones against the Hudson Valley Renegades last week and tossed one inning on 18 pitches. His fastball clocked in the low 90s. The right-hander is working his way back from a stress fracture in his right shoulder. While being examined,...
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To say that Rafael Montero, the prospect once valued higher than Jacob deGrom in the Mets system, hasn’t lived up to expectations would be an understatement. The now 26-year-old has shown time and time again that his stuff is good, but if he could just get his control down pat and work through his mental hurdles on the mound, he could be a threat in the Mets rotation. Monday night at...
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With Neil Walker being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers prior to Saturday night’s bout with the Phillies, the Mets announced they have promoted right-hander Kevin McGowan from Triple-A Las Vegas. McGowan, 25, has spent the entirety of the 2017 season with the 51s, pitching to a 5-4 record, with a 4.06 ERA in 44 games. The New Hampshire native was a 13th round pick by the Mets back in 2013...
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