While April wasn’t a month to write home about for Mets’ second baseman Neil Walker, the 31-year-old has picked up his game with the turn of the calendar. Walker went 2-for-5 out of the cleanup spot for New York on Saturday in Milwaukee, hitting a solo home run off of Zach Davies, his fourth of the year. On Friday, Walker had another quality day at this dish against the Brewers,...
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If the Mets rotation was healthy, Robert Gsellman would be in Triple-A Las Vegas. But as a reader, you know the Mets injury situation because you’ve heard it and read it ad nauseam and you know that Gsellman isn’t going anywhere, which makes it that much more frustrating every fifth day. After being tagged for six runs (five earned) on nine hits in just four innings on Saturday...
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The Mets are considering having 33-year-old Jose Reyes take reps in the outfield, Marc Carig of Newsday said on Twitter. Reyes has predominantly played third base this season, where he holds a .932 fielding percentage, but has also appeared at his natural shortstop for 82 2/3 innings, holding a better .979 fielding percentage. Altogether, Reyes has committed five errors this season in 37 games....
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The New York Mets announced that first baseman Lucas Duda has been activated off the DL and closer Jeurys Familia has been placed on the 10-day disabled list. Familia’s disabled list stint is retroactive to May 11, but no word yet on the extend of Familia’s blood clot in his throwing shoulder. The move restores the Mets bench to five players. Update – May 11 New York Mets first...
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With Jeurys Familia on the shelf and potentially needing surgery, the Mets back-end of the bullpen looks a little suspect. For now, Addison Reed will take the reins as the interim closer, but it’s just a Band-Aid to combat the bleeding. The Mets need someone to round out their bullpen that has struggled thus far in 2017, and Pirates closer Tony Watson should be an option to consider....
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