The New York Mets were originally planning to start Taijuan Walker in Wednesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals, but ended up scratching him hours before the contest. Walker instead chose to start a B game at home in Port St. Lucie, so that he could get some extra work on his curveball ahead of the season. Walker threw 80 pitches over five innings in the B game, while Corey Oswalt...
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Major League Baseball is attempting to crack down on the use of foreign substances, which can give pitcher’s unfair advantages over the hitters. By using a sticky substance like pine tar, a pitcher can generate a higher spin rate and ultimately create more movement on their pitches. According to MLB insider Jeff Passan and a memo he obtained for ESPN, Major League Baseball is adding...
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The competition at the back-end of the New York Mets starting rotation is great this spring, as a lot of guys have showed up to camp looking to win a job on the Opening Day roster. Joey Lucchesi made his first start in the Grapefruit League on Wednesday, making his bid to be included in the Mets starting rotation by pitching three excellent innings. In the first inning, Lucchesi struck out the...
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Dominic Smith was supposed to start in left field for today’s Grapefruit League game against the Miami Marlins, but he ended up being a late scratch with Mallex Smith taking his place in the starting lineup. During manager Luis Rojas’ media availability prior to the game, we learned that Smith’s injury is nothing more than some wrist soreness. Rojas said that Smith is...
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The New York Mets have made some more roster moves on Tuesday, as the team announced that they have optioned both Sam McWilliams and Khalil Lee to the Triple-A roster. For Lee this move is not a surprising one, considering the fact that he has yet to make his MLB debut and the Mets have plenty of outfield depth off their bench already with Kevin Pillar and Albert Almora Jr. Lee was acquired by...
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