Good morning and happy Friday, Mets fans! The Orioles have selected the contract of old friend Matt Harvey, according to Dan Connolly of the Tampa Bay Times. He had an opt-out that could be triggered Wednesday and O’s had 48 hours after that to add him or release him. Catch the Mets this evening at 6:10 p.m. against the Nationals on SNY. David Peterson (0-0, 4.50 ERA) will take the bump...
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The Mets announced on Thursday they’ve released right-hander Tommy Hunter. The veteran reliever had an opt-out clause in his minor league contract and the Mets decided not to add him to the 40-man roster. Hunter, 34, had a 3.60 ERA in five innings this Spring for the Mets. He allowed three hits, four walks, and struck out only three. Roster Resource from FanGraphs has the following as the...
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Seven days until Opening Day – count them – seven! Almost every MLB Predictions piece I’ve seen thus far has our New York Mets winning the NL East – and yes I’m fully aware that the Atlanta Braves are nipping on our heels. As my old friend Victor would say, “We can take ’em!” It feels like an eternity since the 2015 season when the Mets last won...
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Heading into this past offseason, many of us were clamoring for the New York Mets to sign free-agent catcher J.T. Realmuto (myself included in that bunch). The organization ended up signing James McCann instead, which has already led to a number of happy occurrences. For instance, if the Mets committed $100-plus million to Realmuto, it would’ve been less likely for New York to go ahead and...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday and now have a rare day off before getting back in action against the Washington Nationals on Friday night. And exactly a week from today, we will all be enjoying regular season baseball games again, on time, which should resemble some form of normalcy (hallelujah). Let’s check out what went...
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The Mets announced on Wednesday that they made four subtractions from major league camp. Right-handed starting pitcher Corey Oswalt, catcher Bruce Maxwell, and infielder Brandon Drury have all been reassigned, while Jordan Yamamoto has been optioned to Triple-A. These subtractions have brought the total number of players currently in major league camp down to 40. Yamamoto and Oswalt had been...
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