On Thursday afternoon, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic intensified the trade rumors swirling around New York Mets right-hander, Noah Syndergaard. Rosenthal noted that the team is “exploring” trade scenarios for Syndergaard and contemplating signing right-hander Zack Wheeler to a contract extension. “[New York] would benefit from a return for Syndergaard,” Rosenthal tweeted....
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Friday, July 26, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Dario Agrazal (2-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (6-6, 4.69) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM It doesn’t matter if the Mets are winning or losing, Mets world is always busy. The Mets took the series against the Padres yesterday behind a strong performance by Jacob deGrom (7 innings, no runs) and a strong first inning by the Mets bats....
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Prior to tonight’s game RHP Zack Wheeler has been activated from the 10-Day injured list. Wheeler was placed on the IL on July 16, retroactive to July 12, with right shoulder fatigue. Wheeler will get the start tonight against the Pirates. In a corresponding move, RHP Walker Lockett has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. Wheeler will get one chance to show contending teams that he...
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It’s no secret that Amed Rosario’s defense at shortstop has been a disappointment since the day he stepped foot on a major league field. Rosario has been tirelessly working on improving with Mets third base coach Gary DiSarcina, and the two plays he made on Thursday made it look like it’s starting to pay off. Before we get into just those two plays, I should note that...
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The Noah Syndergaard trade rumors really started to heat up yesterday when two of the more credible reporters in the game, Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney, both reported about the Mets willingness to trade the 26-year-old flamethrower. Up until this point, Zack Wheeler seemed like the Mets most likely starting pitcher to be moved at the deadline as he will become a free agent after this season....
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3 UP 1. Jacob dayGrom If you thought Jacob deGrom was great, you should see him in the daytime. After just making the Padres look foolish at the plate for seven scoreless innings yesterday, he’s now 24-11 with a 1.86 ERA in day games. One other note on deGrom here is with the seven shutout innings, his season ERA is now 2.86. He’s top five in FIP, K/9, fWAR, and strikeouts. With him...
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