The New York Mets announced on Friday afternoon they’ve officially added outfielder Aaron Altherr to the active roster and optioned left-handed reliever Ryan O’Rourke to Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets claimed Altherr off waivers from the Giants on Thursday and designated right-handed reliever Tim Peterson to make room on the 40-man roster. Here is Aaron Altherr, active tonight and...
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The New York Mets outfield has been decimated. Michael Conforto is on the IL with a concussion. Brandon Nimmo has been dealing with a neck injury all season long, and finally, push came to shove. With him no longer being able to play through it, he went to the IL. Jeff McNeil had an abdominal injury and later a leg injury leading to his landing on the IL. That’s the Mets starting outfield....
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Week in Review The Triple-A Syracuse Mets have dropped four straight games dropping them into third place at 24-21. The team is in a tough spot with Mets going through multiple injuries currently and calling up Carlos Gomez, Rajai Davis, Luis Guillorme, Hector Santiago, Ryan O’Rourke as well as relievers Paul Sewald and Tim Peterson being in DFA limbo. Dilson Herrera has five homers in his...
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Throughout our history, we’ve had our fair share of great pitchers. The names Seaver, Gooden, Santana and even deGrom quickly come to mind. However, if there was one game that your life depended on, and if your team really needed a big win, there’s only one name you’ll see at the top of the list; Jerry Koosman. The best lefty in team history, Koosman was always capable of shining in...
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The New York Mets have signed pitcher Ervin Santana to a minor league deal, Michael Florio reports. The Mets announced the deal later and said that Santana will first report to Port St. Lucie. Santana, 36, was designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox in April and has been a free agent ever since. He had started three games for the Sox, going 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA, 9.54 FIP, and 1.875...
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The Mets drafted left-hander starter Anthony Kay with the 31st pick of the 2016 draft from the University of Connecticut. It was actually the second time the the Mets drafted Kay after taking him in the 29th round out of Ward Melville in 2013, but not signing him. Kay’s pro career got off to a slow start with him missing the rest of the 2016 season after being drafted and then sitting out...
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