The New York Mets announced their 2019 Spring Training Reporting Dates on Wednesday as follows: Pitchers & Catchers Report: February 12 First P&C Workout: February 14 Position Players Report: February 16 First Full-Squad Workout: February 18 Grapefruit League Games Begin: February 23 Opening Day: March 28 at Washington The Mets open Grapefruit League play against the Atlanta Braves on...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post reported last night that Mets’ right-hander Chris Flexen has lost almost 30 pounds since last August when he got knee surgery. The 24-year-old has been less than impressive so far in his young career as he has a 3-8 record, 8.45 ERA, 2.15 WHIP, 7.26 FIP, 39 strikeouts, and 41 walks in 54 1/3 MLB innings (10 starts). Most of his appearances came in 2017 as he...
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An MMO Fan Shot by @firstpitchmitch It’s been about four years since I have written about the Mets. For those of you that don’t recognize my name, I was once the Executive Editor of MMO, and helped launch Metsminors.net. I was passionate about prospects because, in a time when a team isn’t doing much winning, they give you hope about the future. At the time, many of the prospect sites and...
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Nats Reunite With Slugging Adams According to his own personal twitter account, Matt Adams has announced that he is resigning with the Washington Nationals for the 2019 season. Adams spent the first half of last season with the Nationals before being traded to the Cardinals at the deadline to help on their playoff run. Adams has become much more versatile the last couple seasons, playing first...
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Wilson Ramos is now a Met. After touring the east coast to an extent that would make Kelly Johnson jealous, the hard-hitting catcher has found his way into the Big Apple as the Mets’ newest signing in a torrid offseason. There’s no reason to say that Ramos doesn’t represent a significant upgrade to the lineup (Ramos has hit .298/.343/.486 in the past three seasons) or that he...
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Good Morning Mets Fans!! Yesterday, Wilson Ramos officially signed his two-year, $19 million contract with the Mets. Ramos expressed confidence in Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets: saying “I want to win, and I felt this team can win.” Van Wagenen also downplayed that the Mets will sign A.J. Pollock or another right-hand hitting outfielder, pivoting Pollock-related questions to...
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