Matt Ehalt of The Record reports that Kevin Plawecki has begun throwing, but is not ready to catch yet. This is the first step for the catcher in terms of his recovery, but he is still probably a little while away from a return with the inability to catch, as it was his glove hand that he fractured. The team initially expected him to only miss a few weeks, but with the lack of progress he has...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets plan for Jay Bruce to get a start at first base at some point during the Mets upcoming homestand. Bruce, 30, has insinuated in the past that he’s not all that eager to play a position he’s played all of fifteen major-league games at, but is willing to do whatever the team needs him to do. However, a tone shift is...
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Saturday, April 28, 2018• 8:40 p.m. (ET) Petco Park • San Diego, CA LHP Jason Vargas (season debut) vs. LHP Joey Lucchesi (2-1, 2.70) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 In his last two starts, Jacob deGrom was masterful through seven innings. Then in one start, he kicked off the eighth inning in a bad way and the bullpen had a historic meltdown. In the next start, the bullpen...
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The New York Mets announced that the team has optioned Jacob Rhame to Triple-A Las Vegas in order to make room for Jason Vargas, who was activated from the 10-day disabled list. Vargas missed almost a month of the season with a broken right hamate bone, which is his catching hand. This was the expected move, as Rhame was just recalled yesterday to add bullpen depth when they optioned Corey...
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Things have gotten a bit off course for the New York Mets’ pitching staff over the last week. Aside from the bullpen’s struggles, the starting rotation has seen some turnover as well as some sub-par performances, from the back-end in particular. With Matt Harvey moving into a bullpen role due to his struggles, any ideas of a six-man rotation, which manager Mickey Callaway alluded to...
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Asdrubal Cabrera once again delivered big time for the Mets last night, as he went 2-4 with a walk, double, and the deciding blow later in the game. In the seventh inning, Cabrera came up with runners on second and third (Jose Lobaton and Juan Lagares) to face Craig Stammen after Clayton Richard was pulled from the game to force Cabrera to hit from the left side. Cabrera made them pay for that...
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