Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times suggests that with Kevin Kiermaier out for the next 12 weeks with a torn ligament in his thumb, the Tampa Bay Rays could possibly begin selling off players who don’t factor into the foreseeable future. Names like Denard Span, Carlos Gomez, and Adeiny Hechavarria could find themselves on the trading block sooner rather than later, while Chris Archer will...
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Zack Wheeler got the start against the Washington Nationals last night and pitched well, despite not being nearly as effective as he was in his first start against the Miami Marlins. Last night, the right-hander went six innings (99 pitches) while allowing three runs, seven hits, and three walks. He also struck out two batters in that span. However, the 27-year old ran into trouble multiple...
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Metsmerized Online’s own Jacob Resnick reported that the Mets have signed RHP Vance Worley to a minor league deal. Worley, 30, spent Spring Training with the Cincinnati Reds before being released by the club. He went 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA, allowing eight earned runs in 11.2 innings pitched. He struck out five and walked two as a starting pitcher. Mets fans should remember Worley as he...
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Mickey Callaway decided to start Juan Lagares against left-hander Gio Gonzalez last night, who he has owned throughout his career to date. Coming into last night’s game, Lagares had gone 17-44 (.386) against the Gonzalez for his career. He continued that trend Tuesday night as he went 2-2 with a walk against the lefty while making out in his last at-bat to go 2-3 on the night. Okay, for...
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The Mets dropped their second straight game to the Washington Nationals last night as the team lost 5-2. One of the biggest reasons for the loss was the fact that the team went an atrocious 0-9 with runners in scoring position. While they were able to score two runs on sacrifice flies, that is just a stat that no team can get away with on any given night. In the sixth and seventh innings, the...
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Fresno (10-3) 11, Las Vegas (4-9) 4 Box Score RHP AJ Griffin (0-2, 48.00 ERA): 0.2 IP, 4 H, 7 ER, 3 BB RHP Kevin McGowan (0-1, 3.86 ERA): 3.1 IP, 6 H, ER, 4 K LHP Matt Purke (0-0, 9.45 ERA): 2 IP, 2 K LHP Kyle Regnault (0-1, 9.82 ERA): 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 K, HR RHP Colton Plaia: 1 IP, H, 2 R (0 ER), BB Griffin had a pretty bad start for Vegas his last time when he gave up nine runs in 2.1 innings....
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