The New York Mets have announced they will skip right-hander Rafael Montero’s next turn in the rotation on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Instead, righty Zack Wheeler will match up against Adam Wainwright on Saturday and lefty Steven Matz vs Lance Lynn on Sunday to close out the first half. Montero has gone 1-2 with a 6.27 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and 21 strikeouts compared to 10 walks in...

The New York Mets have officially signed left-handed pitcher David Peterson, their first round pick from the 2017 draft. Peterson, 21, was taken as the 20th overall pick from the University of Oregon and signed for $2,994,500 (slot value). He will head to the Brooklyn Cyclones to begin his pro career but will be on a strict innings limit in the 25-30 range. The Mets have now signed everyone of...

One of the reasons why people believe Amed Rosario should be called up to the majors is so he can be mentored by veterans like Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes before they are possibly moved at the trade deadline. As it turns out, the distance between the Mets and the 51s clubhouse has not prevented Reyes from being a mentor to the budding star. From those that recall, Reyes’ and...

Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports did his weekly column were he does notes on every major league team and of course this time of year most of the talk is trade related. He believes that outside of very valuable relief pieces in Addison Reed and Jerry Blevins that the New York Mets have little in trade value when it comes to pending free agents. Heyman points to the weak trade market for hitters and...