Jim Duquette has had a close relationship with the New York Mets for most of his adult life. He began his career in Queens working as an assistant to the Minor Leagues in 1991, followed by farm director, Assistant GM/Player Personnel, and GM in 2004. After the ’04 season, the Mets brought Omar Minaya in as GM, and Duquette transitioned to senior vice president of baseball operations. After...
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According to Hector Gomez of Deportivo 101, Rafael Montero was told that he has made the Mets Opening Day roster as a right-handed reliever. Montero, 26, impressed Mets brass from the first day of spring training with a new attitude and a refined focus. He may have claimed his bullpen role after tossing five scoreless innings on Saturday and wrapping up Grapefruit League play with a 1.96 ERA and...
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The New York Mets optioned catcher Kevin Plawecki to Triple-A Las Vegas after Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move was not unexpected and it confirms that Travis d’Arnaud will be the starting catcher and his backup will be the more defensive minded Rene Rivera. Again no surprise here. With Opening Day just six days away, Terry Collins said that Robert Gsellman...
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Good news for Juan Lagares as the MRI on his strained oblique came back “better than we hoped,” according to Terry Collins. Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the team is now “a bit more optimistic he could make the Opening Day roster.” Previous Report According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, Juan Lagares told Yoenis Cespedes that the MRI on his strained oblique showed no...
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The Mets and St. Louis Cardinals tied 3-3 at First Data Field in New York’s second to last spring game. Pitching After officially being given a spot in the starting rotation, Robert Gsellman went out and pitched beautifully in his last start of the spring. Gsellman made one mistake, a three run home run to Matt Adams but that was all. He allowed three runs on five hits and struck out six...
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The New York Mets announced that they have re-assigned RHP Paul Sewald to minor league camp on Tuesday morning. Sewald, 26, allowed four runs and seven hits in 14.1 innings this spring, while striking out 12 batters. He made a great impression while he was in camp and came close to winning a job in the big-league bullpen. Last season with Triple-A Las Vegas, he posted a 3.29 ERA, 1.203 WHIP and...
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