Good Morning everyone. New York Mets pitcher, Zack Wheeler took another big step forward on Wednesday as he threw a second bullpen session without any issues. Wheeler tossed roughly 30 pitches on the day without any discomfort and is currently being eyed to pitch in his first spring training game on March 8th. Manager, Terry Collins was very pleased with just how sharp Wheeler looked in the...
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When the New York Mets signed left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to a minor league deal and invited him to big league camp, it created hardly a ripple and was widely overshadowed by the bigger signings of that day, those of Jerry Blevins and Fernando Salas. The decision to sign Gorzelanny could pay some dividends for the Mets and they not only got themselves a lefty to provide some depth behind...
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Terry Collins spoke with reporters today and said that Zack Wheeler’s bullpen today was the best he’s seen since his surgery. Wheeler threw 30 pitches at about 85-90% effort and incorporated curveballs. Collins also mentioned that Wheeler could pitch in a Spring Training game on March 8th, after a day off. The rest of the “Fab Five” could start appearing in games on March...
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Terry Collins spoke to reporters yesterday and mentioned that David Wright will likely DH in spring training games until mid-March. “He’s not going to play a lot of third base,” Collins said. “He is going to get a ton of ground balls, as much as we can get him, but he probably won’t play a lot until we make sure his arm is right, so he is going to DH and go to the minor leagues and...
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According to a report by Baseball America’s Ben Badler, the Mets are the team most likely to sign two young amateurs from the Dominican Republic. Ronny Mauricio, 15, and Adrian Hernandez, 16, have both been linked to the team, and will likely command signing bonuses of at least $1,000,000 this summer, Badler says. Both players will be on display in front of scouts at Major League...
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Major League Baseball has announced umpires Bob Davidson, John Hirschbeck, Jim Joyce, and Tim Welke have retired. Davidson, also known as Balkin’ Bob for his propensity to call balks, began as a National League umpire in 1982. Davidson has long been a controversial umpire, whether it was him being a part of a group that tried to lead an umpire strike, his being the rare umpire suspended by...
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