Neither of the Mets catchers have great batting lines at the moment, but with Travis d’Arnaud coming off the disabled list relatively soon, the competition for the backup job is heating up. For the first time in over a year, Kevin Plawecki’s status as the top reserve is in jeopardy and Rene Rivera may just snatch it from him. Plawecki is hitting just .200/.304/.280 on the year while...
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The New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates had their series opener postponed on Monday due to heavy rains. As such, the two teams will play a traditional doubleheader at PNC Park on Tuesday beginning at 4:05 PM. The second game of the twin-bill will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the early game. Steven Matz and Jon Niese are expected to start in the first game, while Jacob deGrom and...
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Another tough week came and went for the New York Mets, as the team went 3-3 between Sunday May 29th and Saturday June 4th. In that time, the Mets lost the weekend series to the Los Angeles Dodgers at home, and lost the series against the Chicago White Sox also at home. The Mets righted the ship in Miami, winning the first two games against the Marlins on Friday and Saturday. The offense was...
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Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud is roughly a week away from catching in rehab games, according to assistant GM John Ricco. D’Arnaud is making throws in Florida of up to 150 feet, but not releasing the ball full throttle yet, Terry Collins added. He’s been on the disabled list since April 26 with a right rotator cuff strain. Travis began a rehab assignment with St. Lucie on Sunday,...
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A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Name InningsThe Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Quality Start? Matt Harvey (4-8) (5/30) 7.0 (6/5) 7.0 2 4 0(0) 1(1) 6 3 1 50 4.95 1.44 Yes Yes (11/4) Steven Matz (7-1) 5.2 7 3(3) 3 2 2.60 1.05 No (9/7) Jacob deGrom (3-1) 7.0 5 1(1) 10 2 2.62 1.16 Yes (9/6) Noah Syndergaard (5-2) 7.0 6 2(2) 9 1...
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Photo: Wake Forest The First Year Player Draft is quickly approaching: three days, and thankfully dwindling. I’m getting antsy waiting to see who will be a new Mets Top Prospect, and there’s so much to look forward to as the Mets have 41 picks waiting to happen. Today however, we have a list of five guys we believe the Mets could pick with some of their selections. 19th Overall Pick...
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