After having an MRI last night in Port St. Lucie, the Mets sent shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to New York for a second MRI. Team doctors examined him this morning and reviewed the MRI and the results are in. The team just announced that Cabrera has been diagnosed with a strained patella tendon in his left knee. He will be inactive for at least two weeks and will receive a PRP (platelet rich plasma)...
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New York Mets left-hander Steven Matz makes his second start of the spring this afternoon as the team travels to Space Coast Stadium to play Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals in a 1:10 PM matinee. Also pitching for the Mets this afternoon are LHP Sean Gilmartin, RHP Logan Verrett and RHP Zack Thornton. New York Mets Alejandro De Aza, LF Juan Lagares, CF Wilmer Flores, 3B Dominic...
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The New York Mets announced their first round of cuts this morning, trimming their Spring Training roster as Opening Day gets closer. From the 40 man roster RHP Rafael Montero, RHP Akeel Morris and LHP Dario Alvarez were all optioned to minor league camp. All three will likely start the season at Triple-A Las Vegas. RHP Chasen Bradford, C Raywilly Gomez and RHP Paul Sewald were reassigned to...
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Finally, some common sense. The Mets are now talking about making Johnny Monell the back-up catcher on the Opening Day roster instead of Kevin Plawecki. Truth be told, Plawecki is the better player right now between him and Monell. However, he’s also still considered a prospect that is going to need to receive regular at-bats to get better. Remember Plawecki was a player the Mets believed...
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It was just the first start of the Spring for Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard, but you can’t help but wonder what his upside could be. Could it be higher than that of Matt Harvey or Jacob deGrom? Syndergaard gave us a glimpse last year, but every time he takes the mound he has us wanting more. “There’s always a debate about who’s going to be the best,” Mets manager Terry Collins told...
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Third base is definitely a spot for the Mets that is limited prospect wise with the suspension of Eudor Garcia and the lost 2015 season from Jhoan Urena. The Mets do have a bunch of other guys that aren’t strictly third baseman but have played there recently like T.J. Rivera, Jeff McNeil, and Yeffry De Aza. Also the possibility with the Mets glutton on good shortstop prospects that one of them...
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