Mets Add Lefty Josh Smoker To 40-Man Roster

Today the Mets officially added left-handed former Nationals first round pick Josh Smoker to their 40-man roster putting it right at 40. Smoker started the season with the Savannah Sand Gnats after signing a minor league deal on during the last week of Spring Training. He pitched for the St. Lucie Mets as well and finished the year at AA with the Binghamton Mets. Overall this year he was 3-0...

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Collins Says Innings Limits Won’t Be A Major Issue

According to Terry Collins, the Mets will not have any restrictive inning limits on their starters in  2016. However, the Mets will still be careful about their young arms due to the heavy work load they received during the postseason. “We went into the second half of the season with pitching issues that had to be handled and had to be dealt with,” Collins said. “Hopefully next year, with what...

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Granderson Had Surgery To Repair Thumb On Tuesday

The New York Mets announced that Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson had surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. Granderson underwent the procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery and is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for Spring Training. He suffered the injury during Game Three of the NLCS against the Cubs, but continued play through the pain and went...

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Matt Harvey Named NL Comeback Player of the Year

This should come as no surprise, but Mets right-hander Matt Harvey has been named the NL Comeback Player of the Year. Major League Baseball made the announcement this morning. Prince Fielder was named AL Comeback Player. Harvey, 26, made a career-high 29 starts and pitched 189 1/3 regular-season innings, going 13-8 with a 2.71 ERA, then made four more starts and threw an additional 26 2/3...

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Howie Rose Calls 2015 Mets Season The Greatest Highlight Of Broadcast Career

Newsday’s Neil Best, caught up with Mets radio play-by-play announcer Howie Rose who says covering the 2015 Mets season is undoubtedly “the greatest damn season of broadcasting I’ve ever had.” “I can’t find the right words to tell you how much I loved this season, from the 11-game winning streak and even through the down periods, because even at their worst...

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Mets Will Look To Dilson Herrera At Second Base

The New York Mets are expected to make the one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer to free agent Daniel Murphy by the deadline on Friday. Murphy is expected to decline the offer and look for a multi-year deal as a free agent, thus ending their nine year relationship. However, in return the Mets will receive a first round compensation pick. “Murph has been a great player for us over the...

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