With Daniel Murphy likely to start the season on the DL, 24-year-old Matt Reynolds has a good chance of turning an impressive Triple-A campaign from last season into a starting spot on the Mets 2015 Opening Day lineup. The second-round pick from Oklahoma has never been rated a top prospect, in fact Baseball America doesn’t even list him on their top ten list within the Mets organization....
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The New York Mets take on the Houston Astros on Tuesday at 1:10 PM at Tradition Field. Dillon Gee will get the start for the Amazins and he’ll be opposed by former Met Collin McHugh for the Astros. Rafael Montero initially had been listed for this start, but now will travel to Tampa on Wednesday to take on the Yankees and their Opening Day starter Masahiro Tanaka. Terry Collins made it...
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Adam Rubin (ESPN) reported that the Mets now plan on starting Lucas Duda against left-handed pitching this year. “He just faced two of the best lefties in the game and went up there with a great approach,” said manager Terry Collins, who was referring to Duda’s recent success against AL veteran southpaws David Price and C.C. Sabathia. For the Mets first baseman though, his recent show of...
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With Daniel Murphy questionable for the start of the season with a hamstring injury, another spot on the Mets Opening Day roster could be up for grabs. Sandy Alderson said few days ago that prospect Daniel Muno is being considered to fill in for Murphy, and Muno has seized the most out of this potential opportunity. Muno has been blistering hot this spring, and he increased his Grapefruit league...
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Green grass, blue skies, bright sunshine, and talk of Mets October Baseball… What could be better… And yet, something is amiss… According to John Harper of the Daily News, there are visible signs of mounting friction in Port St. Lucie between GM Sandy Alderson and his manager Terry Collins. Read on… Some level of tension between the GM and manager has always been...
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The New York Mets went to Jupiter and pummeled the Miami Marlins by a score of 12-3. Pitching Jacob deGrom started and aside from a two-run homer in the first inning by Michael Morse, he was pretty solid. The Mets righty tossed 4.0 innings allowed four hits and a walk while striking out five Marlins. The Mets got scoreless outings in relief from Carlos Torres, Cody Satterwhite, Jack Leathersich,...
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