After the 11-1 drubbing the Mets received at the hands of the Marlins on Monday at Tradition Field, they traveled to Jupiter today to play the Cardinals and after a back and forth game, the Mets out-clubbed the Cardinals 9-8. The Mets improved their Spring record to 5-6 and the Cardinals dropped to 2-7. Two of the major story lines in the game were the spring debut of Jonathan Niese on the mound...
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Wilmer Flores will start at shortstop today when the Mets take on the Cardinals in Jupiter, FL. The game will start at 1:05 PM ET and will be aired on MLB Network. It will be his first start at the position since 2011. Sandy Alderson and co. will certainly be watching, especially with reports of the Mariners beefing up their scouting presence in anticipation of a potential trade discussion...
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On Monday, the Mets included reliever Josh Edgin among their first wave of cuts and reassigned him to minor league camp. Edgin was not happy with the decision according to several beat reporters, however his reduced velocity has been a big concern and most likely factored into the Mets’ decision. That leaves John Lannan as the lone contender for the role of second lefthander in the...
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Mets ace Matt Harvey captured the attention of the entire baseball world last season. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball until he suffered a UCL tear that will most likely sideline him for the entire 2014 season. Zack Wheeler hopes to pick up where Harvey left off on the mound. However, he wants everyone to know that while he’s not Harvey off the mound, that doesn’t...
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When asked to describe the Mets’ biggest need to be addressed in the coming offseason, most of us would almost automatically talk about the team’s offense first. To be sure, after coming in 23rd out of 30 MLB teams in runs scored, there can be no doubt that the myriad of offensive woes bandied about throughout this past season will need to be redressed if the Flushing squad is to have any...
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5:00 PM After today’s Grapefruit League game, Cesar Puello. Jack Leathersich and John Church were reassigned to minor league camp. 1:00 PM The Mets announced that they’ve optioned LHP Steven Matz, RHP Erik Goeddel, LHP Josh Edgin ans SS Wilfredo Tovar to minor league camp. Other players reassigned to minor league camp today include pitching prospects Logan Verrett, Adam...
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