After a disastrous 0-6 homestand, a very ticked off Terry Collins fired off some no-holds-barred shots at his team’s poor performance to begin the second half of the season. The Mets manager promised that there would be changes and he promised they would come fast. It looks like catcher Mike Nickeas is the first casualty of the aftermath of the Washington Nationals sweep over the...
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Mets closer Frank Francisco began his rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton today, starting his rehab one day later than initially planned. Francisco was very rusty, allowing one run on three hits, a walk and a strikeout in 2/3 of an inning. Francisco threw 24 pitches, 14 of which were strikes. Francisco, who has been on the disabled list since June 23 with a strained left oblique, was...
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Mets top prospect Zack Wheeler was shelled for ten hits and six runs (five earned) in four innings today in New Britain where the B-Mets were playing the Rock Cats. For Wheeler it was his second straight bad outing. On July 20, the right-hander was lit up for eight earned runs in 3.2 innings by Bowie, having allowed six hits and three walks. It was rumored yesterday that Wheeler could be heading...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired former NL batting champion Hanley Ramirez from Miami in a multi-player trade. The Dodgers also get reliever Randy Choate, while the Marlins receive pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and minor-league pitcher Scott McGough. This comes a day after the Marlins sent pitcher Anibal Sanchez and infielder Omar Infante to the Detroit Tigers for pitching prospect Jacob Turner and two...
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Louisville 4, Buffalo 1 By Sean Kenny Chris Schwinden had an abbreviated outing, but Dylan Owen gave up three runs in the seventh and the Bisons lost the series opening game against the Louisville Bats Chris Schwinden had a short outing today, going four and two-thirds innings allowing one run on six hits while walking no batters and striking out five. Schwinden only threw 72 pitches, so I...
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Despite all the speculation that Cole Hamels would bolt for free agency, or that the Philadelphia Phillies would not be able to afford him, the two sides agreed to a six-year contract extension for $144 million, according to what major-league sources have reported to Ken Rosenthal. The Phillies are expected to make the official announcement later today. Rosenthal adds that the deal is the second...
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