Onto the next. Ahead of the Mets’ first game with Atlanta, the team designated RHP Yohan Ramírez for assignment. In a corresponding move, they selected the contract of RHP Cole Sulser from Syracuse. It’s been a brief but storied tenure for Ramírez, who was at the center of the Rhys Hoskins debacle in the opening series with the Brewers. After throwing a pitch behind Hoskins, Ramírez...
Down in West Palm Beach, Florida, the New York Mets (4-2) had lefty José Quintana make his 2024 spring training debut against the Houston Astros (3-4). Overall, Quintana struggled to find his command as the Mets offense was held in check by seven different Houston pitchers as the Astros picked up a 2-1 victory. After Quintana erased a leadoff walk to José Altuve with a Yordan Álvarez double play...
Cole Sulser is one of the more interesting veteran non-roster invitees in camp as a couple of years ago he had a dominant season. Since then he’s been mired by injuries. Sulser was drafted in 2013 out of Dartmouth by the Cleveland Indians. In 2018, he was part of a massive three-team trade between Cleveland, Tampa Bay, and Seattle which included Carlos Santana coming to Cleveland. Sulser was...
The New York Mets announced Sunday that they have agreed to a minor-league deal, with an invite to spring training, with right-handed reliever Chad Smith. Smith, 28 years old, has two short major-league stints under his belt. He spent a combined 31 2/3 innings with Colorado and Oakland in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Across that time, he’s posted a 7.11 ERA to go along with 32 strikeouts and a...
New President of Baseball Operations David Stearns is known for his ability to utilize low-cost relievers in playoff-contending teams. He got strong performances from veterans such as Brad Boxberger and Hunter Strickland during his time in Milwaukee, and now, is looking to replicate his success in Queens. The search for low-cost relievers and bounce-back starters has already begun. In the last...
On the same day that Japanese phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto was posted for eligibility to sign with Major League teams, the Mets began the process of rebuilding their pitching staff more subtly. The Mets announced on Monday they signed right-handed pitcher Cole Sulser to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. Originally drafted by Cleveland in the 25th round of the 2013 MLB...
