The New York Mets head to Orlando, Fla. where they will play the Atlanta Braves at Champion Stadium this afternoon. 1:05 PM ET. Matt Harvey will make his first start of the spring for the Mets and will oppose RHP Matt Wisler for the Braves in a 1:05 PM matchup. Also slated to pitch for the Mets today are RHP Rafael Montero, LHP Dario Alvarez and RHP Zack Thornton. No TV or Radio for this game...
The New York Mets (76-61) defeated the Washington Nationals (71-66) by a score of 8-5 on Monday afternoon in DC, extending their first place lead in the NL East to 5 games. Pitching: In the biggest start of his career, Jon Niese was unable to pitch out of the 4th inning. After tossing 3 scoreless innings, he fell victim to Mets-killer Wilson Ramos, who crushed a curveball to left field for a...
Left-handed reliever Dario Alvarez, who spent a couple of days with the Mets before being sent back to Las Vegas when the Mets activated David Wright, is likely to rejoin the Mets again on Friday in Miami, when the Mets open up a three game series with the Marlins. (ESPN New York) Alvarez was not among the other players who joined the Mets on Tuesday when rosters expanded because he had to spend...
With David Wright finally returning to the Mets for tomorrow’s game, the Mets will keep both Logan Verrett and Michael Conforto on the roster, instead optioning left-handed relief pitcher Dario Alvarez back to Triple-A Las Vegas. Verrett, 25, will presumably be used, as he was today, as a spot starter over the last few weeks of the season, helping to conserve innings for Matt Harvey, Noah...
The Mets have placed first baseman Lucas Duda on the disabled list, a day after he was forced to leave the game with a sore back. Left-handed reliever Dario Alvarez was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas and took Duda’s spot on the roster. Duda had recently missed six starts with this back issue last week, but last night he told reporters that it locked up on him. Duda is hitting .246 with...
Las Vegas (64-49) 3, Salt Lake 2 Brandon Nimmo wasn’t in the starting lineup, however he still managed to make his presence felt walking in the the 9th inning and coming around to score the game-winning run on a single by Wilfredo Tovar. Here is the GW single. Dario Alvarez picked up his 2nd AAA win pitching a perfect 8th inning with one strikeout. With the injury news of Jerry Blevins,...
Left-handed reliever Brian Matusz has a “robust” market, and is getting several trade inquiries, says Oriole’s GM Dan Duquette. The Orioles have four lefthanded relievers, counting closer Zach Britton, so it’s a possibility, writes Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, who also adds that after the Mets’ interest leaked out in Matusz many other teams became interested. Of course the Mets...
The Mets announced that left-handed relief pitcher Jack Leathersich was optioned down to minor league camp. Leathersich was among the handful of candidates in camp all vying to fill the lefty relief void created when the Mets lost Josh Edgin to Tommy John surgery. In eight relief appearances this spring, Leathersich posted a 9.64 ERA in 4.2 innings pitched, striking out four while walking five...
We learned earlier today that Josh Edgin’s injury is pretty serious. As Edgin decides whether he will undergo season-ending surgery, Mets fans are left wondering why the front office failed to add a left-handed arm to the bullpen to complement, and now, insure, the lead southpaw, Edgin. What the Mets lose in Edgin is more than his composite 27 innings of relief that he provided last...
A frustrated Terry Collins said after Thursday’s game that the Mets could enter the season without a left-hander in the bullpen according to reporters and just go with seven right-handers. “Yeah, I’m disappointed. Here’s a chance. You come to the major league spring training and all you want is a chance. Now, with our guy down, if I’m left-handed I’m looking in the mirror and deciding what...
There are a number of young prospects and fringe players who will be fighting for recognition this spring. Every year, there’s usually one surprise performance that puts a previously unheralded name on the radar. After all the action wraps up in the Grapefruit League, who will be the player to leave a lingering impression on the minds of Mets brass and fans? Pitchers and catchers report...
Chris Cotillo is now reporting that LHP Joe Thatcher has signed a minor league deal with the Houston Astros. February 12 According to Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish, the Mets are among 10 teams that have expressed interest in lefthanded reliever Joe Thatcher. Thatcher, 33, had a 3.86 ERA in 53 appearances for the D-Backs and Angels in 2014 and he’s held left-handed batters to a .230...
