On Thursday, the Mets announced the 30-man roster they will begin the season with. The team has yet to announce the three-player taxi squad. The roster seems to indicate that RHP Corey Oswalt will take Marcus Stroman’s spot in the starting rotation after Stroman was placed on the injured list yesterday. Oswalt gets the nod over journeyman RHP Erasmo Ramirez and young LHP David Peterson,...
The New York Mets announced on Thursday they’ve designated left-handed pitcher Stephen Gonsalves for assignment. The Mets needed to make room on the 40-man roster for veterans LHP Chasen Shreve, RHP Hunter Strickland, and INF Eduardo Nunez, all had the contracts purchased on Thursday as well. Gonsalves, 26, was claimed off waivers from the Twins back in November of 2019 by the Mets. The...
As the New York Mets set their sights on the 2020 season, they got two doses of bad news. Marcus Stroman and Robert Gsellman both landed on the injured list. Talk about a double-whammy right before the 60-game sprint is set to start for the Mets on Friday against Atlanta. Stroman was diagnosed with a muscle tear in his calf. Gsellman has triceps tightness in his throwing arm. The Stroman injury...
Opening Day 2.0 is right around the corner and like most teams the New York Mets have some last-minute roster decisions to make. The team’s bullpen is one of the biggest areas that needs to be addressed before they begin the 2020 regular season on Friday. The Mets’ Opening Day bullpen was likely going to consist of Dellin Betances, Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, Justin...
