Tag: Injuries

Morning Briefing: Mets Receive Updates on Injured Pitchers

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets received updates on three injured pitchers. Most important of the group was Justin Verlander, who threw four scoreless innings in a rehab assignment with Double-A Binghamton on Friday afternoon. After the game, Verlander said he felt good and is ready to go. He is likely to return to the Mets and make his debut with the team in the series against the...

Morning Briefing: Mets Still Optimistic About Correa Deal

Good morning, Mets fans! Talks surrounding the Carlos Correa contract took a brief pause for Christmas, but Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Mets and Correa are both motivated to get a deal done. The two sides were said to be “working on things” on Saturday and there appears to be optimism that they could come to an agreement. Heyman reports that among the topics...

Rough Start by Max Scherzer Opens Up Cy Young Race

When Nationals’ starter Max Scherzer was placed on the injured list in late July he had a 2.41 ERA and looked to be one of the favorites for the 2019 NL Cy Young award. The right-hander came off the IL on August 22, and in six starts since he has a 4.50 ERA with only 32 innings pitched. Scherzer’s struggles continued on Wednesday night when he allowed six runs in 6 2/3 innings to the...

Lockett, Cecchini Sidelined with Injuries

In a preview piece for The Athletic, Tim Britton claims that right-handed pitcher Walker Lockett and middle infielder Gavin Cecchini are both expected to be placed on the minor-league injured lists. Lockett, who was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse during the second round of spring training cuts, has been shelved with elbow soreness. The former Padre farmhand made three appearances (including a...

Report: Mets Don’t See Adding Starting Pitching As Priority

The New York Mets will look at back-end starters this offseason but it’s not considered a priority by the organization according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Mets starting pitchers had a disappointing 5.14 ERA in 2017 breaking the previous franchise record of 4.77 that was set in 1962 and 2009. They also threw only 865.2 innings, the fourth fewest in the majors. Injuries crippled the...

Mets Continued Mishaps in Releasing Injury Information

The one word you will always hear when it comes to conversations about the New York Mets is “injuries.” With MLB players on this team spending over 1,100 days on the DL this season, it becomes very clear why. This year has been among the worst handled between the Noah Syndergaard lat situation in April to the return of Yoenis Cespedes before he was even able to run the bases well in...

Mets Injury Updates on Syndergaard, Harvey and More

Noah Syndergaard (torn lat) is long tossing from 120-150 feet, but is not yet throwing any bullpen sessions. He spoke to Roger Rubin of Newsday earlier today. “Whether September, and we’re in it or not, I just want to go out there and compete because I am just getting bored,” Snydergaard said. “I want to go out there and pitch. If I weren’t to pitch this year I’d probably go nine or ten months...

Sherman: How Volatile Are The Mets?

The New York Mets are a team with many question marks, no doubt. Joel Sherman of the New York Post takes a look at all of the things that could possibly go wrong for the kings of queens in the upcoming season. The team has high expectations going into the 2017 season as they look to make the playoffs for the third consecutive year for the first time in franchise history. There is no secret that...

Mets Minors: Top 15 Organizational Prospects

Perhaps 2015 will be the season that the Mets finally return to the playoffs. And if that does happen, you can credit an elite farm system for taking them there and not roster built with free agent dollars. The Mets’ system is still flush with talented arms such as Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard, however, the emergence of a bevy of surprisingly talented position players has catapulted the...

Collins Wants Players To Speak Up About Injuries

After Terry Collins learned that Ike Davis played through an oblique injury for most of the season, as reported by Mike Puma of the NY Post, he addressed the matter this afternoon at Tradition Field in St. Lucie. “There’s got to be a conversation. And then certainly it’s up to me to decide which way to proceed,” Collins said regarding whether injuries should be disclosed...

Mets Face Second Half Uncertainty

I know there are Mets fans out there who, like me, are still operating under the constant state of cautious optimism. The first half if the season saw the Mets surpass most of our wildest expectations. They won early and often, not spending a single day under .500 this season. On Friday when the second half of the season gets underway, the Mets will embark on the pursuit of a playoff berth....

Injuries to Shortstops Are Nothing New To Mets Fans

This is nothing new. The injury carousel that is the New York Mets shortstop position has been an issue for the past few seasons now, and probably the last decade when you really look at it. Aside from the 4-year span from 2005-2008 where Reyes played everyday, injuries have plagued whoever has manned this position. While Reyes was our starting shortstop since 2003, he was hardly a model of...

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