After a long offseason of inaction following the re-signing of outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year, $110 million dollar deal in November, the New York Mets sprung back into action last week, re-signing left-hander Jerry Blevins and right-hander Fernando Salas to one-year deals and even adding veteran southpaw Tom Gorzelanny on a minor-league contract.

So in one fell swoop they completed their No. 2 offseason priority which was to secure two veteran arms for the bullpen. And the interesting part is that they didn’t have to trade Jay Bruce to free up the payroll dollars to get each of those deals done. It looks like the former Reds slugger will go into the the 2017 season as the de facto right fielder for the New York Mets. As Jerry Seinfeld would say, “Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”

Blevins, 33, was the biggest prize of the bullpen bounty, signing a one year deal for $6.5 million with a team option for $6 million. It’s important to remember that Blevins began the offseason looking for a three year, $19 million dollar deal, so what a coup this is for Sandy Alderson who played his hand brilliantly.

In Blevins the Mets get a sure-fire commodity who gave them a 2.79 ERA in 73 games last season, while striking out 52, walking 15, and posting a career-best 11.1 strikeout rate. Not only did he hold lefty batters to a .637 OPS for the Mets in 2016, but he was even better against right-handed batters who he held to a .611 OPS in 55 at-bats.

Salas, 31, got a one-year deal worth $3 million dollars which seems like a steal compared to some of the other deals similar pitchers have received in previous offseasons. Salas posted a 2.08 ERA and 19/0 K/BB ratio over 17.1 innings with the Mets in 2016 after coming over in a trade from the Angels at the deadline. For his career he has a 3.64 ERA and K/BB ratio of 385/114 in 388.1 innings over seven seasons.

I read a few articles elsewhere over the weekend that the Mets are “bringing the band back,” or essentially showing up with the “same old team” as last year – the one that barely scraped by and lost the Wild Card. Some people…

If you think this is the same team as last year, put down the pipe and think again. Last Opening Day we had Eric Campbell, Logan Verrett, Alejandro De Aza, Antonio Bastardo, Kevin Plawecki, and Jim Henderson in the home team dugout. A motley crew to say the least.

Those names have now been replaced with Jay Bruce, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo, Fernando Salas, Jose Reyes, and Rene Rivera. That’s quite a big upgrade. In fact, it’s actually a formidable upgrade and anyone who can’t see that really isn’t very good at baseball.

Meanwhile the Nationals… What have they done? Their bullpen is in complete shambles. Sure they got Adam Eaton, but he essentially replaces the offense they lost behind the plate with Wilson Ramos. Daniel Murphy is due for some regression, Ryan Zimmerman batted .218 last season Jayson Werth batted .244.

Look, all I’m saying is that the Washington Nationals are not exactly the unbeatable force that everyone is making them out to be. And that the New York Mets are not a team with a second place ceiling at best. And when are these so-called experts ever right anyway?

I’ve been following baseball long enough to know that there are only two absolutes in this game. Number one, nobody ever wins anything on paper. And number two, there’s no telling who lady luck will smile upon in any given season.

The way I see it, we have a tremendous team entering the new season and we have much to be excited about here. This is a significantly better group of players than the team we had on last year’s Opening Day roster. This could be the year that for the very first time we’ll finally get to see the Fab Five all taking a turn in the same starting rotation. Potentially, we could have five 25 homer bats in the same starting lineup. Last season we had the third best bullpen in baseball, this year it could be the best. This is the best team on balance that we’ve had in years. I’m really feeling it this season… This is a team every Met fan needs to get behind.

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First baseman James Loney and relief pitcher Jim Henderson will not be returning to the New York Mets this season. Loney has signed a minor league deal with the Rangers, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Jim Henderson will be headed to the Chicago Cubs on a minor league deal, according Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish.

Loney, 32, disappointed in 100 games with the Mets in 2016. He slashed just .265/.307/.397 with nine homers, 16 doubles, and a triple, well below average both for the league and the first base position. He was an emergency acquisition to replace Lucas Duda, who missed most of the season due to injury. Loney was acquired from the San Diego Padres after playing two months in their minor league system. He owns a career .284/.336/.410 batting line.

Henderson, 34, had an up and down season with the Mets, finishing the year with a 4.11 ERA over 35 innings pitched. Over that span he struck out an impressive 40 batters while walking 14. He missed most of June, July, and August with a bicep issue. He has a career 3.61 ERA in 137 MLB innings.

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The New York Mets have outrighted reliever Jim Henderson and utility infielder and outfielder Eric Campbell, essentially removing them from the 40 man roster and making them both free agents.

Over three seasons with the Mets, Campbell batted .221/.312/.311 in 505 plate appearances with 7 home runs and 44 RBIs.

Campbell, 29, has played six different positions with the Mets including 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, RF and LF. He was also an emergency catcher.

Henderson, 33, appeared in 44 games for the Mets and posted a 4.83 ERA and 1.400 WHIP over 35.0 innings pitched.

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While it appears the Mets will be in no rush to re-sign Yoenis Cespedes as reported by Buster Olney, there will be a lot of housekeeping decisions the front office will make as they get ready for a new hot stove season.

The Mets started their march to 2017 by exercising their option on Jose Reyes – a no-brainer for a player who provided some modest production and put a positive charge into the lineup. While the Colorado Rockies remain on the hook for the $41 million still owed to Reyes, the Mets get him for the major league minimum of $507,500.

Another no-brainer was the decision not to pick up Jon Niese’s $10 million dollar option and paying the $500K buyout instead.

The next important decisions facing the Mets is deciding whether to exercise the $13 million option on Jay Bruce and whether they should make a $17.2 million qualifying offer on second baseman Neil Walker.

My guess is that they split the deck and exercise the option on Bruce and not tender a QO to Walker. Bringing back Bruce does two things, it gives them insurance if they can’t bring back Cespedes, and he provides the team with a nice trade asset if Ces comes back. While the team’s financial fortunes have definitely improved, they are still not at a place where they will gamble $17.2 million on Walker’s back surgery.

Two Mets I hope to see back are utility man Kelly Johnson and right-hander Bartolo Colon. Both players have proven to be solid commodities to have on hand and also help keep the bench and clubhouse loose. Neither of them is going to break the bank.

The front office has their hands full with a dozen players eligible for arbitration. Here they are with their updated MLBTR projections:

1. Josh Edgin – ($500K)  $800,000
2. Jeurys Familia – ($4.1M)  $8,700,000
3. Lucas Duda – ($6.725M)  $6,700,000
4. Matt Harvey – ($4.3M)  $5,200,000
5. Jacob deGrom – ($600K)  $4,500,000
6. Rene Rivera – ($1.7M)  $2,200,000
7. Addison Reed – ($5.2M)  $10,600,000
8. Wilmer Flores – ($520K)  $1,900,000
9. Travis d’Arnaud – ($540K)  $1,700,000
10. Justin Ruggiano – ($180K)  $1,500,000
11. Jim Henderson – ($507K)  $1,400,000
12. Zack Wheeler – ($546K)  $1,000,000

Looking at that list I have to figure the only non-tenders will be Justin Ruggiano and Jim Henderson, and I’m not sure what the Mets do with Rene Rivera. I really have it in my mind that Sandy Alderson is going to completely blowup and revamp the catching situation. How exactly, I have no idea, it’s just a hunch. There was a lot of disappointment with TDA.

So before the Mets begin any of their offseason shopping, these are some of the in-house decisions they’ll take care of first. After that it will be onward and upward to quote a phrase.

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The Mets have 12 players eligible for arbitration this offseason and here are the projected salary figures as per MLB Trade Rumors:

Lucas Duda – $6.7MM

Rene Rivera – $2.2MM

Justin Ruggiano – $1.5MM

Addison Reed – $10.6MM

Matt Harvey – $5.2MM

Jeurys Familia – $8.7MM

Jim Henderson – $1.4MM

Zack Wheeler – $1.0MM

Josh Edgin – $800K

Travis d’Arnaud – $1.7MM

Wilmer Flores – $1.9MM

Jacob deGrom – $4.5MM

That’s a lot of coin for setup man Addison Reed and combined with Jeurys Familia the two would combine to earn $20 million or more. Justin Ruggiano looks like a non-tender candidate to me.

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The hurt of the Wild Card game is still entrenched in us but it’s time to start talking at who the Mets will try to keep for the 2017 season and who will likely move on.

I will take a very early look at what the Mets should do with the options they have at each position.

Outfield 

With the trade for Jay Bruce the Mets now have a logjam in the outfield with a majority of them being left-handed hitters that aren’t suited well for center field. Of course the big domino is Yoenis Cespedes and what happens after he opts out of his contract with the Mets.

Jay Bruce – Picking up the $13 million option seems like a no-brainer to me despite his struggles with the Mets. No what to do with him after picking it up is the real question. My move would be to trade him. However you slice it, an outfielder with an OPS over .800, 33 homers and almost 100 RBI is going to have value on the trade front. I just don’t see how he fits on the Mets with the likes of Curtis Granderson and Michael Conforto.

Yoenis Cespedes – Bringing Yo back is a must for a team that showed how much they sorely missed him when he was on the disabled list this year. It’s tough to imagine a successful Mets offseason that doesn’t include Cespedes returning.

Alejandro De Aza – No reason to bring him back with what is already a crowded Mets outfield of left-handed hitters.

Justin Ruggiano – The right-handed hitter showed well in limited time with the Mets but is arbitration eligible and will be non-tendered. I would bring him back on a minor league as insurance for Juan Lagares.

Infield

For a Mets team that started with limited infield depth (Eric Campbell on Opening Day roster) they actually finished with some new intriguing options in Jose Reyes, T.J. Rivera and even Gavin Cecchini.

Jose Reyes – The Mets have a an option for Reyes at the league minimum so he’ll be back as depth with obvious questions surrounding David Wright.

Neil Walker – As long as he’s progressing well from his surgery giving him a qualifying offer is a must. If Cespedes leaves the Mets you have to bring Walker back to help patch the middle of the order. Unfortunately I don’t see a scenario in which the Mets spring for multi-year deals for Walker and Cespedes.

Lucas Duda – Before he returned from his injury there were some whispers of the Mets possibly non-tending the first baseman. I don’t see that happening. I see little reason why he shouldn’t be the Mets everyday first baseman in 2017 while Dominic Smith continues to develop in the minors.

James Loney – The fill-in had a nice start and finish to his Mets career but overall he was below average offensively and defensively (don’t believe everything Terry Collins say). With Duda there is no room for someone that only plays first base on the bench. We will have seen the last of Loney in a Mets uniform.

Kelly Johnson – Let’s just go ahead and save next year’s Akeel Morries by re-signing the valuable back-up infielder.

Catcher

One of the bigger questions (outside of Cespedes) the Mets face this offseason is what to do with Travis d’Arnaud and the catching position as a whole.

Travis d’Arnaud – Now is where I will take some heat and that’s fine because I believe the Mets should stick with TDA for next season. Yes he stunk offensively this year and yes he couldn’t throw runners out (pitchers didn’t help) but he was one of the best pitch framers in baseball and it seemed pretty clear to me that he never fully recovered from his labrum surgery. You don’t go from being a 2.0 oWAR player two years in a row to a guy with an .625 OPS without an underlying issue.

Rene Rivera – The defensive specialist is under contract for 2017 but is arbitration eligible and should be back with the Mets next year as the backup along with being the personal catcher for Noah Syndergaard. The lack of good free agent catcher options also played a role in my thought process of keeping both Rivera and TDA.

Rotation

The Mets starters were a big reason why the Mets made the playoffs doing so with the emergence of Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo.

Bartolo Colon – The steadying force in the Mets rotation all year is a free agent and has said he wants to continue pitching. He should be brought back on the same type of deal he signed last offseason to provide depth yet again.

Bullpen

Addison Reed and Jeurys Familia have combined to be one of the best end of the bullpen combos in baseball since August of last season. Sandy Alderson yet again went out and got reinforcements in August this year to help lengthen the bullpen.

Jerry Blevins – All the lefties done since coming to the Mets is pitch to a 2.49 ERA while striking out 10.7 batters per nine innings. Bring him back to tandem with Josh Smoker as the two lefties in the bullpen.

Fernando Salas – Struck out 19 while walking nobody after coming over to the Mets in another genius August trade by Alderson. Bring him back and let Hansel Robels continue to excel in the 6th inning/multiple inning role.

Josh Edgin – Pitched well against lefties in a small sample size (.535 OPS) and is first time eligible for arbitration. Fate could be tied to that of Blevins, if he re-signs I would non-tender Edgin and hope to sign to a minor league deal.

Jim Henderson – Started his Mets career off strong with a 1.46 ERA in his first 17 appearances before running into the Terry Collins misuse train. Showed off 95/96 MPH with his fastball in the final week of the season but still not enough to save him from being non-tendered. Another guy it wouldn’t hurt to re-sign on a minor league deal.

Logan Verrett, Rafael Montero, and Sean Gilmartin are all guys with their 40-man roster spots vulnerable after rough seasons. I would boot Verrett and Montero off the 40 and keep Gilmartin at least until they find a better depth arm later in the offseason. For position players I see Eric Campbell as the most likely guy to get bounced from the 40.

Of course all these moves could change with Cespedes deciding to sign elsewhere. That would completely throw a wrench in the plans and could force the Mets to look at upgrades at a position like catcher. Would also force the Mets to keep Bruce as a power outfield bat.

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Another dubious decision by manager Terry Collins could have caused damaging results, but the Mets were saved by a couple of pitching prospects who performed gracefully under pressure.

In a must win series opener against the Cardinals, starter Jon Niese lasted a third of an inning as his faulty knee failed him, retiring only one of the four batters he faced.

Rookies Robert Gsellman and Josh Smoker restored order tossing a combined 5 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the Mets alive and well in the wild card hunt, with Gsellman getting the 7-4 win in his major league debut.

Gsellman’s introduction to the bigs was foreboding when his first offering was drilled for a double off the bat of Yadier Molina, scoring two of the runners he inherited from Niese.  After Jhonny Peralta tied it up with a ground out to Reyes, the young right-hander struck out Jedd Gyorko, maintaining his cool for the rest of his joyous stay.

Even though Gsellman was warned Niese may have an early exit.  “It was my first time ever coming out of the bullpen, so it felt kind of awkward,” Gsellman said. “You still have to take the mound the same way as when you’re starting.”

Gsellman showed some jitters, but also flashed some big-league stuff after that Molina double, and we saw some of the maturity and pitching smarts that his former B-Mets manager Pedro Lopez talked about in April.

“I think he’s going to be the next guy, I really believe so,” Lopez said of Gsellman. “He probably doesn’t light you guys up with the radar gun. Probably he doesn’t throw the 97, 98 like Syndergaard, Wheeler, Harvey, Matz. I’ll tell you what, this guy — we talked about him in the meetings when big-league camp started.”

Another interesting point in the cited article, was that despite trading away 10 minor-league pitchers last season, the Mets held on to Gsellman and then added him to the 40-man roster last off-season to protect him in the Rule 5 Draft. It seemed obvious he was being regarded as a keeper.

Offensively for the Mets, they continue to flex some more muscle since they’ve gotten healthier. Wilmer Flores drew first blood last night, with a three run blast in the top of the first, which Niese gave right back in the bottom of the inning.

But Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera, red hot from his return from the DL, regained the lead on consecutive run-scoring hits in the 2^nd, then Justin Ruggiano provided a signature moment when he crushed a solo shot to center for a 6-3 cushion in the 4^th.  The 461-foot blast eclipsed the 457-foot homer by Yoenis Cespedes that was deemed the longest of the season. 

After a Randal Grichuk line drive home run closed the gap 6-4, James Loney picked a fine time to break his slump with a flare to center field, tacking on another dose of insurance.

St. Louis had many attempts to get back in the game, but the Mets bullpen of Jerry Blevins, Jim Henderson, and Addison Reed muscled their way out of men in scoring position, paving the way for Jeurys Familia’s MLB-leading 42^nd save.

This monumental win puts the Mets 3 ½ games within striking distance of St. Louis for the second wild card spot, and a chance to gain more ground on Wednesday when Jacob deGrom, looking to redeem himself after his last dreadful outing against the Giants, takes the mound.

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Las Vegas 51s (59-67) 8, Round Rock Express (62-64) 6 Box Score

• Brandon Nimmo CF: 2 for 5, 2 RBI, 2 R, .341/.413/.531
• Gavin Cecchini SS: 2 for 4, BB, RBI, R, .316/.384/.433
• Michael Conforto LF: 2 for 4, RBI, BB, R, 2 2B, .429/.489/.750

Eric Campbell, Johnny Monell and Matt Reynolds each had two hits on the night. Conforto is now 15 for 23 with two homers, six RBI and nine runs since being sent back down to Vegas.

• Darin Gorski LHP: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, W (4-3, 6.70)
• Kevin McGowan RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K (Vegas debut)
• Jeff Walters RHP: 1.1 perfect innings (6.05)
• Jim Henderson RHP: IP, H, BB, K, S (2nd save, 4.50)

Binghamton Mets 3 (58-65), New Hampshire Fisher Cats 2 (Toronto, 59-65) Box Score

• Phillip Evans 2B 4 for 5, 2B (26th), RBI .329/.365/.491
• Amed Rosario SS 2 for 4, RBI, BB, K .324/.376/.466
• Dominic Smith 1B 1 for 4, BB, K .296/.360/.452

I speculated yesterday Rosario was playing hurt, and someone at the game suggested he looked hurt. Looks like he hasn’t fully recovered from his injury yet. Evans has been on fire hitting .513 with eight RBI and ten runs scored over his last ten games.

• Rainy Lara RHP: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (7-10, 4.85)
• Tim Peterson RHP: IP, 2 K, (3.22)
• Luis Mateo RHP IP, K (3.46 ERA)
• David Roseboom LHP IP, 2 K, S (11th save, 2.12 ERA)

Roseboom has been utterly dominant this year in Binghamton after having a rough start.

Fort Myers Miracle 1 (Minnesota, 62-61), St. Lucie Mets 0 (63-57) Box Score

• Kevin Kaczmarski LF 0 for 4, 4 K .324/.400/.461
• Luis Guillorme SS 1 for 4, .258/.327/.311

The day after I say Kaczmarski is raking, he strikes out four times.

• Andrew Barbosa LHP 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K
• Tyler Bashlor RHP IP, H, ER, 2 BB, K

Barbosa is rehabbing and will likely join the B-Mets rotation soon. This was Bashlor’s debut in High-A.

Asheville Tourists 10 (Colorado, 61-60), Columbia Fireflies 3 (55-68) Box Score

• Enmanuel Zabala CF 1 for 3, 3B .274/.326/.333
• Patrick Mazeika C 2 for 4 .271/.398/.367
• Dash Winningham 1B 1 for 4, HR (8th), 2 RBI .237/.287/.360

Winningham hasn’t hit well, nor got on base at a solid clip but is second on the team in homers.

• Witt Haggard RHP 2.1 IP, 4 BB, 2 K 2.64 ERA

Great name. The Fireflies gave up two homers to Colorado’s top prospect Brendan Rodgers.

Brooklyn Cyclones 7 (31-27), Staten Island Yankees 5 (33-24) Box Score

• Desmond Lindsay CF 1 for 4, K .333/.463/.556
• Colby Woodmansee SS 1 for 3, BB, K .267/.306/.348
• Jay Jabs 2B  2 for 4, 2 RBI .193/.298/.248

One of our writers, Quinn Barry, assessed Woodmansee yesterday and came away unimpressed, citing a slow bat (evident with strikeouts). He also stated that Lindsay looked good in the field. Lindsay scored the tying run on a wild pitch, and Jabs knocked home the winning run. Jabs committed an error that led to two runs earlier in the game.

• Justin Dunn RHP 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 K 1.71 ERA
• Raul Jacobson RHP 4 IP, 5 H, 4 K 2.20 ERA
• Adam Atkins RHP: Perfect inning, K (4.85)
• Joseph Zanghi RHP: IP, 2 H, 3 K, S (6th save, 1.54)

Dunn allowed a solo home run in the 2nd to Drew Bridges.

For the rest of last night’s recap head over to MetsMinors.net.

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Albuquerque Isotopes 7, Las Vegas 51s 0 Box Score

• T.J. Rivera 3B 2 for 3, .349/.391/.513

Rivera’s been called up!

• Duane Below LHP 4.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 5.04 ERA

Albuquerque Isotopes 4 (Colorado, 52-64), Las Vegas 51s 3 (57-61) Box Score

• Gavin Cecchini SS 0 for 4, K .319/.389/.439
• L.J. Mazzilli 2B 0 for 4 .313/.353/.438
• Travis Taijeron RF 2 for 3, 3B, HR .288/.382/.547

Taijeron has a team leading 17 home runs on the season and has 80 RBIs on the year.

• Tyler Pill RHP 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K
• Jim Henderson RHP IP, H, ER, BB, K

This was Pill’s first Vegas start since July 29th of last year. He allowed two homers, and hit a double himself.

Reading Fightin’ Phils 8 (77-38), Binghamton Mets (53-61) 2 Box Score 

• Amed Rosario SS 1 for 5, 4 K .351/.403/.500
• Matt Oberste 1B 1 for 5, 3B, K .287/.340/.422
• Phillip Evans 2B 2 for 4, 2B, K .298/.331/.409

Rosario collects the golden sombrero for the first time this season, his first time striking out more than three times in a game since he struck out five times for Savannah on 5/29/2014. Evans has 21 doubles in 72 Double-A games.

• Kevin McGowan RHP 2 IP, ER, BB, 2 K 2.75 ERA
• Luis Mateo RHP IP, ER, 2 K 3.24

I am totally baffled why Mateo was sent back down to Double-A after three scoreless innings in Triple-A. The B-Mets pitching staff faced probably the most powerful offensive team in the Minor Leagues.

St. Lucie Mets 1 (60-50), Fort Myers Miracle 0 (Minnesota, 56-57) Box Score

• David Thompson 3B 1 for 3, .276/.336/.379
• Tomas Nido C 1 for 3, 2B .316/.348/.467

Nido has been excellent for St. Lucie, and is likely still there for the playoff stretch as their MVP. He has 21 doubles on the year.

• Josh Prevost RHP 6.2 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 K 3.75 ERA

Prevost nearly threw a minor league doubleheader complete game. He has allowed only two runs in 17.2 innings pitched since returning from the DL on July 26th.

St. Lucie should have played a second game of a doubleheader but it was rained out.

Greenville Drive 2 (Boston, 59-55), Columbia Fireflies 1 (52-63) Box Score

• Enmanuel Zabala CF 1 for 4, BB .282/.327/.341
• Dash Winningham DH 2 for 4 .237/.

Zabala has slowed down a bit in terms of hitting, and strikes out a moderate amount. Winningham has sparks of brilliance at times, but has not hit for much power this year. 2017 may be a better year for Columbia in terms of prospects.

• Gaby Almonte RHP 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, 4 K 4.87 ERA

Almonte has been erratic for Columbia.

Brooklyn won 3-0, Jacob Resnick has the story.

For the rest of last night’s recap head over to MetsMinors.net.

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Right-hander Jim Henderson was added to the St. Lucie Mets roster along with Zack Wheeler today. Wheeler gets the start tonight with Henderson expected to pitch in relief.

Henderson was first put on the 15-Day disabled list June 19 with right biceps tendinitis. He started his rehab assignment on July 1 at Double-A Binghamton, where he allowed eight runs on eight hits and five walks while striking out four batters in 4.2 innings.

He then threw three scoreless innings with five strikeouts for the Las Vegas 51s before a hamstring issue shut him down after his appearance on July 18th.

In 31 appearances for the Mets this season, Henderson was 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA, while striking out 30 batters in 21 innings.

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