The Mets made a roster move on their off day, optioning catcher Ali Sánchez to the Alternate Training Site on Thursday. Teams had to bring their active rosters down to 28 by noon on the 15th day of the season. By designating Ryan Cordell for assignment on Wednesday, the Mets only needed to make one additional move. Sánchez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on Monday, filling...
The New York Mets added another potential starting pitcher to their player pool on Wednesday, making a deal with the Texas Rangers for RHP Ariel Jurado. Jurado was designated for assignment by the Rangers on July 31st to make room for former Yankee first baseman Greg Bird on their 40-man roster. Jurado, 24, has made 44 appearances (26 starts) for the Rangers dating back to 2018 and has pitched...
The New York Mets made a flurry of roster moves ahead of Wednesday night’s series opener at Citi Field against the Boston Red Sox, the most prominent being Jake Marisnick landing on the injured list with a left hamstring strain. Marisnick, 29, was traded to New York this offseason and has gone 1-for-4 this season, appearing mostly as a late-inning defensive replacement. To fill his place...
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,...
Less than an hour after announcing the addition of veteran RHP Hunter Strickland to the organization’s Player Pool, the Mets say they’ve signed longtime AL infielder Gordon Beckham and added him to the Pool. Beckham had been in camp in March with the San Diego Padres, though he received just 14 at-bats without a hit before the shutdown. Originally the eighth-overall selection by the...
The Mets announced on Monday afternoon they’ve signed right-handed reliever Hunter Strickland. He has been added to their player pool. Strickland, 31, struggled in 2019 with a 5.55 ERA in 24 1/3 innings between the Seattle Mariners and the Washington Nationals. The former 18th round pick allowed eight earned runs in 6 2/3 innings during Spring Training this year for the Nats and was...
Brodie Van Wagenen announced in a press conference Tuesday afternoon that Michael Conforto has a right oblique strain and will be reassessed next week. Conforto injured himself while making a catch during Monday’s contest against the Marlins. After the game, he received an MRI and was sent back to New York for additional testing. Conforto slashed a robust .257/.363/.494 in 2019, tallying...
New York Mets (6-9-3) vs Houston Astros (7-8-2) 1:05 PM FITTEAM Ballpark, West Palm Beach RHP Rick Porcello vs LHP Framber Valdez The Mets tied the Miami Marlins by a score of 1-1 on Monday afternoon in Jupiter. It was the third tied result of the spring. The Mets’ offense was virtually silent once again, but pitching continued to shine. Walker Lockett looked good, allowing only three hits in...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Another week in the books, as spring baseball rolls right along. The Mets fell to 1-5-1 with a loss to the 6-0 Marlins on Thursday night, 3-1. Rick Porcello tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his second spring start. Right-handers Brad Brach and Robert Gsellman each tossed a scoreless inning. Prospect Edgardo Fermin knocked in the only Mets run with a...
The New York Mets (1-4-1) played the team that forever will be associated with the word asterisk next to it, the Houston Astros, and lost 4-2. The crowd booed lustily when the Astros were introduced saving their best vitriol for plate appearances by George Springer who was part of the 2017 championship team. Many of the other veteran players for Houston did not make the trip to Clover Field....
Happy first day of baseball in 2020! In short order, we will be able to hear the SNY tune with the Mets booth welcoming us to St. Lucie and the Mets renovated stadium. The Mets will play a split-squad schedule to open up spring, with half the squad taking on the Marlins at home and the other half going to Jupiter to take on the Cardinals. And right away this year we jump into the main position...
The Mets signed outfielder Ryan Cordell on January 3 and it was announced on Thursday that he was among 15 players who were invited to Spring Training. Cordell, now 27, was drafted in the 11th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers out of Liberty University. That season, Cordell appeared in 64 games at their Low-A affiliate, hitting .241/.322/.358 with five home runs, 23 RBI, and 19...
