Category: News
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Injury updates: Vic Black perfect in Las Vegas, Bobby Parnell not in Binghamton
Here’s a quick update on Vic Black and Bobby Parnell as they continue their rehab assignments in the Mets minor leagues: Black has made two rehab appearances for Triple-A Las Vegas since being transferred from Binghamton. He got rocked in his first outing on June 4 when he allowed four runs in only 1/3 of an inning, but…
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Mets officially send Dillon Gee to the bullpen, and he isn’t happy
On Friday, Terry Collins said the Mets would be reverting back to the five-man rotation, and they would be sending a veteran back to the bullpen in the process. It was widely speculated Dillon Gee would get the demotion, and on Saturday, Collins announced Gee was officially sent to the bullpen. Collins said he met with Gee…
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Mets reverting to a five-man rotation – veteran going to the bullpen
The Mets implemented a six-man rotation and inserted Dillon Gee on Wednesday in an effort to shave three to four starts off the ledgers of each starting pitcher. The six-man rotation was intended to last until August. But after Gee’s start on Wednesday, Terry Collins said they could skip Gee’s next start with Monday’s off-day on the…
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Daniel Muno, Wilfredo Tovar en route to Phoenix
The Mets are putting a contingency plan in place in the event they place Daniel Murphy on the disabled list this afternoon. Both Daniel Muno and Wilfredo Tovar are en route to Phoenix and will meet the team at Chase Field ahead of Friday night’s game against the Diamondbacks, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Muno can…
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Terry Collins is leaving Wilmer Flores at shortstop to avoid a ‘firestorm’
On Thursday, Terry Collins and the team’s brass decided to switch Daniel Murphy back to third base and Ruben Tejada to second base to create a stronger infield alignment. The move makes sense – Murphy is a superior and more experienced third baseman than Tejada, who has played eight games there in his life. Tejada, meanwhile is…