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The 2015 Mets Opening Day roster…
With the Mets making their final roster cuts of the spring on Saturday morning, their 25-man roster became completely clear. The Mets will purchase the contract of RHP Buddy Carlyle. To make room for Carlyle on the 40-man roster, the Mets will place LHP Josh Edgin and RHP Zack Wheeler on the 60-day disabled list. To make room for Carlyle…
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Mets option Eric Campbell, re-assign Johnny Monell, Zack Thornton, Daniel Muno, Matt Reynolds to minors
The Mets made their final roster cuts before Saturday’s game against the Rangers, optioning Eric Campbell and re-assigning infielders Daniel Muno and Matt Reynolds, RHP Zack Thornton and catcher Johnny Monell to Triple-A Las Vegas. As such, Daniel Murphy will be active and start on Opening Day in Washington. By optioning Campbell, the Mets are expected to purchase the contract of RHP Buddy Carlyle as the…
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Mets starting rotation is aligned as competitively as possible
Much has been made about the Mets decision to start Bartolo Colon on Opening Day. But, as I’ve said before, the decision to start Colon on Opening Day has less to do with Colon, and more to do with Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports re-affirms that point in a post to his blog on…
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Logan Verrett will make the Rangers Opening Day roster
Earlier this week, Logan Verrett – who the Mets lost in the Rule 5 draft in December to the Orioles – was claimed by the Rangers on waivers. It was somewhat surprising, considering Buck Showalter told Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com there was a good chance the Orioles would carry Verrett on their Opening Day roster. He certainly did…
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Mets will carry eight relievers, Jacob deGrom could be a bat off the bench
For the last couple of days the Mets have contemplated having eight relievers on the roster for Opening Day and going with a four-man bench. On Saturday, the Mets decided this would be the route they take, reports Kristie Ackert of the Daily News. “We certainly didn’t want to have to do it,” Terry Collins told Ackert. “Due…
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