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Sandy Alderson discusses Duda/Lagares, starting rotation, and team camaraderie
Mets GM Sandy Alderson was a guest on Wednesday’s telecast, discussing the on-going contract discussions with Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares, the acquisitions of Jerry Blevins and Alex Torres, as well as the fifth starter competition between Rafael Montero and Dillon Gee, and more. Alderson did not confirm Dillon Gee had won the fifth starter job in the rotation. He said they’re still…
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Mets have not engaged Scott Boras about a contract extension for Matt Harvey
With the Mets reportedly close to signing contract extensions with both Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares, it would seem logical the Mets are trying to achieve cost certainty and control for future seasons. Such control would be able to give them a clearer picture of their future payroll, and potentially allow them to secure some of their…
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Travis d’Arnaud is not worried about his sluggish spring
It hasnt been smooth sailing for Travis d’Arnaud this spring. D’Arnaud entered Tuesday’s game against the Nationals having gone just 9-for-43 with five RBI with no walks and four strikeouts in 15 games, including a current 1-for-9 stretch over his previous three games. Like last spring when d’Arnaud also struggled, he isn’t alarmed despite his uneven numbers…
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Dillon Gee will be the fifth starter for the Mets out of camp
There has been an on-going debate as to who would be the team’s fifth starter out of camp. While it was assumed Dillon Gee would replace Zack Wheeler in the rotation, Rafael Montero entered the discussion over the last two weeks, thanks to his outstanding performance in his last three appearances. However, according to Adam Rubin of…
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Logan Verrett could be retained by the Orioles
In December, the Mets lost RHP Logan Verrett to the Orioles in the Rule 5 draft. The loss wasn’t really unpredictable. The Mets had very few available spots on their 40-man roster, and they needed to add players to protect them from being lost in the Rule 5 draft. The Mets chose to leave Verrett unprotected, and…
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