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Pitchers and catchers to Mets camp today. Check. Kate Upton on Tuesday. Check. Yankees pitchers and catchers same day. Check. Yep, good week ahead.
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Pitchers and catchers to Mets camp today. Check. Kate Upton on Tuesday. Check. Yankees pitchers and catchers same day. Check. Yep, good week ahead.
Things will work out fine for Wheeler. Fellow stud right-hander Matt Harvey made his major league debut on July 26 last season. The "Wheels" should be rolling into Citi Field by that date this year -- if not before.
Still in the mix? Yes, though it seems increasingly likely New York would have to choose between its top draft pick and the free-agent outfielder.
The Mets have added another piece to their revamped bullpen.
Both players were last in the major leagues in 2011, and the Mets said Wednesday they will report to minor league camp.
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has resisted naming Frank Francisco his team's closer. Maybe his manager never got the memo.
While Terry Collins is entering the final year of his contract with the Mets, he has decided not to let his status as a lame-duck manager become an issue.
They thought the fallout from Madoff was bad? What if a rostered lunkhead got caught in their gaming hall?
When asked by WFAN's Mike Francesa if the team would finish above .500, the power-hitting first basemen did not hesitate to reply, "Yes, I believe so."
Baseball and blackjack? The owners of the Mets were all in on a 2011 proposal for a casino next to Citi Field, only to be rejected by the Bloomberg administration, according to the New York Post.
"I just wanted to let him know that he would be a great addition here, and he'd obviously be welcomed here,'' Wright told the New York Post. "...I've always had great respect for him and the way he plays the game."
The Mets have signed former PED user Marlon Byrd to a minor league deal.
Marcum officially signed with the Mets on Wednesday and is healthy and ready to go. Mets special assistant J.P. Ricciardi drafted Marcum when he was Toronto's GM back in 2003, and Marcum saw the Mets as a good fit for himself some 10 years later.
The Mets hope 40-year-old LaTroy Hawkins can add some depth to their bullpen.
Despite the possible pressure of being seen as Dickey's replacement, Marcum felt comfortable coming to New York thanks to a couple of familiar faces.
The Amazin's have three players on MLB.com's Top 100 Prospect List, each ranking in the top 30. Most notably are catcher Travis d'Arnaud (ranked sixth) -- who was snatched up in the R.A. Dickey deal -- and Zack Wheeler (ranked eighth).
Second baseman Daniel Murphy and the Mets have agreed to a one-year contract worth $2,925,000, avoiding salary arbitration.
Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte will not pitch for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, general manager Brian Cashman confirmed.
Carl Pavano's spleen was removed last week after the pitcher was injured when he fell in the snow. The 37-year-old right-hander was hurt in mid-January at his home in Vermont and has been in a Connecticut hospital for nearly two weeks.
"We continue to look, but I think, realistically at this point, there's not a lot left on the shelf," Alderson said Sunday.
According to a report, Sandy Alderson intends to go watch Wilson for a second time.
According to a report the New York Mets have shown interest in P Roy Oswalt.
Newly acquired catcher for the New York Mets, Landon Powell has lost one of his twin five-month old daughters.
"Yeah," Cashman replied when asked if there was a chance that A-Rod could miss the entire season. "I think because (of) the serious nature of the surgery and the condition that he's trying to recover from, you know, there is that chance."
Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red Sox general manager.
