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When the Mets finally unloaded Ike Davis, they sent him to the Pittsburgh Pirates and in return they received relief pitcher Zack Thornton and a player to be named later. Thornton, was signed by the Oakland A’s in the 2010 Amateur draft, and after just two seasons, he was

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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Terry Collins is serious about using Eric Campbell as a true utility player by having him see some action at second base and even shortstop. “I’m going to play this guy in the middle of the infield one of these days, too, because

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According to Kristie Ackert of the Daily News via twitter  on Thursday, Travis d’Arnaud had been cleared by team doctors for baseball activities. Additionally, he will be going back to an old school helmet and mask now. On Wednesday Terry Collins told reporters that Travis d’Arnaud had passed preliminary concussion tests and was

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Mike Vorkunov of The Star Ledger, spoke with Jacob deGrom‘s baseball college coach at Stetson University, Pete Dunn, on how he had a plan for deGrom to be the school’s starting shortstop and the team’s closer going into his junior year at the university. With the Hatters pitchers struggling to win

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Luis Cessa was sent to Binghamton on Wednesday and made his debut with the B-Mets, but suffered the loss as he tossed just 3.2 innings, while allowing five runs (all earned) on seven hits, two walks, and struck out three. Cessa, 22, who was signed by the Mets in

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Who’s Hot Dilson Herrera – St. Lucie Herrera has been on fire. Acquired from the Pirates last season in the trade that sent Marlon Byrd and John Buck to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the young infielder from Columbia is hitting… and hitting… and hitting. He’s currently on a seven game

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Eric Campbell has done with the Mets exactly what he has done in his minor league career and that is hit and play great defense. During Wednesday nights game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Campbell launched his first home run of the season into the left field stands. The

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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY reports that right-hander Cory Mazzoni, who started and was forced to leave the final Grapefruit League game with a lat-muscle injury, began throwing off the slope of a mound last weekend in Port St. Lucie. More to come on Mazzoni’s progress. (Photo Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY

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The final game of the four game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Charleston RiverDogs was played in front of 1,735 fans Tuesday evening at Grayson Stadium. While trailing 1-0 in the 8th inning, Savannah rallied by scoring two runs and held on to win the game 2-1

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  Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal writes that when the Mets made their pick in the 2011 June amateur draft, they chose Brandon Nimmo with the 13th overall pick, which is a valuable slot that comes with inherent pressure and expectations. The Miami Marlins on the other hand, with

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