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With Spring Training games well underway, Ruben Tejada, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda, all need to prove that they are capable of contributing to the team this summer. But they are suffering from minor ailments that are limiting their time in the lineup. Marc Carig of NY Newsday tweeted

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Well, so much for taking things slow. Curtis Granderson hit two home runs in his first two at-bats against the Huston Astros, batting 2-3 on the day with three RBI’s. His first bomb came in the first inning. Rudy Owens walked leadoff hitter Eric Young Jr., who was driven

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The Baltimore Orioles have signed former Mets pitcher Johan Santana to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training. Santana last pitched in the majors in 2012 for the  Mets. The two-time Cy Young winner is attempting to bounce back from a second major shoulder surgery which

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Lucas Duda, departed Monday’s game against the Atlanta Braves with leg stiffness as reported by Adam Rubin of ESPN NY. The rash of minor injuries is likely a result of sun-baked fields and the players exerting themselves, as indicated by Terry Collins. Collins also expects Ike Davis (calves), Ruben Tejada (hamstring) and Eric Young Jr.(side muscle) all to enter

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MLBPipeline.com met up with Brandon Nimmo and had a mini Q&A with the Mets OF Prospect. MLBPipeline.com: What has it been like in big league camp? Nimmo: It’s been amazing. I told my dad when I got the call, “If it feels like this to get called up just to

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The Mets traveled to Orlando yesterday to play against the Atlanta Braves at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. They defeated the Braves 6-2, for their first spring victory and dropped Atlanta to 0-6 in the Grapefruit League season. Noah Syndergaard took the mound in his first spring game

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The Associated Press reported on Monday that the Mets have agreed to terms with 26 prospects that are currently on the 40-man roster to one-year contracts. Full contract details not released. The players signed are: Vic Black, Andrew Brown, Juan Centeno, Travis d’Arnaud, Jacob deGrom, Matt den Dekker, Josh

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Johnathan Mayo of MLB.com writes that its no longer the case that putting together a Top 20 Prospects list for the Mets is a burdensome task and that the lack of depth in the organization made it tough to pick out enough legitimate prospects to fill out a top 20 list.

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On November 19th, The Mets announced that they signed 1B Brandon Allen to a minor league contract and invited him to attend big league training camp. Allen started his pro baseball career when he signed with the Chicago White Sox in the 5th round of the 2004 amateur draft. In 2009, the White

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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York writes that Matt Koch took a big step Saturday on a back field at the Mets’ complex, when he threw batting practice, which was the first time that he faced hitters since he was struck in the head by a line drive while

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