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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York shared on his Twitter page that a scout at Sunday’s Mets and Cardinals spring game, actually said that lefty pitching prospect Steven Matz would be better suited to start the season in Binghamton (AA), then with St. Lucie (A+). That is saying a

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The Noah Syndergaard era is about to begin, and it may only be a spring training game, but all eyes will be on the 6-foot-6 right-hander as he takes the mound for the first time against the Atlanta Braves today at 1:05 pm. All winter long and coming into

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When the off season ended, and the calendar turned to February, pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training and the attention changed to all the hype that surrounded Noah Syndergaard and what predictions he would live up to this summer.  It’s possible that every single Mets top prospects list

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John Lannan, a native of Long Island, debuted for the Mets on Saturday against the Marlins and it marked the lefty’s first game action since last Aug. 14 with the Phillies since undergoing surgery to repair a torn muscle that links the thigh to the knee in his left leg writes Adam Rubin of ESPN

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It may only be the second game of spring training, but it seems the battle over first base is already heating up. Yesterday, Ike Davis hit a two-run home run to right field in the bottom of the fifth to put the Mets up 4-1, and today Lucas Duda fired

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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York writes that Wilfredo Tovar departed Friday’s game in the bottom of the seventh after pulling up lame as he approached first base on a single to right-center. Rubin adds that Tovar minimized the injury to his right hamstring after departing the game. “Now it’s OK,”

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February 28 Adam Rubin of ESPN New York writes that Bobby Parnell will throw live batting practice session on Saturday for the first time since undergoing herniated disk surgery. Rubin adds that Parnell has been proceeding cautiously during spring training, then had a small delay dealing with a left quadriceps injury

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Any news from a game note that has Ike Davis in the home run column in 2014, will be good news.  After struggling mightily through the 2013 season and having to endure rumors of being traded by the Mets, it has to be bitter sweet for Davis to record

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Updated Post: 3:10 pm Coming into the 2014 season, there were some question marks as to who would make up the Mets five-man rotation as well as the bullpen, and with so many quality arms on the spring roster, it is tough at this point to predict who will

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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Terry Collins offered some positive reports on the Mets’ banged-up players, and said that Eric Young Jr. may be held out of Grapefruit League play through the weekend. Rubin shared that Young (side muscle) hit off a tee Thursday, while Bartolo Colon (calf) should resume tossing

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