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Mets pitchers are inducing ground balls at a higher rate this season -- 1.27 for every air out, compared to 1.05 a season ago. That's attributable in part to the departure of fly-ball-pitcher Bartolo Colon (0.86 this year with the Braves). It also reflects groundball machine Robert Gsellman (2.80) getting a regular rotation turn from the get-go. Is the infield up to the task? So far, that doesn't seem to be the case. Shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, never known for his range, continues to gut through a knee issue that's further diminished his lateral movement. Neil Walker at second base doesn't have much range, either. And Lucas Duda's trip to the disabled list has resulted in Jay Bruce and now T.J. Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 11:06:am EST

The Mets have discussed shifting Asdrubal Cabrera to third base and returning Jose Reyes to shortstop, multiple sources told the NY Post's Mike Puma on Thursday. However, Cabrera, who is again battling knee pain, is against the move, according to Puma, who says team officials are hesitant to force it upon him. Last week, Terry Collins revealed that Reyes is not happy playing third base, though Reyes later denied making such a statement... "Maybe he sees something that I look a little uncomfortable, but I don't know why he would say that," Reyes explained to Puma before Thursday's rain out. That said, he added, "I'll do whatever they ask me to do." This past winter, Collins and GM Sandy Alderson Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 9:06:am EST

Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard received "positive news" during his visit with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles for a second opinion on his partially torn right lat, reports Mike Puma of the NY Post.  However, Syndergaard is still expected to be out for an extended period. The Mets have not given a timetable for Syndergaard's return, though GM Sandy Alderson said earlier this week that Syndergaard -- who is on the 10-day disabled list -- would be out for a matter of weeks, not days. Mets LHP Steven Matz missed roughly two months with a torn lat in 2015, but the Mets expect Syndergaard to need more time to recover than Matz did, a team source told Marc Carig of Newsday. Syndergaard, who exited Sunday's Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 9:00:am EST

With the new collective bargaining agreement, the minimum stay on the disabled list was shortened from 15 days to 10 days as a way to incentivize players and their teams to stop hiding and playing through injuries. The Mets, however, have been very averse to putting players on the disabled list still. The Mets didn’t put him in the lineup yesterday nor is he in tonight’s starting lineup. As D.J. Short suggested, the Mets could put him on the disabled list, which would free up a roster spot that the club is otherwise using sub-optimally. Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 6:15:pm EST

Noah Syndergaard has dealt with a blister, cracked nail, biceps tendonitis, arm fatigue and shoulder discomfort at various points this season. He refused to have himself checked out with an MRI and instead threw a bullpen session Friday. He supposedly looked and felt great, and was cleared to make his scheduled start Sunday. Of course, after hitting 100 mph with his fastball to start the game, he was removed midway through the second inning after throwing a pitch and grabbing beneath his right arm (lat muscle). Now, he's headed for an MRI, initially scheduled for 7 a.m. Monday. Asked if it's common for a player to refuse examination, GM Sandy Alderson said, "That's not standard practice, but Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 3:15:pm EST