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To fill the latest hole in the rapidly dwindling Mets rotation, the Mets made an unexpected call in promoting right-hander Chris Flexen from Double-A Binghamton. This came as a surprise for a team that has rigorously stuck with a patient approach with its prospects, giving them extended exposure to Triple-A to further develop them. The last Mets prospect to skip Triple-A entirely was Michael Conforto in July 2015. The last pitcher to do so was fringe reliever Akeel Morris, who arrived from High-A, got shelled, and is now with the Braves organization. Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, and Seth Lugo all spent most of a full season in Las Vegas, if not more, regardless of results. A big reason for Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 11:45:am EST

Mets second baseman Neil Walker started at third base Wednesday during a rehab game with Triple-A Las Vegas, according to MLB.com. Walker, who has only played second base for the Mets, has played just 15 games at third base during his nine-year career. His last appearance at third was in 2010 for the Pirates. "We just want to protect ourselves," manager Terry Collins said when asked about the potential position switch. "We want to make sure we cover all the bases. We talked to Neil about it and he was fine with it." In 60 games this year, Walker is batting .270 with a .356 OBP, nine HR and 33 RBI. He was put on the disabled list June 15 with a torn hamstring. He started his rehab assignment this Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 10:45:am EST

After dealing with nagging leg injuries this season, Yoenis Cespedes wants to change his workout regimen in a way that focuses on him being a more athletic player, he told the New York Post.  Cespedes, who has spent time on the disabled list with hamstring and quad injuries, wants to focus less on the weight training he put an emphasis on this offseason. "I want to become more flexible, more athletic, have less bulk [in my legs]," Cespedes told the Post. "I want to do less weight lifting. I'm going to do some different things, I want to do yoga, more stretching. I want to be lighter. I want to come back around 210, lose about 15 pounds.'' While Cespedes has appeared in a little more than half Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 10:14:am EST

Mets prospects Amed Rosario, Dominic Smith and David Peterson top the organization's mid-season prospect list, according to a recent report published by Baseball America... Rosario is expected to join the Mets during the next week or so, or after Asdrubal Cabrera is traded, which ever happens first, FanRag.com's Jon Heyman reported Tuesday. In early July, Baseball America ranked Rosario the fourth-best prospect in baseball. This past week, Rosario bumped up to second best on MLB.com's mid-season list... "He has the potential to be an all-star shortstop with Gold Glove potential who can bat near the top of a lineup," according to the report. "Scouts rave about his hands, live body and infield Continue to Article

July 26, 2017 6:33:pm EST

The Mets have discussed the idea of packaging Addison Reed with another big league player in order to improve a potential return, reports Marc Carig of Newsday. Aside from Reed, the Mets are open to trading Asdrubal Cabrera, Lucas Duda, Jay Bruce, and Curtis Granderson, among others. The Rays are one of the teams interested in Reed, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. As of July 21, there were at least six teams interested in trading Reed, according to Carig. Reed, who is eligible for free agency after the season, has a 2.63 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 48 strikeouts in 48.0 innings (47 games).  Reactions and insight from Matthew Cerrone... July 24, 2017: It's going to be impossible to predict Continue to Article

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