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With Sunday's rainout and Monday's off-day, the Mets have a bunch of options when it comes to how they could set up their starting rotation against the Nationals. But Mickey Callaway said Sunday that the plan is simply to push everyone back. That means a rotation that looks like this against the Nats from Tuesday to Thursday: Tuesday, May 14: Noah Syndergaard vs. Jeremy Hellickson Wednesday, May 15: Wilmer Font vs. Patrick Corbin Thursday, May 16: Zack Wheeler vs. Anibal Sanchez If the Mets stick with the above plan, it would mean opting to start Font on Wednesday instead of using Wheeler (on regular rest) on Wednesday and Jacob deGrom (on regular rest) on Thursday. Continue to Article

May 12, 2019 11:32:am EST

The Mets have remained in touch with free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel. Here's the latest... May 12, 10:37 AM: The Rays, who have primarily used Diego Castillo and Jose Alvarado to close games this season, have been "keeping in touch" with Kimbrel, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Continue to Article

May 12, 2019 10:33:am EST

With the lowly Marlins in town, the Mets are taking advantage as they won their second straight Saturday night, this one a 4-1 victory. 1) Jacob deGrom had yet another strong outing, allowing just one run in seven innings on five hits and a walk while striking out eight to earn his third win of the season. There shouldn't be any concerns left about deGrom after his April hiccups. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 9:53:pm EST

Heading into last night's contest against the Marlins, the Mets desperately needed a spark. They had lost five games on their six-game road trip, and Mets COO Jeff Wilpon saw a glimpse of the 2018 freefall and called a meeting with Mickey Callaway and Brodie Van Wagenen to figure out what the team could do better. Callaway, then, gave a message to his team that he reiterated to reporters at Citi Field. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 5:02:pm EST

The Mets delivered some good news on Saturday, saying RHP Jeurys Familia is expected to be activated before Sunday's game against the Marlins, according to multiple reports. Familia, who has rejoined the team in Flushing, was suffering from a Bennett lesion -- a type of bone spur -- in his throwing shoulder toward the end of April. Manager Mickey Callaway said it is an injury he has dealt with for years, so it wasn't a surprise when it came up to the Mets. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 3:09:pm EST