Jordany Valdespin is tied in the
Grapefruit league in home runs (4)
1B Nick Evans has been released by the Dodgers
1B Nick Evans has been released by the Dodgers
A
funny one… (“In a long-standing and
pathetic family tradition, father and son Anthony and Justin Stroud this week
made their incredibly depressing annual trip down to Florida to watch the New
York Mets play in spring training, sources confirmed Sunday”) from The Onion - link
Even
funnier is Ed Marcus (“Earlier today in his daily blog posting, ESPN Mets beat
writer, Adam Rubin posed an interesting question “Where would the Mets be today
had Carlos Beltran connected with that Adam Wainwright curve-ball ?”) - link
The
Pirates reassigned pitches Gerrit Cole, Brooks Brown,
Kris Johnson and Kyle Waldrop, and catcher Ali
Solis. Right-hander Phil Irwin was
optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, leaving 49 players in camp, including 12 on
non-roster invitations.
The
Cubs signed 25-year-old Cuban RHP Armando Rivero for
a $3.1 million bonus
Monday
Game Notes:
C Travis
d’Arnaud and CF Matt den Dekker continue
to be played fueling speculation that they do indeed stand a chance to make
this team that is desperately in need of a spark plug.
Brandon Hicks started
at third base.
SP Matt Harvey went
scoreless until the 4th when he gave up two doubles and a single.
It was good to see a little Duda power
(two-run homer in the 2nd after a d’Arnaud single).
Harvey's line: 5 1/3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 K,
BB
I don’t think I’ve written all year that
Andrew Brown drove in a run… d’Arnaud scored
again after his second hit… it’s going to hard to send this kid down.
Okay… here’s your first big test for the
pen… one run lead after seven… you pitch for a team that doesn’t produce a lot
of runs and hits so, if you want to win this, you have to hold it. Josh Edgin (0.2-IP, 0-R), LaTroy
Hawkins (1.0-IP, 0-R), and Scott Atchison (1.0-IP,
0-R) did their jobs. And then, the closer, Bobby Parnell, goes 1-2-3. THAT’S
how the Mets are going to have to win around 30-35 of their games this season
if they want to compete.
Good job.
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