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According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork , the Mets have designated outfielder/pinch hitter Frank Catalanotto for assignment and have promoted outfielder/first baseman Chris Carter to take his spot on the roster. Catalanotto, 36, has served primarily as a pinch hitter off the bench, but has had a truly putrid season putting up a .160 batting average, a .192 OBP, and a .200 SLG. The Mets gave the local guy a chance, he’s ...

It looks like we have an answer to the question I asked yesterday , at least a temporary one. According to Brian Costa of the Newark Star-Ledger , the Mets will send Daniel Murphy to Triple-A Buffalo once he is healthy enough to return. Here’s more from Costa: The Mets plan to send Murphy, 24, to Buffalo for two reasons. From an offensive standpoint, they think it would be better for ...

So far the Mets have not been bitten by the injury bug nearly as badly as they were last season, but they are dealing with their share of injuries. Jeff Francoeur was hit in the elbow with a pitch last night and had to leave the game. Afterwards he was taken for x-rays that were negative. He must be fine because he is in today’s lineup. Daniel Murphy has been ...

Just about everything went right for the Mets last night as their offense carried them for nine runs and starter Jon Niese was brilliant during a seven inning performance that kept the Mets atop first place. The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning when David Wright hit a two-run home run and two batters later Jeff Francoeur hit a solo shot. Rod Barajas hit his first ...

According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran hopes to start running in a week. If this is true, that would mean the Mets are anywhere from five to seven weeks away from their center fielder returning. Although this certainly could be wishful thinking, since the news is coming from Heyman we know that the source is likely Beltran’s agent Scott Boras. So this should be pretty ...

Coming into this season, Oliver Perez was one of the bigger question marks for the Mets' rotation, and after four starts he’s more of a question mark than ever. After John Maine ’s start this afternoon, Perez's spot is the most in danger in the Mets' rotation, but at least for now, he’s holding on to it. According to Mark Hale of the NY Post , Mets manager Jerry Manuel said ...

The Mets continued their hot streak with a 7-3 win against the Dodgers today behind some early offense and a strong pitching performance by John Maine. They have now won seven games in a row, and have wrapped up this homestand by winning 9 out of 10 games. Not bad. Be careful though, these Mets were clearly not as bad as they were early in the season, but they probably aren’t ...

Thanks to a rain-out on Monday the Mets played the Dodgers twice yesterday. The Mets won the first game 4-0 behind a strong pitching performance by Johan Santana. The offense powered them towards a 10-5 victory in a second game where Oliver Perez couldn’t pitch past the fourth inning. The pair of victories left the Mets in first place, half a game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. Game 1 Notes Johan Santana’s ...

The Mets went into this offseason with a list of issues that they needed to address. However, they came out of the winter with only outfielder Jason Bay and a bunch of spare parts. Why didn’t they add to their payroll? They said it was because they liked the rotation they had and must have been confident enough in the lineup, too. Well it turns out that they already ...

Things are going really well for the Mets right now—so well that they just swept the Braves after beating them 1-0 in the final game, thanks to some rain and another strong performance by the emerging Mike Pelfrey.   Notes Angel Pagan went 0-for-3. Luis Castillo went 2-for-3. Jose Reyes went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Jason Bay went 1-for-2 with a walk. David Wright went 0-for-2. Ike Davis went 0-for-2. Jeff Francoeur went 1-for-2. Henry Blanco went 0-for-1 with ...