Major League Baseball announced via Twitter this afternoon that Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz has been suspended 25 games after testing positive for an Amphetamine. The 33 year-old Ruiz had the best season of his career this year, hitting .325 with a career-high 16 home runs and 68 RBI. Ruiz had never, before this year, had …
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Record: 23-43 How did the “big-name prospects” perform? Gavin Cecchini- 2012 First-Round Pick – .246/.311/.330 (191 AB), 1 HR, 22 RBI, 5 SB, 8.5 BB%, 20.3 K% Branden Kaupe- 2012 Fourth-Round Pick- .173/.358/.195 133 AB), 3 RBI, 3 SB, 22.0 BB%, 25.4 K% Other notables: Steve Matz- 2-1, 1.55 ERA, 29 IP, 34 K, 17 BB, …
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The Mets announced today that they have added six players to the 40-man roster, five of whom are prospects that are now protected from the Rule 5 Draft. Besides dding Greg Burke, a right-handed pitcher they signed earlier this week, the Mets added Zack Wheeler, Hansel Robles, Gonzalez Germen, Darin Gorski, and Wilfredo Tovar. Teams …
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The Mets announced this afternoon that Lucas Duda underwent surgery yesterday to repair a fractured right wrist. Duda suffered the injury last month while moving furniture in his Southern California apartment. The procedure was performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City by Mets team doctor Andrew Weiland. The 26 year-old Duda had …
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Andy Martino of the New York Daily News reported this morning that interest in R.A. Dickey would be very high. ”A dozen or more” teams could be vying for Dickey’s services if the Mets decide to trade him this winter. Writes Martino: Before and after exercising Dickey’s $5 million option for 2013 last week, it …
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The Mets infield faced many questions coming into the 2012 season. Will David Wright re-gain superstar status? Can Daniel Murphy survive as an everyday second baseman? How much will the Mets miss Jose Reyes? Let’s see how these questions were answered this season…. Josh Thole- D- Josh Thole has not become the player we thought he …
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