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Rafael Montero could make Wednesday's start against the Yankees, if Terry Collins gets his way. Jenrry Mejia would be the casualty but the righty is worried about how his arm would react to relief.
Last night's loss was squarely on the shoulders of Terry Collins.
Mike Vaccaro writes about the one thing the Mets still have on the Yankees.
Yesterday At AA
The Mets addedEric Campbell to the roster and demotedJosh Satin to Las Vegas. Omar Quintanilla was outrighted to Vegas.
Rumor has it that the Mets may move Jenrry Mejia to the bullpen this week.
Around the NL East
The Bravesshut out the Cubs 2-0, while the Padres continue to beat up on the Marlinswinning 9-3 last night, and the Nationalslost to the A's 4-3 on John Jaso's walkoff. Adam LaRoche is headed to the DL with a quad strain.
Around the Majors
Aroldis Chapman is back on the Reds roster after recovering from getting hit in the head during spring training.
Which pitchers throw the most "waste pitches"?
The Orioles are aggressively pursuing a backup catcher and they're dangling lefty reliever Troy Patton.
Rickie Weeks was asked to learn left field by the Brewers and he declined. Welp.
Earlier in the week, potential top 5 draft pick Jeff Hoffman was informed he'd have to undergo Tommy John surgery and now another potential top 10 pitcher will need the surgery as well.
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