Baseball Chatter

Barring any setbacks, both Seth Lugo and Steven Matz will return to the Mets rotation later this week. There were rumors about Matt Harvey going to the bullpen. There is no way that is going to happen.

Baseball Chatter 05/26

Sandy Alderson says that the Mets will talk less often and with much less specificity about their injuries. “I get in trouble because I try to be as honest as I can with you guys and give you an honest look at things, and then if it doesn’t happen, we look like an idiot because there’s no guarantees, So, we’re going to try to stay away from trying to predict anything except the fact that, Hey, look, there’s a process involved of getting these injured players back on the field and it changes every day,” says Terry Collins

Baseball Chatter 05/16

Mike Trout became the first Angel to homer in four straight games since 2012. Yulieski Gurriel hit a line drive 383 feet with an exit velocity of 108.5 mph to get the Astros’ first four runs last night. It was his second-hardest hit in the majors.