Nick Ritrivi

Mallex Smith was optioned to AAA Tacoma on Tuesday after beginning the season with a brutal .165/.255./.247 slash line over 27 games. In a corresponding move, the Mariners recalled OF Braden Bishop.

Jeff McNeil is taking a seat on Saturday with lefty Patrick Corbin on the mound for the Nationals. The prolific J.D. Davis, batting a robust .150 on the young season, will jump start the Mets' offense that was just shut out on Thursday, by batting cleanup and playing 3B.

Jeff McNeil is absent from the Mets' lineup on Wednesday because his knee is “banged up." The Mets' infielder is, however, available to pinch hit today.

Brad Peacock allowed no earned runs in three IP on Wednesday while striking out two in Houston's 11-5 win over the Marlins. It was another solid outing for Peacock this spring. Houston's beat writer Brian McTaggart now considers Peacock the front runner for the Astros' fifth rotation spot currently ahead of Framber Valdez and Cionel Perez.

Mets SS Amed Rosario left today's Mets-Red Sox game after being hit by a pitch from Mike Shawaryn on the left hand. The Mets will have an update later today.

Jeurys Familia worked around a one-out double in the ninth inning picking up his 13th save of the season in the Mets’ 2-0 win over the Marlins on Monday. Familia struck out one in his lone inning of work.

The Mets pulled Jacob deGrom after just one inning of work in their 4-2 loss to the Phillies on Sunday. deGrom, returning from a 10-day DL stint due to a hyperextended elbow, walked three and struck out two in his one inning, throwing 45 pitches.

Jacob deGrom was placed on the 10-day DL today due to a hyperextended elbow, retroactive to May 3rd. Originally expected to make his next scheduled start on Monday following his injury, the Mets opted to play it cautious here. He should only miss one start.

A sad but inevitable end to Matt Harvey's career with the Mets. Following Thursday's relief outing in which Harvey allowed five earned runs in just two innings of work, his ERA ballooned to 7.00 on the season with a WHIP of 1.56. The Mets DFA'd him and he refused assignment to the minors (unsurprisingly). The Mets now have seven days to trade him or he becomes a free agent. After an illustrious start to his Mets' career in 2012 and 2013, he was derailed by Tommy John surgery, but bounced back to help lead the Mets to the NL Pennant in 2015. His 2016 season was sadly cut short due to thoracic outlet surgery and, when he returned in 2017, he was never able to replicate his mound dominance again.

Following reports this morning that Jacob deGrom's MRI came back clean and that he would likely miss around four starts, Mets' beat writers are now reporting that he is going to try to make his next scheduled start on Monday.