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• Frank Francisco close to a return to Mets' bullpen

  Frank Francisco may be closing in on his return to the bullpen.Team officials are deciding on what will come next for the righthander, who has excelled in his five rehab outings with Class A St. Lucie. General manager Sandy Alderson said Thursday that Francisco   Read more »

• Frank Francisco to test elbow Tuesday in Port St. Lucie

  -- Reliever Frank Francisco (right elbow inflammation) is expected to throw off a mound Tuesday at the Mets ' complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla."Hopefully, he's into some games here in the next few days,'' Terry Collins said of Francisco, who has dealt with inflammation   Read more »

• Frank Francisco, Johan Santana still a long way from game action

  ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Frank Francisco threw his third bullpen session in the last six days Saturday and mixed in curveballs for the first time. Johan Santana played catch for the second straight day and actually got on a mound -- but to practice fielding comebackers,   Read more »

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• Mets rumors: Andre Ethier trade could make sense

  Johan Santana, Jason Bay, and Frank Francisco will all be coming off the Mets payroll and would (obviously) give the club increased financial flexibility. With said flexibility, the Mets could absorb the bulk of the remaining 4 years, $71.5 million on Et   from SB Nation Read more »

• Mets | Frank Francisco has more inflammation

  New York Mets RP Frank Francisco (elbow) has more elbow inflammation and has not been throwing off a mound. He's been throwing only on flat ground. Fantasy Tip: Frank Frank won't return to the Mets' bullpen any time soon, meaning Bobby Parnell owners sho   from KFFL Read more »

• How Mariano Rivera and Bobby Parnell overcame 9th inning jitters; Will NY Mets' Niese be OK?; Dark week for Yankees

  Two New York closers, similar meeting, sixteen years apart. Turns out, Mariano Rivera and Bobby Parnell drained fear from the ninth inning in the same way. It’s April 1997. John Wetteland has left for Texas, and the job is Rivera’s. The kid is scared, an   from New York Daily News Read more »

• Mets' Frank Francisco diagnosed with mild strain of flexor pronator in right elbow

  ST. LOUIS -- Frank Francisco was on the brink of returning to the Mets off the disabled list, perhaps as early as this past weekend manager Terry Collins noted, before soreness in his right elbow forced him to shut a bullpen session down. Today, Francisc   from NJ.com Read more »

• METS: Teams signs outfielder Rick Ankiel

  ST. LOUIS — The New York Mets signed Rick Ankiel and started him in center field on Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team that converted him from wild lefty‘ to outfielder. The 33-year-old thought it a bit comforting that he   from New Haven Register Read more »