JOSH THOLE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Thole set to return but could it cost Nickeas..

Photo by Michael Baron Josh Thole is set to return from his stint on the DL due to concussion symptoms. Thole will cost one of the other catcher's their roster spot. Mike Nickeas the back-up since the start to the season and starter since Thole went down has struggled with the bat and could be sent down. Nickeas was always considered a defensive catcher but with him hitting...
Via Mets Fever  |  20 minutes ago
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Chris Young, Pedro Beato and Josh Thole rehab start 5/31/12

Chris Young had a very solid day on the mound.  He threw a total of 6 innings with 87 total pitches and 50 strikes.  The control wasn’t so much wavering as the 3 walks might indicate, you have to realize that Chris Young lives on the corners and is going to miss them on occasion.  Young’s velocity lived between the Fastball: 82 MPH and his Off Speed: 63 MPH. In the whole...
Via Mets360.com  |  4 hours ago
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Catcher Josh Thole and Reliever Elvin Ramirez To Join Mets Friday

The Mets announced that catcher Josh Thole and reliever Elvin Ramirez will join the Mets in time for Friday’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. Who is getting cut or demoted to make room for them has yet to be announced. Thole, who was hitting .284 with one home run before the concussion, has been on the disabled list since May 8, but started behind the plate...
Via Mets Merized Online  |  4 hours ago
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Thole finally gets clearence to play for the Buffalo Bison after having to sit out the start of the game

By Anthony Caruso III The Capital Sports Report Owner/Managing Editor/Sr. Writer New York Mets catcher Josh Thole was expected to play in a rehab assignment last night. However, he was pulled from the rehab start with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Major League Baseball’s Players’ Association did not approve of his rehab assignment in time. This is the first time such...
Via The Capital Sports Report  |  20 hours ago
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Injury Updates: Thole, Tejada, Young, Batista, Bay

Here are some Mets injury updates from across the web: Josh Thole, nearing a return to the Mets from a concussion, is slated to DH for Triple-A Buffalo tonight and catch Chris Young on Thursday morning with the Bisons. Thole then is expected to be activated Friday. The Mets could ever-so-briefly carry three bona fide catchers, but eventually they likely will have to make a...
Via Mets Chronicle  |  1 day ago
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Mets on the mend: Young and Thole to start for Buffalo on Thursday

Chris Young and catcher Josh Thole, who are both on rehabilitation assignments for the Mets, are scheduled to start for Buffalo when the Bisons take on the Columbus Clippers Thursday.  Thole was sent to the disabled list  on May 8. with a concussion while Young is working his way back from shoulder surgery that cut his 2011 season with the Mets short. According to Buffalo&...
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Thole, Tejada and Bay can’t come back soon enough

As the Mets sit at 26-21, they are admirably exceeding expectations and staying afloat the standings in the cutthroat NL East. However, if they want to keep it up, they are going to need to ramp up their offense and the return of Josh Thole (concussion), Ruben Tejada (quad strain) and Jason Bay (fractured ribs) can’t come soon enough. Did you see the lineup the Mets trottedâ€...
Via Mets360.com  |  5 days ago
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Brief exposure to Nickeas makes fans clamor for Josh Thole

If you ask most Mets fans which player is struggling the most here recently the two most popular answers would be Andres Torres and Ike Davis. Both are hitting .128 since May 8th, so it’s hard to find fault with either of those answers. However, Mike Nickeas has been performing even worse. Since May 8th, Nickeas has a .080/.207/.120 slash line for a .327 OPS. Torres has...
Via Mets360.com  |  9 days ago
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Injury Updates: Josh Thole, Jason Bay Head to St. Lucie for Rehab Stint

A trio of injured Mets are edging closer to returns, with catcher Josh Thole and outfielder Jason Bay both traveling to Florida on Monday to ramp up their rehab. Thole, who has been on the disabled list since May 8 with a concussion, will begin baseball activities this week at the team's Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He could appear behind the plate in a...
Via Mets Chronicle  |  9 days ago
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Josh Thole says he is feeling better, might start light exercises soon

Josh Thole returned to Citi Field Tuesday for the first time since suffering a concussion in Philadelphia last week, bringing news both positive and alarming: The catcher has been symptom-free since Friday, but estimated that he has already suffered three or four concussions in his professional career. “I don’t know the grading system of a concussion, but I got whacked pretty...
Via Mets Chronicle  |  15 days ago
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Dillon Gee
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4
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5
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RA Dickey
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9
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11
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Manny Acosta
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Jonathon Niese
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18
Pedro Beato
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19
Bobby Parnell
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20
Omar Quintanilla
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21
Frank Francisco
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Mike Baxter
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23
Wilmer Flores
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24
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