Your Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
The All-Star break continues for one more day, as the Mets wait to begin their second half schedule Friday in St. Louis.
Travis d'Arnaud is progressing in his recovery from an elbow injury. He is reportedly "moving closer to rehab games," but his return is "not imminent."
The Mets made three transactions at the Double-A level. Aderlin Rodriguez, Dustin Lawley, and Eudy Pina were all released.
Andy Martino wrote that despite Jacob deGrom's recent success, Matt Harvey is still the staff ace.