Morning Mound Visit: Noah Syndergaard leaves rehab start early

Chris McShane | Amazin’ Avenue: Noah Syndergaard left a rehab start with the St. Lucie Mets after one inning with elbow soreness. Syndergaard underwent Tommy John surgery 14 months ago.

Andrew Mearns | Pinstripe Alley: Corey Kluber also left a start early with an apparent injury. Kluber was experiencing shoulder tightness and will get an MRI on Wednesday. Kluber said that it didn’t feel the same as when he suffered a Grade 2 teres major muscle strain last year.

Craig Goldstein | Baseball Prospectus $: Coming off the previous day’s restrictor plate for pitchers idea, Craig Goldstein has put forth a few more suggestions for rule changes including smaller gloves and bigger walls.

Quick Hits

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