Bobby Parnell RUMORS & NEWS

New York Daily News "Bobby Parnell was exactly where he wanted to be Monday afternoon. The Mets’ righthanded reliever was given the ball in the ninth inning of a one-run game. Don’t tell the 28-year-old with the tantalizing fastball that spring training games are meaningless. This spring, Parnell has used every..." March 20

New York Post "Bobby Parnell’s stint as the Mets’ closer may not be temporary. Manager Terry Collins tabbed Parnell to take over the spot if Frank Francisco isn’t ready to start the season in his prolonged comeback from elbow soreness, but pitching coach Dan Warthen said yesterday it will be Parnell’s job to..." March 10

New York Post "Bobby Parnell has six weeks to get into a closer’s mindset, if needed. For that he is thankful manager Terry Collins already has decided Parnell will be the Mets’ closer if Frank Francisco can’t be ready for Opening Day. “Him just coming out and saying it is going to help me a lot get better in..." February 14

Bergen Record "Nobody – not Bobby Parnell, not Terry Collins – is quite sure why Parnell’s arsenal has a history of losing its bite in the ninth inning. "Maybe I put a little bit more pressure on myself in the past," Parnell said Wednesday morning inside the clubhouse at Tradition Field. "I can’t do that..." February 14

Bergen Record "For a few minutes Tuesday afternoon, Frank Francisco was still harboring false hope that the closer job was his to lose, even if lingering elbow inflammation made him easy pickings. "It’s always going to be a competition," Francisco said. "All those guys – seventh inning, eighth inning – they..." February 13

New York Post "For openers, the Mets will prepare a potential new closer. When the team’s pitchers and catchers take the field today for their first official workout of spring training, Bobby Parnell should have the mindset he’s the Mets closer, manager Terry Collins said yesterday, as Frank Francisco nurses..." February 13