Good Morning. Happy Birthday Jose Vizcaino. The Mets are confident they will agree with Lindor and Conforto as the clock ticks, Mets release Tommy Hunter, and Matt Harvey makes the O's.
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No Mets
Game yesterday. The
Mets will take on the Nationals tonight at 6PM. David Peterson on the mound. We will have coverage here later today on Mack's Mets.
Tim
Healey Newsday: With the clock ticking
on Lindor and Conforto contract talks, Mets are prepared to spend big. "’We have plenty of capacity,’ team president
Sandy Alderson said in a recent interview…’But always having options and
maintaining that flexibility is important’… In Alderson’s view, even the
richest organizations must pick their spots. ‘Big-market teams typically have
more choices available to them,’ Alderson said. ‘But you still have to be
patient, you still have to be discerning. And you also have to have an eye on
the future.’”
One week until Opening Day, and @JonHeyman tells @MandMWFAN he thinks chances of a Mets/Lindor extension are still "better than 50/50." pic.twitter.com/pIKasQSfJa
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) March 25, 2021
Rob
Piersall MMO Exclusive: Marcus Stroman Talks Baseball, Life, and Everything
In-Between. Among his comments on the off season moves was this: “Like I
said, we have a ton of depth, I’ve never been on a team that has this much
depth. I walk out of the clubhouse, Mallex Smith, Kevin Pillar, Albert Almora jr, it’s crazy man and these are just additions to what
we already had. To the Conforto’s,
to the McNeil’s,
to the Nimmo’s,
these are all additions so I love our squad and I’m very confident in every
single one of our guys and I’m excited to play with all of them.”
SNY.TV:
Could Mets get a Noah Syndergaard extension done using Lance McCullers' deal as
roadmap? McCullers,
27, agreed to an extension worth $85 million over five years that will start
with the 2022 season, per multiple reports…While Syndergaard
has more upside than McCullers, he is a year older and is coming off Tommy John
surgery (whereas McCullers already successfully returned from the procedure in
2020 after missing all of 2019).
Amazing
Avenue: Dominic Smith will continue to make his impact felt—on the Mets and in
Major League Baseball—in 2021. His defense probably won’t be great, but the
Mets are still very lucky to have Dominic Smith on their team.
Mike
Puma NY Post: Dave Eiland tip led to Jacob deGrom’s Mets star turn. “…at
spring training in 2018…As camp began that spring, Dave Eiland, then the new
Mets pitching coach, spoke with Jacob deGrom and delivered a message that
resonated with the right-hander as he strived toward improvement: Don’t
overcomplicate things.”
Forbes.com:
MLB National League East Preview: Balanced Atlanta Braves Could Prevail. The Mets prediction? 4th-83 Wins.
Will the Mets win more than 90 games in 2021? https://t.co/A0eUiKDYST pic.twitter.com/uVWYcf0p2z
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 25, 2021
We put a GoPro on defensive wizard, @lguillorme13 and mic’d him up for some infield work. Enjoy!
— New York Mets (@Mets) March 25, 2021
Check out the full video 👉 https://t.co/SboH1phqx6 pic.twitter.com/qdbm4ntG0C
Mets first-rounder Pete Crow-Armstrong found himself rubbing elbows with All-Stars Jacob deGrom, Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor this spring.
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 25, 2021
All before ever seeing a single pitch as pro.https://t.co/q1lNp5qN63 pic.twitter.com/taqYg0Ub6l
The Mets announce they've released reliever Tommy Hunter, who had an opt-out clause in his contract. That's one less bullpen candidate.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 25, 2021
The late Randy Tate may not have been in a class with the three Mets pitchers he followed, but for a year he was sure in their league. https://t.co/qbhHd3eTsq pic.twitter.com/V9IQI8BHyb
— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) March 26, 2021
On a scale of 1-10, how much of an athletic freak is Jacob deGrom? "Probably, like, a thousand" - @TheRealSmith2_
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 25, 2021
It's a brand new episode of The Cookie Club! 🍪 @JDDavis26 @SteveGelbs
FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/7yCI53OjRz
➡️ @insomniacookies pic.twitter.com/IKy4BFQJDd
Mets roster decisions galore! Time to break it all down on a new episode of Daily Bases.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) March 25, 2021
Full video: https://t.co/UvCdrcNu2d pic.twitter.com/r3orTyKvkv
LIVE at 8pm ET, @BedfordSullivan comes together with @BTB_MikeII & @IlliniDodgers to talk Springtime in the city of #Brooklyn & the city of the #Dodgers. Join us live at 8 for a lovely springtime evening discussion. https://t.co/pugNXQJ5iL
— Sam Maxwell (@THE_SamMaxwell) March 25, 2021
Matt Harvey has made the @Orioles #OpeningDay roster.
— MLB Vault (@MLBVault) March 25, 2021
Let's take a look back at his dominance in 2013. pic.twitter.com/1Bi6F2LDlE
With Matt Harvey making the Orioles roster, on BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac, @DougWilliamsSNY asks @martinonyc, @MarcMalusis & @DanGraca if The Dark Knight would be an option for the Mets at the trade deadline https://t.co/H9iDqlAmXv pic.twitter.com/wVAVdACLBr
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 26, 2021
MLB
and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:
Some of yesterday's Spring Training Highlights:
Jed Lowrie - Oakland Athletics (2)* pic.twitter.com/lzmXDpgxJq
— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) March 25, 2021
Now he's just SHOing off.
— MLB (@MLB) March 25, 2021
That's 5 HR this spring. pic.twitter.com/Pl4y9Nby7o
Didi on D 🔥 pic.twitter.com/d2tt44ZhGU
— MLB (@MLB) March 25, 2021
Here is yesterday's Spring Training Scoreboard.
Who will be on this list 10 years from now? pic.twitter.com/f87s4isMiB
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) March 25, 2021
wearecentralpa.com: Must See - MInor League Mascot Ruins Birthday on Live TV.
MLB.com:
- 9 burning questions as start of season nears
- Watch for these dark horse MVP candidates
- 30 prospects opening eyes this spring
- Injuries: Eloy out months; Soto; N. Anderson
- Correa: I'm preparing to be a free agent
- Top 10 farm systems by 21-and-under talent
- This Draft prospect hiding in plain sight
- Final 4 AND WS? Only 2 have ever done it
- Judge exits ballpark with 110.1-mph blast
MLB Trade Rumors:
Yahoo Sports:
- White Sox's rising star suffers serious injury
- Detroit Tigers game score vs. Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training: How to follow along
- May is sharp as Dodgers beat Cubs in spring training game
- Clint Frazier has All-Star aspirations
- Clint Frazier sees All-Star potential as Yankees' starting LF in 2021
- Yankees takeaways from Thursday's 13-12 loss to Phillies, including Aaron Judge's first home run of spring training
- Nationals avoid scare after Juan Soto leaves exhibition early with right calf tightness
ESPN:
FOX Sports:
CBS Sports:
SportsSpyder:
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
- Mickey Weston (1961)
- Shawn Hare (1967)
- Jose Vizcaino (1968)
- Briam
Campusano (1996)
Transactions:
New York Mets sold Buzz
Capra to the Atlanta Braves
on March 26, 1974.
New York Mets sold Mike
Vail to the Cleveland Indians
on March 26, 1978.
New York Mets released Bobby
Valentine on March 26, 1979.
New York Mets traded Randy
Milligan and Scott Henion to the Pittsburgh Pirates
for Mackey
Sasser and Tim Drummond on March 26, 1988.
New York Mets signed free agent D.
J. Dozier on March 26, 1990.
New York Mets purchased Joe
Crawford from the Boston Red Sox
on March 26, 1996.
New York Mets released Alvaro
Espinoza on March 26, 1997.
Howard
Johnson announced his retirement on March 26, 1997.
New York Mets released Hideo
Nomo on March 26, 1999.
New York Mets released Tobi
Stoner on March 26, 2012.
2001
- In a trade of pitchers, the Colorado Rockies send Brian
Rose to the New
York Mets in exchange for Mark Leiter. Rose will make three appearances
for the Mets before being waived
to the Florida Marlins.
2019
- This spring's trend of major league teams locking up key players with
long-term deals continues. Following recent extensions granted to Mike
Trout, Chris
Sale and Justin Verlander, among others, today the Mets
agree to a five-year extension with ace P Jacob deGrom for $137.5 million.
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17 of the Mets top 30 players are 21 and under and MLB ranks the Mets 10th in that group of teams in terms of 21 and under. It's really their top 6 in that category that got them up to 10th. Kelenic seems truly highly regarded and is a main reason Seattle sits at # 2.
No Hunter, what can one do? We have other "hunters" who are bullpen-capable.
Liked the other team's exec who looked at the Mets line up and said "holy crap" - I hope they all show that reaction is fully warranted.
Extend Lindor and Conforto, or fans will be ticked.
Shohei Ohtani seems like a better hitter than Conforto. Just saying.
39 players left in camp. Final cuts should come this weekend.
John, for 13 of the 39 players, they will find out the biblical adage: MANY ARE CALLED, FEW ARE CHOSEN
tHIS REMINDS ME OF lAGARES - YOU CANNOT RISK INJURIES IN GAMES THAT DON'T COUNT - BIG BLOW TO wHITE sOX:
A week before opening day, the Chicago White Sox found out slugger Eloy Jiménez will be closed down for most of the season.
Jiménez is expected to be sidelined for five to six months after rupturing his left pectoral tendon trying to make a play in the outfield during an exhibition game.
The 24-year-old Jiménez needs surgery to repair the injury, putting his season in jeopardy. General manager Rick Hahn said the team will know more when he begins the rehab process.
Jiménez was hurt Wednesday when he tried to make a leaping grab at the wall on Sean Murphy’s solo homer for Oakland. Jiménez’s left arm barely moved as he walked off the field with a trainer.
1. Really like the new (old) look to the home page. Easier to see what’s available.
2. No way Syndergaard signs for only $17MM. I wrote a few weeks back that he lines up closely to Strasburg’s $35MM per year, although I can see about $7MM less.
3. I bet McNeil leads off by midseason and Nimmo is dropped to #3 where his power does more damage.
4. I don’t think Mets will re-sign Conforto. Bad agent match with Alderson and too many options on Mets already to play corner.
5. I wish Harvey, Giminez, Lagares, Flores and all the ex-Mets well, but there is no reason to chase our past.
6. Still think Lowrie was bullshitting the Mets for two years, for some reason that hasn’t come out yet and may not come out. Probably a Wilpon thing: Jeff told him to get on the field and Lowrie said “we’ll see”.
Gus - Are you saying you like the home page the way it is now or the way it used to be?
One of these days, we will do a suggestion box open thread to try to get everyone's feedback about some of the new things we have here.
Gus, see John's question.
Lowrie - really someone should look into that. He may have figured he got paid, was hurting, but since his pay was guaranteed, why not avoid further injury by playing. Two years of rest and he can play again where he really wanted to be?
Conforto - if he asks too much, there are other options, you are correct. Knowing Boras, he may ask too much, but Boras will want to be nice nice with Cohen, so we;ll see.
Has Boras been nice to anyone before? He is "nice" to the Nationals owner because he pays his clients more than anyone else.
Boras hated (probably not the right word) the Wilpons since they never wanted to dance with Scotty boy. Cohen is the new dance partner.
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