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Mike Puma @NYPost_Mets  Mar 28, 2024: 

        Mets have placed Sean Reid-Foley on the IL with a shoulder impingement. 

 

How Edwin Díaz expects to control the emotions surrounding his return 

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https://theathletic.com/5374225/2024/03/28/mets-edwin-diaz-closer-comeback/?source=user-shared-article  

 

Mike Puma @NYPost_Mets  Mar 28, 2024: 

                Mets have decided on their final two bullpen spots. It will be Michael Tonkin and Yohan Ramirez

  

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Syracuse Mets Announce 2024 Opening Day Roster 

https://metsminors.net/syracuse-mets-announce-2024-opening-day-roster/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=syracuse-mets-announce-2024-opening-day-roster&s=03 

  

Brooklyn Cyclones placed Jacob Reimer on 60-day IL.

 

Brooklyn Cyclones placed Robert Colina on 60-day IL.

 

Syracuse Mets placed Kyle Crick on 60-day IL.

 

St. Lucie Mets placed Javier Atencio on full-season IL.

 

 

MLB

 Fans' Guide for all your MiLB Opening Day needs 

https://www.milb.com/news/fans-guide-to-minor-league-baseball-opening-day-2024?s=03  

  

Shawn McFarland @McFarland_Shawn Mar 28, 2024: 

Max Scherzer threw a bullpen on Tuesday. He said his arm is feeling good, described this period as “early February” for him if he didn’t have the rehab. 

Said there’s still hurdles to jump through, but said he respects the process of the rehab he’s going through

Jeff Passan  @JeffPassan  Mar 28, 2024: 

News: Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been placed on administrative leave through June 1 per an agreement between MLB and the MLBPA, a source tells ESPN. Franco's status could change before then depending on proceedings in the criminal case in the Dominican Republic. 

Franco spent the final six weeks of last season on paid administrative leave, and with the allegations of a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old still legally unresolved, the league and union agreed to two more months of admin leave. 

 

Matt Gelb  @MattGelb Mar 28, 2024: 

Phillies used a "right forearm strain" designation to put Orion Kerkering on the IL. Rob Thomson said nothing has changed; Kerkering was up to 98 in a minors game yesterday. Expected to return April 9. Will pitch at AAA this weekend. 

 

 The Athletic @TheAthletic  Mar 28, 2024: 

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Baseball is hard. Predicting it is even harder. 

Leading up to Opening Day, we asked our writers for their bold predictions, and they came through. 

One bold guess for each MLB team's season 

https://t.co/AWr9c83aeM  

 

Opening day oopsies: Unforgettable MLB gaffes from games throughout history 

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/opening-day-gaffes-mlb 

  

College 

 Aaron Fitt  @aaronfitt Mar 28, 2024 

Well this is an interesting development. The first 2 times I saw Duke LHP Jonathan Santucci this year, he threw his changeup 1 time combined. He threw 7 changeups in a 1-2-3 first vs UVa tonight, throwing it with conviction and action at 89-91 - used it as out pitch on 2 Ks

 

 Teddy Cahill @tedcahill Mar 28, 2024:

 Hagen Smith's night against LSU:

 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 10 K

 On the season

 35 IP, 1.54 ERA, 10 BB, 72 K

  

MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline Mar 28, 2024

Braden Montgomery smashes his 13th home run, bringing his line to .370/.509/.880 on the season

 

MLB Pipeline  @MLBPipeline Mar 28, 2024:

LSU's Tommy White slugs his eighth home run of the season; this one off Arkansas' Hagen Smith, one the top pitchers available in the Draft.

Power is the calling card for 2024's No. 7 Draft prospect: 

 

JJ Cooper @jjcoop36 Mar 28, 2024: 

The pace of play in baseball nowadays is so much better than it was a few years ago. I'm not talking about time of game. I'm talking about the pace of the game improvements.

Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers Mar 28, 2024: 

Make sure you check out our latest Player Power Rankings: 

T50 CATCHERS: https://t.co/zMuO3AKBHY  

T50 3RD BASEMEN: https://t.co/Of9c1FH3w2  

T50 FIRST BASEMEN: https://t.co/ftSGTuorUc  

T50 SECOND BASEMEN: https://t.co/pM20VU5TyQ  

T50 SHORTSTOPS: https://t.co/N6ojHfaqYP 

  

2024 MLB Mock Draft Top 10 | Pitcher List 

https://pitcherlist.com/2024-mlb-mock-draft-top-10/  

 

2024 Mock Draft 1.0 | North Side Bound 

https://northsidebound.com/2024/03/26/2024-mock-draft-1-0/  

New York Mets – Bryce Rainer, SS/RHP, Harvard-Westlake HS (CA) 

Bryce Rainer is a top 15 talent and would have easily been in the range the Mets would have selected had they not been dropped ten spots in the draft due to luxury tax penalties. I don’t know where Rainer ultimately ends up (SS or RHP), but he’s a talented player that fits in the middle of the first round. In this scenario, the Mets “buy him down” to their selection. 

Podcast: Projecting the top 10 picks of the 2024 MLB Draft 

https://www.mlb.com/news/podcast-projecting-the-top-10-picks-of-the-2024-mlb-draft 

  

Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers  Mar 28, 2024: 

INJURY NEWS: 

Some good news this morning. WVU Baseball superstar infielder JJ Wetherholt, who has missed a lot of time because of an injury, is expected to return to action next weekend against Kansas. WVU is coming off a big road series win over Oklahoma