Author: Elliot Teichman

Spring Training Game Thread: Cardinals vs Mets

Saturday, February 24, 2024 • 1:10 PM Clover Field • Port St Lucie, FL LHP Zack Thompson (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Tylor Megill (0-0, -.–) SNY There are so many firsts when it comes to the start of the baseball season. There’s the first day players arrive at camp, the official first day of pitchers and catchers, the first address from the manager, the first whole team workout, the first...

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Mets 2024 Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Kevin Parada

Kevin Parada was the Mets’ first-round pick in 2022 and immediately made noise in the minor leagues, causing him to skyrocket up prospect lists. Before the start of last season, Parada was listed as the third-best prospect in the Mets system by Keith Law behind Francisco Álvarez and Brett Baty. The noise was warranted. In two seasons for Georgia Tech, he hit .341/.420/.636, powered by an...

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Mets 2024 Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Tomás Nido

I’ve previewed non-roster invitees to camp for the better part of a decade, and writing one for Tomás Nido is one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had. I know Nido! You know Nido! Francisco Lindor even listed him as the teammate he couldn’t wait to see at the beginning of spring training. Nido was selected by the Mets in the eighth round of the 2012 MLB Draft out of Orangewood Christian...

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Mets 2024 Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Austin Allen

The Mets invited four non-roster catchers to camp last year (Nick Meyer, Kevin Parada, Michael Pérez and Hayden Senger). Last season, they had five different players play behind the dish, with Pérez being the non-roster spring player seeing playing time with the big league club. This year, the Mets are inviting four catchers to camp to fight for depth chart positioning behind Francisco Álvarez...

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Mets 2024 Non-Roster Invitee Preview: Austin Adams

Today’s non-roster invitee profile was still on the Mets’ active roster when we started this series a couple of weeks ago. Austin Adams signed a major league contract with the Mets at the end of November and was outrighted to make room for Jake Diekman on the roster. He’s on a split-deal contract, so he’ll make different amounts depending on if he’s in the majors or minors. Adams was...

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