Good morning Mets fans! The 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. The 2020 candidates include 18 first-timers including the likes of Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and Cliff Lee. The ballot also features 14 returning players including the likes of Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Larry Walker. Who do you think will make it in and who will fall short this time around?

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Minnesota Twins minor league infielder Ryan Costello was found dead Monday morning in his hotel room in Auckland, New Zealand. Costello, 23, was in Auckland to play for the Auckland Tuatara in the Australian Baseball League.

MLB informed teams that Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo is available via the posting process, as reported by Joel Sherman of the New York Post. MLB teams will be able to sign him until December 19, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. ET.

David Cone opened up with Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com about not getting the New York Yankees pitching coach position.

The Milwaukee Brewers unveiled their new uniforms for 2020.

Latest NL East News

Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors wrote an offseason outlook article on the Washington Nationals.

Mike Axisa of CBS Sports explored what a J.T. Realmuto extension could look like for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Latest on MMO/MMN

Marshall Field put together a “Mets All Decade Team” based off Mets from the 1970s.

Brian Devine argued that Brandon Nimmo should not be underestimated in 2020.

Matt Musico wrote about how the Mets’ 2019 rotation once again dominated quality of contact.

Tim Ryder uploaded the latest episode of the Simply Amazin’ podcast where he and Rob Piersall talked Jacob deGrom and Pete Alonso‘s award-winning seasons, offseason rumors and Carlos Beltran‘s involvement in the sign-stealing scandal surrounding the Houston Astros, among other topics.

Ryder also wrote an “MMO Free Agent Profile” on Craig Stammen.

John Sheridan wrote a pitching coach candidate profile on Jeremy Hefner.

Sheridan also wrote about Stephen Nogosek who, although struggled in his brief MLB stint, had a breakout season in Triple-A Syracuse.

Roberto Correa reviewed the Brooklyn Cyclones’ 2019 championship season.

This Day in Mets History

2002: Jesse Orosco, former Met and all-time leader in MLB games pitched, agreed to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the San Diego Padres. Orosco went on to play for three teams in what became his 24th and final season in MLB.

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Former Mets legend Mike Piazza announced Wednesday morning that he will manage Team Italy in the European Tournament next year and the World Baseball Classic in 2021.

Piazza was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Mets also retired his No. 31 that year as well. The 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner is widely regarded as the greatest hitting catcher of all-time. His 396 home runs hit as a catcher are a Major League record.

Piazza played for Team Italy in the very first WBC back in 2006. He then served as the hitting coach for Italy during the 2009 WBC and 2013 WBC. Italy manager Marco Mazzieri retired following the 2017 WBC tournament creating the opening for Piazza. The former Mets slugger was the manager for the U.S. team in the 2011 Futures Game.

Current Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo played for Team Italy in the 2017 classic, as did former Mets Gavin Cecchini and Drew Butera.

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Indianapolis (52-49) 1 , Syracuse (50-52) 0 Box Score

• 3B Ruben Tejada: 1-for-4, K | .357/.437/.533

This was pitcher’s duel from start to finish on base sides on the diamond as the Indians and Mets combined for three hits total. Tejada’s single in the bottom of the sixth inning was the only thing that prevented Syracuse from being no-hit.

• RHP Chris Mazza: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB | 3-3, 3.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP
• LHP Ryan O’Rourke: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K, 0 BB, Loss | 1-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.42 WHIP

Mazza was superb in his first start back with the (AAA) Syracuse team holding the Indians to only one hit across 5.2 IP before reaching his pitch limit. O’Rourke took the loss after allowing a run to score from third on a balk with two outs in the seventh inning.

Reading (61-41) 8, Binghamton (52-48) 6 Box Score

• 2B Gavin Cecchini: 1-for-4, R, HR(2), 2 RBI(15), BB | .232/.295/.362
• RF Jason Krizan: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR(10), 2 RBI(47), K | .262/.339/.443
• CF Quinn Brodey: 2-for-2, 2 R, HR(3), RBI(11), 2 BB | .230/.305/.349

The Rumble Ponies offense scored four of its six runs on home runs by Cecchini, Krizan, and Brodey with Cecchini adding another run via a bases loaded walk. While the offensive performance was certainly strong enough to earn a win, the team could have done better as they went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position leaving a total of ten runners on base.

• RHP Tony Dibrell: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 K, 5 BB, Loss | 0-2, 11.17 ERA, 1.97 WHIP
• RHP Adonis Uceta: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB | 3-3, 1.90 ERA, 1.15 WHIP

It was a tough day for Dibrell as the Fightin Phils jumped on him right from the start of the game. After back to back two out walks, Dibrell allowed three straight base hits resulting in four runs scoring in the first inning followed by two more runs scoring in the second inning after another two out walk. He would toss a clean third inning but allowed two more runs to score on a home run in the fourth inning to end his day. On a more positive note, Uceta continues to dominate the Eastern League as he posted his eighth clean appearance in the last ten games pitched.

St. Lucie (56-46) 8, Palm Beach (45-54) 2 Box Score

• LF Edgardo Fermin: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2B, HR(1), 3 RBI(11) | .271/.295/.400
• DH Wagner Lagrange: 3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 RBI(6) | .421/.476/.684

The St. Lucie offense put on show with fifteen hits in the game including six of the extra base variety as every batter in the lineup reached base at least once. After hitting .339 AVG/.957 OPS for the Columbia Fireflies, Lagrange continued his red-hot month of July with his third multi-hit performance in five games with the St. Lucie Mets.

• RHP Joe Cavallaro: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, Win | 4-3, 3.93 ERA, 1.31 WHIP

Making only his second start of the season, Cavallaro was solid once again striking out five batters for the third straight appearance (once as a reliever). After coming into the game in the first inning in relief of Kyle Wilson on July 14th, Cavallaro seems to have earned himself a spot in the St. Lucie rotation after twenty-four games in the bullpen. Since his ERA peaked at 6.75 at the end of May, Cavallaro has held opponents to a .218 AVG/.574 OPS resulting in a 2.64 ERA over the last two months.

Augusta (54-47) 5, Columbia (39-60) 0 Box Score

• 2B Shervyen Newton: 1-for-3, SB(1) | .221/.279/.338
• SS Ronny Mauricio: 2-for-4, 2 K | .281/.319/.381

Not much to discuss offensively in this game as the Fireflies were shutout and held to only three hits on the day.

• RHP Willy Taveras: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 K, 0 BB, Loss | 5-9, 5.44 ERA, 1.37 WHIP

A rough beginning and a rough end overshadowed Taveras’ good work in between as the GreenJackets scored three runs in the first inning and two in the fifth inning.

Brooklyn (21-16) 9, Tri-City (15-22) 2 Box Score

• 3B Jose Peroza: 2-for-5, R, HR(1), 2 RBI(2), K | .286/.286/.714
• LF Antoine Duplantis: 2-for-5, 2 R, RBI(5), SB(2), K | .238/.271/.288

The Cyclones ran wild on the the ValleyCats starter stealing four bases in the first inning and scoring a total of five runs to knock him out of the game early. The recently promoted Jose Peroza supplied the only extra base hit in the game for the Cyclones with a two run homer as part of that five run first inning.

• RHP Frank Valentino: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB | 1-1, 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP
• RHP Mitch Ragan: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB | 1-2, 1.83 ERA, 0.66 WHIP

The undrafted free agent from New York Institute of Technology continues to provide quality innings for the Cyclones holding the ValleyCats to only two runs on two hits although he did fall one out short of qualifying for a win. Ragan would benefit from that as he finished off the fifth inning for Valentino and went on to toss 2.1 perfect innings of work to earn his first career victory.

Johnson City (17-16) 7, Kingsport (15-18) 1 Box Score

• DH Francisco Alvarez: 2-for-3, R, HR(2), RBI(5), K | .351/.467/.541
• RF Scott Ota: 2-for-3, 2 2B, K | .253/.355/.429

The Kingsport offense was held in check in the first game of the doubleheader as they could only muster one run on five hits thanks to Francisco Alvarez’s home run in third inning.

• LHP Cesar Loaiza: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 3 BB, Loss | 1-1, 3.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP

Loaiza did not have his best stuff in this game allowing six base-runners to reach in only 2.2 innings of work. In fairness, he was also not helped out by his defense either as a throwing error by Chris Pujols in the third inning resulted in four unearned runs scoring.

Johnson City (18-16) 11, Kingsport (15-19) 3 Box Score

• CF Kennie Taylor: 1-for-4, R, HR(2), RBI(10), K | .287/.324/.416
• 3B Jaylen Palmer: 2-for-4, R, 2 K | .242/.319/.400

The Kingsport offense was much better in the second game of the doubleheader as every batter in the lineup reached base at least once. Unfortunately, all of their runs and most of their hits came in the first inning of the game. After that, the offense could only muster three more hits the rest of the way.

• RHP Ramon Guzman: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB | 1-1, 4.44 ERA, 1.29 WHIP

Guzman struggled with his command allowing two walks and uncorking two wild pitches but was still decent enough to leave the game with a 3-2 lead. From there though things fell apart for the Kingsport pitching staff as the Cardinals would score nine runs against the bullpen in the last three innings of the game.

DSL Mets1 (22-18) 12, DSL Nationals (11-29) 8 Box Score

• SS Cesar Berbesi: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI(19), BB, K | .750/.800/1.250

Berbesi was transferred from the DSL Mets2 to the DSL Mets1 team for this game and posted his best game of the season driving in five runs to help the team comeback from being down 5-0 to score twelve runs against the DSL Nationals bullpen.

• RHP Jose Valerio: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 K, 2 BB, Win | 4-2, 4.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP

Valerio was the beneficiary of the late game rally by the team earning his fourth win of the season.

DSL Mets2 (20-25) 8, DSL Diamondbacks2 (25-20) 3 Box Score

• CF Ronis Aybar: 2-for-5, R, 2B, RBI(1), SB(1), BB, K | .400/.500/.600

Unlike their counterparts, the DSL Mets2 offense did most of their damage at the beginning of the game scoring five runs in the first and holding on the rest of the way. 2019 IFA signee Ronis Aybar made his season debut for the DSL 2 team and had an immediate impact hitting the only extra base hit of the game for the team and driving in a run with a bases loaded walk in the fifth inning.

• RHP Daniel Juarez: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB | 0-1, 4.11 ERA, 1.43 WHIP

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Gavin Cecchini played his first game of the 2019 season on Sunday night for the Brooklyn Cyclones after tearing his quad in Spring Training.

Cecchini, 25, started the game at shortstop, which is a position he has not played since the 2016 season.

On the offensive side of things, the Mets’ former first-round pick started his day with a line drive double to left-center field that hit of the middle of the wall. He was very happy to get that first hit out of the way.

“I squared that one up pretty good. It was good to get the first one out of the way so now it’s time to move on and keep going.”

In his next two at-bats, however, he struck out in each of his next two plate appearances and popped out to first base in his last at-bat, finishing his day with a 1-for-4 line.

After the game, Cecchini said that he feels like he’s in good health now and that he is just looking to get back into the swing of things in the organization.

“I feel great, my body feels great. Just getting my timing back and today was a good first step. It was my first game I’ve played nine innings in almost seven months since you don’t really play nine innings in Spring Training. Obviously, I was hurt at the beginning of the year until now so it felt good to get out there and play nine innings, get some good swings, and make some plays.”

Going forward, Cyclones’ manager, Edgardo Alfonzo, said that the team plans to “move [Cecchini] around a bit because that’s what his role is going to be.”

Cecchini has no problem with that as he intimated a desire to do whatever the team needs from him now or in the future.

“I’m here to do whatever the team needs me to do. I’m more than happy to play anywhere and help the team win. I feel comfortable at third, second, short. So, wherever they need me, I’m here.”

Another topic Cecchini discussed was his tough luck so far in his career. The infielder only played in his first game of the 2019 season on Sunday and appeared in a mere 31 minor league games during the 2018 season.

That, at least in part, led to the Mets designating him for assignment and removing him from the 40-man roster before the start of the 2019 season. He was outrighted to the minors after nobody claimed him off waivers.

While he’s had a rough time establishing himself so far, he still has confidence in himself and believes that good health is all he needs to take off and perform in the organization.

“I wouldn’t really call it adversity. If you look at my numbers, they’ve been really good, it’s just that I’ve been injured. That’s something that you sometimes can control, but in my instance, you can’t. Last year, I was hit with a 96 MPH fastball, I can’t really control that and this year I tore my quad. I’m doing everything I can to stay healthy. When I am, the numbers are there so it’s just a matter of staying healthy and going out there and doing my thing.”

In seven minor league seasons entering today, Cecchini had a .284/.348/.399 slash line with 32 home runs and 246 RBI.

Cecchini has also appeared in the majors in parts of two seasons, albeit in a very limited sample size, in which he has hit .217/.270/.301 with one homer and nine RBI.

As for what comes next for the infielder, he says that he will remain with the Cyclones on Tuesday and Wednesday, but is not sure what will come after that.

The Mets will be hoping that the 12th overall pick from the 2012 MLB Draft can stay healthy going forward and, hopefully, perform well enough to find his niche on the major league team at some point.

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Steven Matz made his Spring Training debut against the Miami Marlins today in which he fared pretty well.

Matz, 27, lasted two innings in which he allowed one run and two hits while striking out three batters and walking none on 32 pitches.

In the first inning, the left-hander struck out JT Riddle to start the game, but then proceeded to allow a single to Brian Anderson. The latter would steal second and advance to third due to an errant throw by Tomas Nido.

However, Matz didn’t let the runner at third with only one out inning bother him, as he went on to get a sharp groundout from Isan Diaz that Anderson couldn’t score on and then struck out Peter O’Brien.

At the start of the second inning, the Stony Brook native had a 1-0 lead, but that immediately went away as Lewis Brinson hit a towering solo home run to left-center field to tie the game.

Matz would then get Monte Harrison to ground out and strike out Pedro Alvarez. Austin Dean would reach first on a hard ground ball to Gavin Cecchini that he wouldn’t be able to corral and would get charged with an error for.

Bryan Holaday would get a single right afterward to put runners on first and second with two outs. Matz would get out of it, though, as Riddle would hit a line drive that came off Matz and went straight to Amed Rosario who threw to first to end the day for Matz.

After the game, Matz spoke with the media and expressed optimism in how he pitched today.

“I feel good about it. Attacking the strike zone, that’s my main focus right now. It’s to attack the strike zone with all my pitches and I felt like I was able to do that today. So, I’m pretty pleased.”

Matz went on to talk about a specific tip he took from Jacob deGrom this past offseason regarding his workout and pitching regimen that he thinks made a significant difference for him so far in camp.

“One thing that I was able to do, that I’ve kind of taken from, really deGrom, is just continue to throw the whole offseason. Don’t take off too much time as you’re lifting and stuff, and I felt like, coming into Spring Training, that I was more ready than I’ve ever been.”

It will certainly be interesting to see what the young southpaw has in store for the rest of Spring Training and the 2019 season as the team’s fourth starter.

Here’s what Steven Matz told reporters after the game, audio provided by Rich Coutinho:

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As per a team announcement, the New York Mets have retained infielder Gavin Cecchini after designating him for assignment earlier this week to make room for left-handed reliever Justin Wilson on the 40-man roster.

Cecchini, 25, was drafted by the Mets in the first round (12th overall) of the 2012 MLB amateur draft. After seven seasons spent in the minor leagues, Cecchini carries with him a .284/.348/.399 slash line, including a .296/.358/.420 line through 257 games with Triple-A Las Vegas (2016 through 2018).

A foot injury limited Cecchini to just 31 games during the 2018 season.

Over 89 plate major-league plate appearances, the Lake Charles, Louisiana native owns a .217/.270/.301 slash line with four doubles, one home run (off of the Dodgers’ all-world lefty, Clayton Kershaw) and nine runs batted in.

With the current infield depth on the Mets 40-man roster in Amed Rosario, Jed Lowrie, Jeff McNeil, and others, Cecchini, a middle infielder, may find himself scrapping away in Syracuse unless his number is called in the event of an injury.

In any case, it’s certainly nice to still have Cheech in the Mets’ organization.

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Latest Mets News

Former Met Dillon Gee officially announced his retirement via Instagram.

The Mets officially signed Justin Wilson to a two-year deal. In a corresponding move, they DFA’d 2012 first rounder, Gavin Cecchini.

Wilson also expressed his displeasure in MLB’s free agency system.

The Orioles claimed old Met Jack Reinheimer off waivers.

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MLB will change the venue of the 2019 Caribbean Series from Venezuela to Panama City.

Shawn Kelley signed a one-year deal with the Rangers that’s worth 2.5 million dollars.

The Royals made their extension with Whit Merrifield official.

James Wagner of The New York Times talked to reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich.

The Twins signed former prospect Mike Olt to a minor-league deal.

Baseball Tonight, ESPN’s baseball programming, will not return daily for the 2019 season.

Chris Nunn, the lefty who gained popularity after throwing 97-99 mph on a PitchingNinja video last week, signed a minor-league deal with the Rangers.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia also announced his retirement via Ken Rosenthal’s Facebook account.

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Jon Heyman of FanCred hears that trade talks between the Reds and the Marlins regarding J.T. Realmuto are heating up.

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Dilip Sridhar took a look at MMO No.21 prospect Francisco Valdez.

Jacob Resnick continued his series about writing about the Mets NRIs to Spring training with yesterday’s entry on Rymer Liriano.

On This Date in Mets History

Birthdays: Kevin Roberson (51), Sergio Ferrer (68)

Met signed reliever Scott Atchison in 2013 on this date.

14 days until Pitchers and Catchers report!

58 days until Opening Day!

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The Mets announced this afternoon that they’ve officially signed lefty Justin Wilson to a two year deal. In a corresponding move to make room on the 40-Man roster, shortstop Gavin Cecchini has been designated for assignment.

Cecchini, a 2015 first round draft pick, missed most of last season due to injury a foot injury. After struggling during the 2017 season, he was showing some improvements at the plate. Through 31 games, Cecchini was hitting .294/.342/.468 with 11 doubles, a triple, two home runs, and nine RBI.

The shortstop makes sense as the roster casualty due to the infield depth the Mets have brought in this offseason. It is also entirely possible the 25-year old could generate some interest on the trade market.

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The New York Mets are going to now set to draft 12th in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. The team’s 77-85 record pencils them in behind the 78-84 Twins and in front of the 73-89 Blue Jays.

The Mets picked sixth last season, and selected high school outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Wyoming.

Former 12th picks by the Mets include Gavin Cecchini and Lastings Milledge. Notable 12th picks in recent memory include Jay Bruce, Yasmani Grandal, Nomar Garciaparra, and Billy Wagner.

This pick will be quite notable as it will be the first Mets draft without Sandy Alderson as the team’s GM since 2010.

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The New York Mets have made a string of roster adjustments across the past 24 hours. While the Matt Harvey–Devin Mesoraco swap played headliner, perhaps the most pressing issue for the team going forward will be finding a viable substitute for third baseman Todd Frazier, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a tight hamstring.

Infield prospect Luis Guillorme was promoted from Triple-A Las Vegas last night while Jose Reyes assumed hot corner duties in a discombobulating 7-2 loss that saw the Mets strike out 11 times against a miserable Cincinnati pitching staff.

In 42 plate appearances this season, Reyes is sporting a paltry .367 OPS, and his -0.3 oWAR is second to last among Met hitters (Tomas Nido, who was optioned to make room for Guillorme, occupies the bottom spot at -0.4). Since his 2016 debut at third, Reyes’ defensive runs saved and ultimate zone metrics have been moderately negative. Needless to say, despite his veteran influence, Reyes has done effectively nothing to deserve starting time.

In terms of big-league options, Wilmer Flores could also make his way into the shuffle, especially given his offensive merits. However, if there is even one thing Mickey Callaway took away from watching every 2017 game during his offseason, it would ideally be that Flores has no business playing third.

In 55 games, Flores cost the Mets eight defensive runs, while turning as many double plays as he committed errors (as a point of reference, Todd Frazier’s double play to error ratio was a confident 39:13). Replacing a player who ranked third among 34 third basemen last year with 7.8 UZR  with somebody who ranked 25th would be a fatal misstep.

That said, if the Mets are looking to preserve their offense going forward, Flores could certainly suffice at second base while Asdrubal Cabrera holds down the fort at third. Interestingly enough, such an alignment could actually benefit the Mets best from a defensive perspective.

While Cabrera has only committed one error in 32 games at second this year, his 3.45 range factor per nine innings is nearly a full point below the league average. Meanwhile, in 350.1 innings at the hot corner last season, Cabrera played arguably his best defense, saving six more runs than he did at second while building versatility. On the other side, Flores saved seven more runs at second than he did at third.

From a defensive aspect, even with the statistical differences, it’s easy to tell Flores is no Doug Flynn. Nonetheless, such a configuration best protects the Mets from sure disaster along the left side of the infield. If they choose to prioritize defense, however, Luis Guillorme may be the more reasonable alternative.

In 28 games in Las Vegas this year, Guillorme has hit .300/.394/.433 with one homer and 15 runs batted in. While Guillorme’s prospect status has blossomed on both the offensive and defensive fronts the past year and a half, it’s important to bear in mind that he has never played even one of his 497 minors games away from the middle of the diamond. He would no doubt take the reigns at second while Flores would likely remain the utility man.

Of course, Guillorme is no guarantee to hit in New York as he did a prospect in Binghamton and Vegas, as the ghosts of Matt Reynolds and Dilson Herrera can confirm.

Even Gavin Cecchini, who could also find a path to the majors if Guillorme struggles, has failed to contribute much beyond his .217/.270/.301 line across his first 89 plate appearances. Ty Kelly has put up unseemly numbers in Triple-A, including a .963 OPS and 22 RBI.

However, his career .211/.297/.340 periphery in the bigs and current status outside the 40-man roster both render an imminent promotion unlikely. Phillip Evans could be an alternative, but his two extra-base hits in 41 plate appearances do little to separate him from an established defender in Guillorme.

There have been no updates on either T.J. Rivera or David Wright over the past week. Rivera was reported a possibility to return “sometime in May,” but it’s hard to see him emerging from a cryptic recovery process before Frazier, who is essentially resting to treat a nagging ailment. Wright is wrapping up his last week of recovery before he can continue baseball activities, but nothing has been made of his condition since the reports first emerged in March.

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