Morning Briefing: Frazier Wants To Help Mets Make Some Noise!

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Todd Frazier‘s deal was officially announced in a press conference on Wednesday. Frazier later described his expectations for the 2018 season saying he’s shooting for a .275 average, 35 home runs and 100 RBI’s. We’ll take it.

“I love that challenge,” Frazier said. “I love that maybe I can help this team and lead this team. I’m not trying to step on anybody’s toes. But I think we’ve got a really good thing going here and we have a really good opportunity here in New York to make some noise.”

Sandy Alderson and Jeff Wilpon both reached out to David Wright to discuss the Frazier deal with him before making it official. Wright was all for it and reached out to Frazier and welcomed him to the team.

The roster casualty for Frazier was infielder Matt Reynolds. Reynolds appeared in 112 games over the past two seasons and although he didn’t show much with the bat, he showcased his value as a passable utility man.

There’s a new name on the Mets beat! Tim Britton announced that he will be covering the Mets for The Athletic. Britton had previously covered the Red Sox for the Providence Journal for the past seven years. We wish him the best!

Latest MLB News

Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports reports that the MLB Players Association will have conduct their own spring training camp exclusively for free-agents.

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, J.D. Martinez is fed up with the Red Sox’s ownership, which may keep them from signing him.

Bob Nightengale of the USA Today believes that The Diamondbacks are looking to take advantage of JD’s slow market and have offered the slugger a one-year deal.

Wasserman Agency dropped one of its premier clients, Yasiel Puig. Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets that the outfielder’s contract was terminated due to behavioral issues.

Former Yankee manager Joe Girardi has been hired by MLB Network as an analyst.

Jeff Manship, who pitched last year with the NC Dinos, has signed a minor-league deal with Reds and will look to right his once-promising career. Blaine Boyer and Craig Gentry also inked deals yesterday, signing with the Royals and Orioles, respectively.

Carlos Beltran stated that he will not visit the White House with the rest of the team on April 12th.

The Reds lost their arbitration case against Eugenio Suarez and will pay him 4.2 million dollars for the 2018 season.

According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, The Orioles have been been in touch with free-agent starter Lance Lynn. They have also been engaged in trade talks with the Indians about their superstar third baseman, Manny Machado.

Is this town too big for two baseball-playing quarterbacks? That question must be asked now that Russell Wilson has been traded to the New York Yankees for future considerations. Wilson has appeared at the Rangers’ spring training complex as a mentor for younger players over the past few years and will reprise that role for the Yankees.