Good morning Mets fans! The noise continues to get louder from critics regarding the job security of newest Mets manager Carlos Beltran amid the fall out the Astros 2017 electronic sign stealing scandal.
Despite various opinions regarding the topic, Major League baseball has insisted they will not discipline Beltran, although he was the only player named in the report.
As Buster Onley of ESPN reported yesterday on ESPN radio, the Mets are “wavering” on Beltran. The original belief was that they would make an announcement on Wednesday night but that did not happen.
The Mets have yet to release a statement, but as Mike Mayer of MMO noted, they could do just that prior to their honoring of Mike Piazza later this afternoon.
While we await the Mets next move, let’s look at what else went on around the league on Wednesday!
Latest Mets News
According to Mike Puma of The New York Post, Carlos Beltran is currently down in Port St. Lucie with the rest of his staff preparing for Spring Training.
Puma believes there is legitimate concern for Beltran’s job at the moment.
Mark Teixeira went on ESPN’s Get UP morning show on Wednesday claiming the Mets have to fire Beltran as their skipper.
Mets bench coach Hensley Muelens is the second most likely odds at 7/2 to take over as the next Red Sox manager according to BetOnline.
Keith Hernandez signs a three-year extension with SNY to remain in their booth calling games, says Andrew Marchand of The New York Post.
Latest MLB News
Red Sox front office official held a press conference yesterday regarding the firing of manager Alex Cora, who is being called the ring leader and main catalyst in the sign stealing scandal. They refused to comment when asked if they though Cora should ever get a chance to manage again.
Chaim Bloom tells Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe that they will consider an interim manager but are exploring all options.
As Buster Onley of ESPN reports, several members of the Astros reached out to friends around the league to assure them the team did not cheat to win a title. Onley claims some of these relationships are now fractured due to false assurance.
The Texas Rangers introduced former Met third basemen Todd Frazier on Wednesday.
Latest NL East News
Jon Heyman of MLB Network says the Braves “like Marcell Ozuna,” and have also shown interest in Nick Castellanos, as well.
John Harper of SNY grades the NL East off-season moves.
Latest MMO News
Jack Hendon says the Mets inability to read markets will define their 2020 season.
Matt Mancuso believes the Mets should be wary about Amed Rosario’s second half of the 2019 season.
On This Day in Mets History
The Mets signed Scott Schoeneweis and Jorge Sosa on this day in 2007. They signed Adam Wilk (2017), Jay Bruce (2018), and Jed Lowrie (2019).
