Good morning and happy Friday, Mets fans!
Two former Mets are getting settled in with their new team. Amed Rosario will start taking fly balls in center field for the Indians over the next week, and will gradually start to work out at other spots.
“We’ll go one position at a time,” Terry Francona said. In related news, Andres Gimenez’s shortstop stock keeps soaring, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic.
Catch the Mets this afternoon at 1:10 p.m. against the Marlins on SNY. Marcus Stroman (1-0, 3.60 ERA) will take the bump for New York!
Latest Mets News
Marcus Stroman told New York Times Sports that former lawyer turned pitching guru @PitchingNinja on Twitter is “one of the more formidable accounts in the baseball world.”
Latest MLB News
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Pirates have signed veteran starter Trevor Cahill to a one-year, $1.5 million contract with $1 million in performance bonuses. Cahill had drawn interest from 16 other teams.
Latest on MMO
Alexis Farinacci examined Major League Baseball’s 2021 rule change experiment.
Rich Sparago covered Luis Rojas‘ updates on the condition of Carlos Carrasco‘s elbow and Dominic Smith‘s overall health.
Matt Musico checked in on the Mets’ bullpen competition.
On This Date in Mets History
2003: Mike Piazza charged the mound after being hit by a pitch in a meaningless spring training game. The pitcher, Guillermo Mota, hit Piazza in the shoulder after previously brushing his back with the last pitch. This sparked the benches to clear, and Piazza would hold a grudge for the rest of his career.
The Mets went on to trade for Mota to shore up the 2006 bullpen and received bad karma. Piazza was not around in game two of the NLCS that year to chase him off the mound before he gave up a game-tying two-run triple to the Cardinals’ third baseman, Scott Spiezio. Spoiler alert: the Mets went on to lose that game and, six days later, the series as well.
Birthdays: Carlos Muniz (40), David Williams (42), Shawn Gilbert (56), Darryl Strawberry (59)
Let’s go Mets!
