Morning Briefing: Maikel Franco Agrees to Deal With Orioles

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Good morning, Mets fans! Third baseman Maikel Franco, who the Mets had their eyes on for a brief second, has agreed to a deal with the Orioles, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

Let’s catch you up on everything else that happened yesterday around the Mets and MLB.

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Per Justin Toscano of The Record, the lone Met who will be permitted into Clover Park today will be Carlos Carrasco. The starting pitcher is working his way back and will have a catch before throwing a bullpen on Tuesday.

Luis Guillorme drew a 22-pitch walk in the 5th inning. Relive the entire at-bat right here 😤 😤 😤 pic.twitter.com/cS57po7ulf

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 14, 2021

Luis Guillorme worked a 22-pitch walk against Jordan Hicks and the bench went nuts.

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This appears to be where Strasburg tweaked something. Looks like a lower half injury. Really hope it's nothing serious. Baseball is better when Strasburg is on the bump. pic.twitter.com/tX2ObYC0Ey

— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) March 14, 2021

Stephen Strasburg left his start early as he appeared to show discomfort in his lower half.

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Edwin Diaz has maintained a successful spring training and Rob Piersall writes that cautious optimism will be important for him this season.

Patrick Glynn recaps the Mets 7-5 win over the Cardinals.

Rob Piersall reports Carrasco said, during his Zoom media availability, he will be ready for the start of the season.

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On today’s episode of Locked On Mets, host Ryan Finkelstein marvels at Luis Guillorme’s epic battle against Jordan Hicks and continues to advocate for more playing time for the 26-year-old infielder. Ryan also gives an updated look at the fifth starter competition in camp, particularly between David Peterson and Jordan Yamamoto.