Good morning, Mets fans!
It was another frustrating day in baseball. While there have been hints of potential momentum throughout this entire negotiations process, the two sides are still yet to come to a deal. The international draft has been the latest issue in bargaining talks.
The start of the season will now be delayed until at least April 14, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. You can catch all the latest lockout updates in our thread here.
Latest Mets News
The Mets hired former infielder Anderson Hernández as a minor league instructor, according to Jacob Resnick of SNY.
The Mets parted ways with executive vice president and chief marketing officer David Newman, as Anthony DiComo of MLB reported. In his place, the team announced that it hired Andy Goldberg.
The team signed Cuban 19-year-old third baseman Yordis Perera, per Francys Romero of MLB.
Latest MLB News
Alex Rodriguez is co-founding a stock market for pro athletes called Mojo. Fitting, given the author of this morning briefing.
Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on David Ortiz‘s issues with the proposed international draft.
MLB’s deals with Apple and NBC Sports are worth a combined $115 million, according to an article by Mike Ozanian of Forbes.
Senator Dick Durbin spoke out about the lockout, with a special message to the owners.
Latest on MMO
John Sheridan took a look at Mets No. 10 prospect Nick Plummer for Mets Minors.
Nate Mendelson contextualized MLB’s latest proposal with how it pertains to Steve Cohen.
On This Date in Mets History
1962: The Mets played the first game of any sort in their history, facing off against the Cardinals in their Grapefruit League opener. Naturally, they lost.
Birthdays: John Cangelosi (59), Mike Birkbeck (61), Ken MacKenzie (87)
Let’s go Mets!
