Author: Michael Garaffa

Morning Briefing: New MLB Proposal to MLBPA Expected Today

Good morning Mets fans! Today is a very important day in the lockout. The owners are supposedly going to be making a significant proposal to the MLBPA. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that the owners will be making an offer to the MLBPA once their owner meetings end, which was Friday. Heyman also reported that this deal will involve some major economic issues, and that the owners have made...

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Max Scherzer Discusses His Offseason Routine

Tim Britton of The Athletic had the opportunity to do a lengthy interview with New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer on his offseason routine. This has been a big topic of discussion for pitchers in general since the lockout is making it less clear when spring training and the regular season will begin. However, Scherzer is preparing as if everything will be starting on time. “I’m just...

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Trevor May: Rob Manfred Doesn’t Do Good-Faith Things

Mets pitcher Trevor May created quite the stir Saturday with a monologue during a live stream. He was answering questions regarding the lockout and went on to speak on a lot of different things regarding the situation. He began by saying that in his opinion, spring training isn’t going to happen. He said the reason for this was because players don’t get paid during spring training,...

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Morning Briefing: Players Speak Out on Lockout

Good morning, Mets fans! Many players took to Twitter Friday to air their grievances with MLB and their handling of the lockout. This came the day the MLBPA announced that they will be declining MLB’s request for a federal mediator. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that both sides of the table are frustrated at the lack of effort from the other. Mets pitcher Max Scherzer, who also has a...

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Morning Briefing: Carlos Beltrán Hired as Yankees Analyst

Good morning, Mets fans! Jack Curry of YES reported that former Met Carlos Beltrán will be joining the Yankees both as a game analyst in 2022. Beltran, who has was briefly the Mets manager before the 2020 season, is going to be calling 36 games this season. Folks in the industry thought Beltrán may get a spot on the Mets coaching staff in 2022, but that didn’t come to fruition. Many...

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