Mets Intrasquad Game Thread, 1:10 PM

Friday, February 24, 2023 • 1:10 P.M. Clover Park• Port St. Lucie, Florida LHP Joey Lucchesi vs. RHP RHP Dominic Hamel SNY (streaming on YouTube) The Mets kick-off action (kind of) in Port St. Lucie with an intrasquad game at Clover Park on Friday afternoon. Mets Lineup Pete Alonso 1B Eduardo Escobar 3B Francisco Lindor SS Jeff McNeil 2B Omar Narváez C Abraham Almonte RF Mark Canha LF Tommy Pham...

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Should Verlander or Scherzer Start Opening Day for Mets?

With Opening Day on the horizon, the Mets have quite the predicament staring them in the face as they decide on a starting pitcher. Both Justin Verlander, this offseason’s crown jewel acquisition, and Max Scherzer have accumulated an abundance of experience in the role during their Hall of Fame careers and are well-deserving candidates to be given the ball against the Marlins on March 30....

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Billy Eppler’s Journey Through A Big-Time Offseason

There’s no such thing as an offseason in sports anymore. Especially in baseball. And, for New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler, he was busier this winter than he will be at any other point during the year. When the cold weather hits and the dark settles in early, the vast majority of us bunker down and count down the days until spring arrives. For Eppler, and other baseball...

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Morning Briefing: MLB Spring Training Games Begin Today

Good morning, Mets fans! MLB spring training games begin today! Still another day to wait until the Mets play, but the Red Sox will kick off the 2023 spring training schedule with a game against the Northeastern University Huskies at 1:05 p.m. ET. At 3 p.m., the Rangers will face the Royals and the Mariners will face the Padres. The full schedule, which of course includes Mets games, begins...

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Starling Marte Took Live Batting Practice

Updated Post – Feb. 23, 13:55 Mets right fielder Starling Marte took live batting practice on Thursday in Mets camp off starter Kodai Senga. Marte also took full regular BP as he recovers from groin surgery. Buck Showalter told the media after BP that the Mets have a date in mind for when Marte will likely start playing in games, but don’t want to get it out there publicly yet....

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Five Mets On FanGraphs Top 100 Prospect List

As the season gets closer to beginning, we have another Top 100 prospect list that was just released on Wednesday. Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin unveiled their list of the Top 100 Prospects in the game on FanGraphs and the Mets were well-represented on the list. In total, the Mets had five prospects and had a chance at six on the list. Catcher Francisco Álvarez was the highest on the list...

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