Good morning, Mets fans.
Former Angels media director Eric Kay was found guilty by a jury for distributing fentanyl and causing the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Currently, Kay is facing a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison. The Los Angeles Angels released a statement on the verdict of the trial, expressing sadness for the Skaggs’ family and compassion for the players testimony, which detailed drug addiction. The family of the deceased also released a statement, expressing their thanks for the local government while also detailing the loss of their loved one.
Now onto the morning briefing.
Latest Mets News
Bob Klapisch, Randy Miller and Brendan Kuty of NJ.com discuss whether the Mets under Steve Cohen will steal New York City from the Yankees.
Latest MLB News
The owners of MLB and the MLBPA met for 15 minutes on Thursday and remain at a stalemate regarding the new CBA. Alexis Farinacci discusses this more in depth on what both sides are looking for in negotiations.
Oakland Athletics pitcher Chris Bassitt sits down with Rob Friedman of Pitching Ninja to talk about the current lockout and it’s impact on the fans.
Chris Bassitt on the Lockout & its Impact on Fans.
[With a shoutout to @DALLASBRADEN209 & @Jared_Carrabis] pic.twitter.com/uh2Q5N4jgV
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) February 17, 2022
Former outfielder Dylan Cozens suggests minor league players unionize. Cozens cites the possible exploitation from owners and lack of financial support as well as missing out on many life events while chasing a major league dream.
Sarah Langs of MLB.com goes into detail on which baseball birthday currently has the most WAR. The list details the day and the player that have the highest WAR on said date.
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Matt Musico wonders how often the Mets have been a second half team, historically.
Michael Mayer features prospects 45-41 in his Top 50 Mets Prospect list.
On This Date in Mets History
1973: Pitcher Shawn Estes is born. Pitching in 23 starts in his lone season as a Met in 2002, Estes is well known to Mets fans as the pitcher who took Roger Clemens deep on June 15th, 2002. This marked the first time Clemens faced the Mets after throwing a broken bat at catcher Mike Piazza during the 2000 World Series. Estes would first throw a ball behind Clemens during his at bat in an attempt to hit him, failing. Fortunately, Estes would hit a ball over the left field wall to exact revenge on Clemens for a 2-run homer. Estes would go 4-9 as a Met, posting a 4.55 ERA.
Birthdays: Shawn Estes (49), John Valentin (55), Kevin Tapani (58), Jerry Morales (73)
Let’s go Mets!
