Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Mets take the field today at 1:05 PM ET as they send their ace, Noah Syndergaard to the mound to face Charlie Morton and the Houston Astros. Today’s game can be seen on SNY, a nice Friday treat.
LATEST METS NEWS
Yesterday, Robert Gsellman continued to show why he deserves to have the fifth spot in the rotation. The 23-year-old right-hander threw 5.1 innings while allowing just one unearned run in a 1-0 loss to the Washington Nationals. He allowed four hits while walking and striking out two batters. Read more from Mike Puma in the NY Post.
David Lennon of Newsday writes on the huge impact Jose Reyes can have on the bases in 2017. The writer looks for Reyes to be a big stolen base threat once more. It is worth noting that Reyes had nine stolen bases in 11 attempts in 2016. Jose will be asked to be the catalyst once more atop the lineup this season, he showed signs of still being able to be quite productive in his first season back with the Mets last year. It will be interesting to see what he can do with a full season, now at the age of 33.
Asdrubal Cabrera had a strange standoff with umpire Angel Hernandez in Thursday’s Grapefruit League game. Cabrera had asked Hernandez for time during an at-bat in which Hernandez called a strike on him instead. The two would bark at each other after Cabrera got a hit and Hernandez being Hernandez tossed Asdrubal, who was standing on first base, from a spring training game. Cabrera though would troll Hernandez, taking his sweet time walking off the field. Read more from Kristie Ackert in the NYDN.
Ken Davidoff of the NY Post writes of Zack Wheeler running out of time to prove himself to the Mets prior to opening day. Being this late in spring, it most likely would be best for Zack to stay in extended spring training to continue to work while saving some innings for later in the season. Wheeler though has impressed at times this spring and could finally be a real asset to the team once again.
NL EAST RUMBLINGS
Eddie Matz of ESPN believes that the Washington Nationals may have found their closer in Koda Glover.
JuliaKate E. Culpepper of theAJC.com takes a look at the Atlanta Braves that may be worth trading this season.
Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald speaks with Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich on Team USA’s WBC win.
Jon Heyman of FanRag sports tweets that the Philadelphia Phillies have shown interest in free agent outfielder, Angel Pagan.
RECENTLY ON MMO
Mathew Brownstein holds an exclusive interview with former Mets pitching coach, Rick Peterson.
Over at MetsMinors.net, Mets Daddy takes a look at Baseball America having Gsellman as a Rookie of the Year candidate for 2017.
TODAY IN METS HISTORY
New York Mets players born on this day include, Jose Valverde (39), Garry Templeton (61) and Jesus Alou (75).
