Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy Friday, and welcome to the weekend! Here’s what you need to know:
Latest Mets News
Reliever Jeurys Familia has lost a total of 30 pounds this offseason as he prepares to put a disappointing 2019 behind him, reported Mike Puma and Pat Ragazzo of the New York Post.
Per Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline: Mets’ pitcher Matthew Allan would sit at #109 if his Top 100 prospects list ran over.
On Thursday, Ron Darling stopped to chat with MLB Network about new Mets manager Luis Rojas, the recent Hall of Fame elections, and the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.
Jay Horwitz, on behalf of the entire Mets organization, released a statement voicing support for former Met Ron Swoboda and wife Cecilia after the loss of their son, Ron Jr., who passed away unexpectedly this week from a sudden illness.
Latest MLB News
Pitcher Wei-Yin Chen has signed a deal with the Seattle Mariners, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
Also from Jon Heyman of MLB Network: Infielder Jordy Mercer has re-signed with the Detroit Tigers.
The Seattle Mariners announced that they have also signed pitcher Yoshihisa Hirano to a one-year major league contract.
Eno Sarris of The Athletic reported on some of the very latest techniques used by ballplayers around the league to give their bodies a bit of an advantage in the long run.
Latest NL East News
In case you missed it: Jeff Schultz of The Athletic posed five questions for the Atlanta Braves to consider before Spring Training- including one involving some guy named Kris Bryant.
Latest on MMO
Matt Mancuso broke out the numbers as he reflected on a rather unpleasant 2019 for pitcher Edwin Diaz.
Starling Marte never truly made sense for the Mets, and Jeffrey Bellone tries to help us understand why.
Alex Worth presents the next group of MMO’s Top 30 Mets prospects for the 2020 season.
This Day in Mets History
1962: Today we honor the late Ralph Kiner, who- on this date 58 years ago- joined the Mets’ broadcast booth to call games with Bob Murphy and Lindsay Nelson.
Birthdays: Nolan Ryan turns 73, Rafael Santana turns 62, Bob Apodaca turns 70
