Morning Briefing: Mets Eyeing Former Braves Starter

Feb 25, 2020; North Port, Florida, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz (26) pitching against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning at CoolToday Park. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Good morning, Mets fans!

Here’s what’s shaking around baseball:

Latest Mets News

According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are interested in the services of former Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz. The Illinois native threw in front of teams on Saturday at Georgia Tech and his fastball was sitting in the 90-92 mph range.

Jason Weingarten of the New York Post accumulated the odds from different sites of how the MLB season standings might shake out. A little hint, the Mets odds are looking quite good!

Latest MLB News

After the Nolan Arenado blockbuster trade, Mark Polishuk of MLB Trade Rumors analyzes who the Colorado Rockies’ next best trade chip is, and opines that it is starter German Marquez.

Major League Baseball issued a proposed 154-game schedule to players on Sunday, but the two sides continue to deliberate over some of the rules and conditions. A later report from Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic revealed that the players can reject the proposal and can continue on with a normal season as planned.

The Kansas City Royals inked infielder Hanser Alberto to a minor league deal. The five-year MLB veteran owns a .278/.300/.377 career triple slash.

The Minnesota Twins made their signing of four-time Gold Glove shortstop Andrelton Simmons final.

Latest NL East News

Former Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard and current Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman have been implicated in an Al Jazeera court filing about whether the two players used performance enhancing substances or not.

Latest on MMO

Violeta Pietronico wrote about former Mets infielder Daniel Murphy‘s top five moments in orange and blue. The 13-year MLB veteran announced his retirement from MLB on Saturday.

Alexis Farinacci delves into Mets’ prospect Carlos Cortes‘s impressive stint thus far in the Australian Baseball League.