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Jon Heyman of MLB Network announced Friday that the Mets are showing early interest in outfielder Starling Marte. Dan Quinones wrote a piece for Metsmerized detailing the boost that Marte would provide to the Mets lineup. The 33-year old outfielder stole 47 bases in 2021 and hit .310 with both the Marlins and Athletics.
The addition of Marte would likely push Brandon Nimmo to a corner outfield position, and he could replace the bat of Michael Conforto (assuming he leaves).
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Strength & Conditioning Vacancies on Twitter announced that the Mets are are looking for an Associate in Minor League Sport Science. It is a full time position that would take place in Florida.
Baseball writer Keith Law says that the Mets are making a mockery of MLB’s “Rooney Rule,” and also aren’t trying to hire the best person.
Jay Horwitz of the Mets announced that the late Shannon Forde will win the Gil Hodges Award at the Queens Baseball Convention.
The Mets announce that individual game tickets for 2022 will go on sale Friday, November 19 at 10 a.m.
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that Corey Seager and Marcus Semien may sign before the impending December 1 lockout.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that former Astros pitching coach Brent Strom will become the next Diamondbacks pitching coach.
Robert Murray of FanSided reports that free agents Mark Canha and Michael Lorenzen are drawing serious interest from west coast teams. He also reports that Lorenzen is being viewed as a starter in free agency.
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Alex Horowitz gives Aaron Loup an A+ on his 2021 Mets report card for his stellar performance out of the bullpen.
John Flanigan provides a free agent profile to outfielder/DH, and Met killer, Kyle Schwarber.
Connor Grey gives the daily update on how Mets players are performing in the Arizona Fall League. Headlining the crop is Brett Baty, who went 3-for-4 with a walk.
Greg Jones provides a Fan Shot on what he believes the Mets strategy should be this winter.
On This Date in Mets History
Birthdays: Asdrubal Cabrera (36)
2018: Carlos Beltran announces the end of his 20-year career, split across the Astros, Royals, Mets, Giants, Cardinals, Yankees, Rangers and Astros. The 1999 Rookie of the Year spent six full seasons with the Mets, and finished his MLB career with 2,725 hits and 435 home runs.
2019: Jacob deGrom wins his second straight Cy Young award. After a season with a 2.48 ERA over 32 starts, deGrom led the league in strikeouts with 255. Continuing to prove that record doesn’t matter for the second straight season in determining Cy Young, deGrom finished the year 11-8.
Let’s go Mets!
