Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Good morning, Mets fans!
Shortly after it was reported by Ken Rosenthal, Dan Hayes and Andy McCullough of the Athletic and our own Michael Mayer that the Mets were interested in signing Carlos Correa, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that SS Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants agreed on a 13-year, $350 million contract. The Giants got their franchise player, but they had to pay a hefty premium to get the deal done before more offers would have been presented to Correa.
Before the Carlos Correa signing was announced, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported that the Giants had been in contact with Dansby Swanson about a potential contract, but that is now most likely off the table for San Francisco.
Now, it is time for the morning briefing.
Mets News
When reporters asked Carlos Carrasco his thoughts about his name being in trade rumors, he responded by saying that he is just focused on spring training, per SNY. John Sheridan has more information on Carlos Carrasco trade rumors.
Andrew Tredinnick of Record Sports reports that Carlos Carrasco and Daniel Vogelbach spent time on Tueaday with 20 children from the nonprofit Women in Need at a Target in Queens. Women in Need is the largest provider of shelter and supportive services for families experiencing homelessness in New York City.
Buck Showalter was once R.A. Dickey’s manager when he was first learning to master the knuckleball. In a video tweeted by Jay Horowitz of Mets Public Relations, Dickey credits Buck Showalter for giving him the freedom to experiment with being a knuckleball pitcher and giving him a “canvas” that helped him become a successful MLB pitcher.
Garrett Baker announced via Twitter that he recently accepted a coaching position in the New York Mets organization as an integration pitching coach.
MLB News
Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that RHP Ross Stripling and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a two-year, $25 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that catcher Mike Zunino is signing with the Guardians on a one-year, $6 million deal.
The Kansas City Royals signed LHP Ryan Yarbrough to a one-year, $3 million deal.
Marc Tomkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that Peter Bendix said that the Rays expect to trade JP Feyereisen.
Daniel Bard and Nick Martinez will play for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports that the Rockies signed Pierce Johnson to a one-year, $5 million deal. Johnson is a local product who prepped at Faith Christian Academy in Arvada.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that Boca Raton resident Chi Chi Gonzalez has agreed to a minor league deal with the Marlins.
Latest on MMO
Michael Famulari talks about Steve Cohen not caring about the tax named after him.
Chris Bello discusses potential bullpen free agent signings.
Brian Wright goes back in franchise history to look at the Pedro Martínez signing.
On This Date in Mets History
1995: The Mets signed Lance Johnson, the reigning AL hit king, to a two-year deal. Johnson had a great year with an NL-leading 227 hits and an MLB best 21 triples. He was not as good in terms of hits in 1997, but he increased his OBP to .385. He was traded to the Cubs in August 1997.
Birthdays: Shaun Marcum (41), Greg Goossen (would’ve been 77), Jerry May (would’ve been 79)
Let’s go Mets!
