Good morning Mets fans! New York Mets pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie this month. The Mets will also begin Grapefruit League play this month as well. February marks the first of nine straight months in which there will be baseball in some capacity.
Latest Mets News
Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post compared the New York Knicks’ 2018-2019 season to the Mets’ 1962 season.
Will Leitch of MLB.com listed 10 dark horse MVP candidates for 2019. Among the 10 was Robinson Cano.
Russell A. Carleton of Baseball Prospectus wrote a farewell piece as he has accepted a position within the Mets analytical department.
Keith Hernandez underwent back surgery yesterday according Mike Puma of the New York Post.
Latest MLB News
Wade Miley agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Astros according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. He will make $4.5 million and will have a chance to boost it to $5 million with incentives according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports.
Dayn Perry of CBS Sports broke down how much each team has spent on free agents this offseason.
Shohei Ohtani will not be ready for Opening Day as Los Angeles Angels general manager Billy Eppler indicated on a Thursday conference call.
Kyle Glaser of Baseball America talked with John Barr and Fred Uhlman Jr., two former front office members of the Baltimore Orioles, about how the organization scouted Mike Mussina ahead of the 1990 MLB Draft.
Latest NL East News
The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies are among four teams that are actively in pursuit of Bryce Harper according to Jon Morosi of FOXSports. The Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres are the other two teams. A fifth unnamed team remains in pursuit to an extent, but not to the same extent as the other four.
The Atlanta Braves are among four teams in the running to trade for J.T. Realmuto according to Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports. The other three are the Padres, Tampa Bay Rays and Cincinnati Reds. The Los Angeles Dodgers are not completely out on the All-Star catcher, but at the same time are not as engaged as the aforementioned four teams.
Latest on MMO
Michael Mayer covered the news about the Mets hiring Andrew Perpetua to their analytics department, in addition to Carleton.
Mayer also came up with a 2019 All-Free Agent Team using the remaining free agents on the market.
Mathew Brownstein conducted an interview in the summer with Carleton that was re-posted yesterday in response to the hire.
J Doubleday wrote a Fan Shot in which he shared the love that he had for the game as a kid and the love he continues to have for the game now. If you are interested in writing a Fan Shot, find out more information here.
This Day in Mets History
2008: Johan Santana agrees to a six-year, $137.5 million deal with the Mets to complete the trade that sent prospects Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey, Deolis Guerra and Carlos Gomez to the Minnesota Twins.
Birthdays: Austin Jackson turns 32, Rich Becker turns 47 and Joe Vitko turns 49.
