The Mets fell to the St. Louis Cardinals yesterday by a score of 10-5 (Box Score). They play the new look Miami Marlins tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. The game will be televised on SNY.
The Mets offense looked good early against the Cardinals ace, Carlos Martinez. They worked him hard and he had to depart after 1.1 innings despite throwing over 40 pitches. Kevin Plawecki had a good day at the plate, drawing a bases-loaded walk and hitting a two-run single. Luis Guillorme also homered in the game, something he has only done twice in his professional career.
The pitching was not as good. Seth Lugo went two scoreless, but Marcos Molina and Kevin McGowan could not back him up. They combined to pitch two innings but gave up eight runs in the process.
P.J. Conlon gave up two runs in 1.2 innings but did record three strikeouts. He is currently transitioning to the bullpen.
Gerson Bautista came on and flashed his electric fastball that has been raved about in camp.
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Noah Syndergaard will start on Monday for the Mets according to Mickey Callaway. Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera will also make their spring debuts today.
Juan Lagares has been out with left leg tightness but did hope to work out. He plans on playing next week.
Jay Bruce is sitting due to a sore heel. Hopefully, it heals well.
Kevin Kernan of the NY Post wrote about how Mickey Callaway really meant the word “accountability.” Kernan wrote, “One Met went into the manager’s office and thanked him for keeping his word on accountability issues, something that wasn’t always done in the past.” It appears Mickey has handled his first challenge as manager with aplomb.
Speaking of Dominic Smith, he seems to have learned his lesson about being late. He joked that he woke up every 25 minutes and arrived to the ballpark at 6 a.m. yesterday. He also played pretty well, reaching base twice while also looking good on defense.
Dave Lennon of Newsday writes about new Director of Performance, Jim Cavallini and the impact he has had thus far.
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According to Evan Drellich of NBC Boston, the Red Sox and J.D. Martinez‘s camp are sorting through a medical issue. The issue does not appear to be an immediate issue, but more of a long-term one according to Drellich.
The Reds signed former Mets’ great, Oliver Perez to a minor league deal.
The Pirates signed Kevin Siegrist to a minor league deal. I’m guessing the Mets must truly be comfortable with their bullpen options since they passed on both these guys at cheap prices.
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Tanner Roark told reporters that he thought too much about his mistakes and attributed that to his struggles.
The daughter of the late Jose Fernandez, Penelope Jo Cruz, turned one yesterday.
David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about Dansby Swanson looking to bounce back in 2018.
Matt Gelb of the Athletic takes a look at Aaron Nola‘s ceiling.
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Dan LaMorte writes about Tomas Nido‘s future. It’s Dan’s first article as an MMO writer.
This Day in Mets History
2016: Major League Baseball implements a new slide rule due to the infamous “slide” by Chase Utley. This later helped the Mets win a game against the Nationals when Jayson Werth over-slid the bag and a double play was called.
Birthdays: Ed Lynch turns 62
