Tag: Sandy Leon

Morning Briefing: Strawberry’s ‘Heart and Soul Bleeds Blue and Orange’

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the New York Mets held a live Zoom call with Mets legends Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden as they announced the dates of their jersey number retirements. Doc’s number will be retired on Sunday, April 14, and Darryl’s number will be raised later in the season on Saturday, June 1. But aside from setting the date for the festivities, the...

Five Non-Tender Candidates To Keep an Eye On

The MLB non-tender deadline is at 8 p.m. EST on Monday and with that, there will likely be many new free agents available and some trades will be made prior to that time. Most of the players that get non-tendered aren’t top-of-the-line players, unless if we are talking about Jonathan Villar who had a 4.0 fWAR in 2019. The Mets and many other teams could potentially find some good options...