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Good morning Mets fans!
It is officially the beginning of the 2021 season.
Mets pitchers and catchers are expected to report to spring training today. Position players have also started to arrive, but they don’t need to report officially until February 22.
On the first official day of camp, manager Luis Rojas will approach the media at 13:30
Now let’s get into the morning briefing.
Latest news from Mets
Brad Brach was officially launched by Mets as a result of the Mets’ 40-man convulsion.
Corey Oswalt, who was assigned to an assignment at the time Brach went, released waivers and was chosen for Triple A. He will be at the Mets major league camp to begin spring training.
As one of the first Mets to report to the camp, James McCann talked to the media about additions to the Mets list since he joined (mostly Francisco lindor and Carlos Carrasco), Catching Jacob deGrom, and your excitement for the next season.
Mike Montgomerycontract details were revealed by Bob Nightengale. The former Cubs pitcher will earn $ 2.25 million when on the major league list with $ 750,000 in incentives. He has an opt-out on his contract for March 28 and June 1, if he is not in the Mets major league squad at that time, and could find a job elsewhere.
Cubs team chairman Jed Hoyer said they were not involved in trade negotiations. This is the news from Mets because recent reports said that Mets had renewed interest in the Cubs. Kris Bryant, although no deal has been closed in any way. Hoyer, of course, did not highlight a trade rumor, but said that some reports “were completely inaccurate”. We’ll see if Bryant stays with the team during the spring.
The Mets have an 81 percent chance of reaching the playoffs, according to the latest Fangraphs projections.
The Mets are the team that most bets to win the World Series, according to BetMGM. In an article in The Athletic, Nando Di Fino says that about 24 percent off all World Series bets are on Mets, and his chances have dropped from +2500 in January to +1200 this month.
Keith Law described his top 20 prospects in the Mets system for Atlético, highlighted by Francisco Alvarez (No. 19 overall in baseball, in your eyes), Ronny Mauricio (No. 32), Matt Allan (No. 90) and Pete Crow-Armstrong (No. 94) taking the top four. Newly acquired field prospectus Khalil Lee ranks 7th in the system in Law’s eyes.
Former Oregon duck and current favorite for an end of rotation location David Peterson sat with Oregon Duck Baseball to talk about your time at school and your journey to the big leagues.
Latest MLB News
Left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson agreed to an agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according Ken Rosenthal.
Nick Tropeano, which the Mets claimed waivers in early winter, signed an agreement with the San Francisco Giants, according to Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo.
Robert Murray says Milwaukee brewers are “in serious conversations”With his ex-third baseman Travis Shaw, and Jon Heyman says an agreement “seems likely. “
Latest in MMO
Alexis Farinacci helps Mets fans get to know the outfielder Kevin Pillar.
The Mets were astute in assembling their bullpen this off-season, writes Dilip Sridhar.
Ryan Finkelstein says the Mets should join the pack Luis guillorme and JD Davis on the third base.
Digital MMO
On today’s episode Locked On Mets, host Ryan Finkelstein is accompanied by Jack Oliver, creator of Jolly Olive Youtube channel. As previously announced in our Twitter, Jolly Olive will contribute to our new MMO Video Content Department, which will soon be featured here as part of the ‘Digital MMO’.
In the podcast, Ryan and Jack talk about the Jolly Olive channel on YouTube, recall dark moments in the history of the Mets and discuss the next season.
On this date in the history of the Mets
Happy 91st birthday for the inaugural Met Roger Craigand happy 44th for the single Met Juan Padilla.
Come on Mets!
