Mets News and Morning Links 2/12/2021

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday to Todd Frazier, Lenny Randle, and Guillermo Granadillo. More talk about Kris Bryant, Mets DFA Brad Brach,  and Brandon Nimmo is the first in PSL.

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SNY.TV: Latest on Mets target Kris Bryant: Cubs would 'need to be convinced' to trade him.

SNY.TV: Here's the kind of package Mets should be willing to trade for Kris Bryant. Danny Abriano suggests Mark Vientos, J.D. Davis, and one other prospect…plus: “If the Cubs want an additional prospect, the Mets should insist on Chicago taking back Jeurys Familia and a large chunk of the $11 million he's owed this season.”

On BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac, @martinonyc gives us the latest on the Mets' pursuit of Kris Bryant and @HannahRKeyser & @Anthony_Recker discuss if the Mets should pursue Bryant or stay with J.D. Davis https://t.co/eDJ6V1EVhN pic.twitter.com/HSMHAI5xnF

— SNY (@SNYtv) February 12, 2021

On @GEICO SportsNite, @sal_licata breaks down if Kris Bryant would be a significant upgrade for the Mets & if Keith Hernandez is right about how good the Mets offseason has been pic.twitter.com/LQ4i46hTD0

— SNY (@SNYtv) February 12, 2021

MLB.com: Surprise 3B emerges in Mets' search: The Mets have been linked to several third basemen on the trade market, including the Cubs' Kris Bryant, the Reds' Eugenio Suárez, and now, the Athletics' Matt Chapman. 

.@EvanRobertsWFAN and I have been told that the @Mets have talked to the Oakland A's about acquiring 3rd Baseman Matt Chapman

— Craig Carton (@craigcartonlive) February 11, 2021

SNY.TV: Mets' Marcus Stroman says he's added some Jacob deGrom-inspired tweaks to his delivery. “’deGrom’s got the best mechanics, I tell anybody, and a lot of it’s his body, how much of an athlete he is. A lot of it is also physical and what he was born with,’ Stroman said.”

When I grow up, I'm going to be a Rapsodo.👆👇 pic.twitter.com/pzzEffCQFm

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) February 12, 2021

SNY.TV: Keith Hernandez: 'This is the best offseason I’ve seen the Mets have since I can remember'. Mets have acquired Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor May, and James McCann.

We're back with Episode 4 of Beyond the Booth Live

Gary and Keith give their thoughts on the Mets' moves & non-moves this past week, what more needs to be done and so much more. https://t.co/Mrs6ULVrQG

— SNY (@SNYtv) February 11, 2021

MLB.com: 30 prospects who could be stars by 2023. For the Mets: Francisco Alvarez, C. “He already can get to his plus-plus raw power in games, showing an innate ability to drive the ball out of the park from line to line.”

MLB.com: Who'll win the NL East? Experts weigh in. All 5 MLB.com writers pick the Braves to win the division.  3 have the Mets in 2^nd, 2 3^rd. 

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Mets can’t afford repeat of Pete Alonso’s sophomore slump. “’He’s the one guy you look at on this team, you sometimes stare at him in the cage because he’s so talented,’ Michael Conforto said of Alonso last September. ‘I don’t think any of us ever worries about Pete. Pete will be fine.’”

SNY.TV: Get to know new Mets outfield prospect Khalil Lee. “…he gives the Mets a young, speedy outfield prospect who could potentially be big league ready either this season or the next. He has the tools to play center field, but as MLB.com notes, he may project better as a right fielder because of his strong arm. The Mets could look at Lee as a potential fourth or fifth outfielder who could also be used in late-game scenarios as a pinch runner.”

90 Percent Mets: I’ve Talked Myself Into James Paxton. “Signing Paxton and expecting him to take the ball every fifth day and give you 200 innings would be a mistake...Giving him a one year deal when we have legitimate depth behind him? Now, that’s an idea…Either, he is going to be healthy or he isn’t. And when he’s healthy, he’s great.”

The Mets designated reliever Brad Brach for assignment to make room for Jonathan Villar https://t.co/JoB5MLaJi3 pic.twitter.com/ZwaAtHeHbO

— SNY (@SNYtv) February 12, 2021

Brandon Nimmo is the first Mets player to arrive at spring training in Port St. Lucie. He conducted an interview with a member of the team's PR staff; within, Nimmo discussed his readiness to start in center field: pic.twitter.com/Z8sJo7PSR6

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) February 11, 2021

Happy to announce that this weeks guest on The Sports Report exclusively on @sportanarium is #Mets RHP prospect Tony Dibrell. Look forward to this one. Upper minors arm who made adjustments during lost season. To talk that and more. https://t.co/RdaVB3Zxnm pic.twitter.com/i6x24mlK2H

— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) February 11, 2021

Here is the Mets' full and updated 2021 schedule, now with game times.

Opening Day is set for April 1 at 7:09 p.m. ET in Washington. pic.twitter.com/kaDuhG3rTY

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) February 11, 2021

Trevor Bauer on his website having Mets gear up prior to his free agent decision:

"It certainly was a mistake, I was not trying to give anybody false hope" pic.twitter.com/n5C1f7yKy2

— SNY (@SNYtv) February 11, 2021

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MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

MLB.com:

• 'A surreal moment': Bauer feels at home in LA
• Game times set for full 30-team schedule
• Red Sox, Marwin Gonzalez agree (source)
• Adding Benintendi a 'huge statement' for KC
• Bud Fowler was an early breaker of barriers
• Rumors: KB, Mets, JBJ, Arrieta

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Latest On Mets’ Interest In Kris Bryant
• Rays, Collin McHugh Close To Deal
• Mariners To Sign Ken Giles
• Red Sox To Sign Marwin Gonzalez
• Indians Close To Signing Billy Hamilton
• Tigers To Sign Nomar Mazara

Yahoo Sports:

• The Braves are gonna finish where?
• OF Hamilton, Indians reportedly agree on minor league deal
• Yankees among teams watching David Robertson's throwing session in Alabama: report
• Bauer introduced in LA | FastCast
• Expensive Trevor Bauer signing shouldn't jeopardize the Dodgers' long-term future
• Yankees' Luke Voit ranked No. 41 among top players by MLB Network
• Brett Gardner 'definitely' still planning on playing in 2021: report
• MLB Rumors: Red Sox agree to deal with utility man Marwin Gonzalez
• Latest on Mets pursuit of Cubs 3B Kris Bryant

ESPN:

• Top 100 MLB prospects for 2021: The best No. 1 since Mike Trout and Bryce Harper
• Rays lose again: Blake Snell laughs at Twitter roast of his former team
• Report: OF Hamilton agrees to deal with Indians

FOX Sports:

• Yadier Molina on returning to the Cardinals: I'm happy to be back;
• Cardinals invite 65 players to big league camp, opening Feb. 17
• Royals announce game times for 2021 regular-season schedule

CBS Sports:

• MLB hot stove: Red Sox sign veteran utility player Marwin Gonzalez, per report
• MLB rumors: Mets not closing door on Kris Bryant trade; Clayton Kershaw unsure about future with Dodgers

Eastern League:

• Flying Squirrels Sign Major League Baseball PDL, Will Remain Giants Affiliate
• Giants Set Flying Squirrels' 2021 Field Staff
• Yard Goats Foundation to Host Impact of Racism Virtual Panel February 18th

SportsSpyder:

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Francisco Estrada (1948)
• Lenny Randle (1949)
• Ruben Amaro (1965)
• Dennis Springer (1965)
• Tim Redding (1978)
• Todd Frazier (1986)
• Guillermo Granadillo (1997)

Transactions:
Baltimore Orioles signed Ray Knight of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 12, 1987.

Montreal Expos signed Rick Cerone of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 12, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent James Baldwin on February 12, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Aguila on February 12, 2008.

New York Mets sold Matt Reynolds to the Washington Nationals on February 12, 2018.

National Pastime.com had this date in Mets history:

2011

"Doris From Rego Park" makes its debut on Jonathan Schwartz's weekend program on WNYC-FM. The song, written and performed by Don Rosler, is a tribute to Doris Bauer, the Mets fan who became a New York institution as a late-night caller to WFAN sports radio before she died in 2003.

2016

Jenrry Mejia becomes the first player to receive a lifetime ban for three failed tests for performance-enhancing substances, after testing positive for boldenone, a steroid used in horse racing. The 26 year-old Mets former closer claims that he only failed one test, states the second sets of results to be inaccurate, and believes that MLB fabricated the latest violation to remove him from the sport.

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