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Mack’s Mets: Mets Agree with Kevin
Pillar.
NY
Post: “Pillar, 32, slashed .288/.336/.462 last season with the Red Sox and
Rockies. Once a premier defensive player, Pillar has declined in recent seasons
— he was minus-two in outs above average last season, according to Baseball
Savant, which placed him in the 11th percentile among MLB outfielders.”
Metstradamus:
“Pillar’s metrics have definitely slid: According to baseball reference, Pillar
went from a 3.0 dWAR and a 2.8 dWAR in 2015 and 2016 to a 1.8 in 2017, an 0.1
in ’18, a combined -0.4 in ’19 and a combined -0.2 in ’20, and since WAR is a
cumulative stat, that might have been worse in a full season.”
Have seen where some feel the Pillar signing means DH will be back in the NL. Don’t understand that logic. If plan was for Pillar to be everyday CF that would be one thing but I don’t think that’s the case. Will get his ABs and play defense late with leads. NL DH still possible.
— Howie Rose (@HowieRose) February 16, 2021
"What they're doing now is really building that outfield depth up and building that bench"@Anthony_Recker gives his thoughts on the Mets signing Kevin Pillar pic.twitter.com/9gSU8ZWymD
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 16, 2021
My dawg. Let’s run it up! @KPILLAR4 https://t.co/pdFQIFYrte
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) February 16, 2021
SNY.TV:
'It's hard to put it into words' how good Mets' rotation is, says pitching
coach Jeremy Hefner. Mets acquired Carlos
Carrasco, Joey
Lucchesi and wait Marcus Stroman to pitch behind Jacob deGrom.
Here's another early spring interview from a Mets PR staffer, this one with Jeremy Hefner. He talks about his pre-camp impressions of Jacob deGrom, Carlos Carrasco, Marcus Stroman and Trevor May: pic.twitter.com/t7g1dyUIEb
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) February 15, 2021
SNY.TV:
Mets have stayed in touch with Trevor Rosenthal, 'clearly in' on reliever:
report. Rosenthal
had a 1.90 ERA with 11 saves and 38 strikeouts last season.
NY
Post: Mets flirting with Trevor Rosenthal after Justin Wilson free-agency miss.
“After three seasons with the Tigers and Cubs, Wilson
spent 2019-20 with the Mets as one of the club’s most effective relievers. That
included a 3.66 ERA and 1.373 WHIP in 23 appearances for the team last season.”
NY
Post: Yankees signing reliever Justin Wilson away from Mets.
SNY.TV:
Yankees sign former Mets catcher Robinson Chirinos to minor-league deal. “Chirinos,
a nine-year catching veteran, most recently spent time with the Mets after
being traded from the Texas Rangers alongside Todd
Frazier. Once in Queens, Chirinos slashed .219/.242/.375 with one home runs
and nine RBI in 12 games for the Mets.”
NY
Post: Prospect shocked Mets traded him so quickly: ‘What is going on?’ “Josh
Winckowski was a member of the Mets for less than two weeks before he was
traded for the second time this winter. The right-handed pitcher, who was
acquired by the Mets from Toronto in the Steven Matz
deal on Jan. 27, was shipped off to Boston 13 days later in the three-team deal
that sent Andrew
Benintendi to Kansas City and netted the Mets outfield prospect Khalil
Lee.”
I had a great talk with Davey Johnson today. Wanted to congratulate him on the 35th anniversary of his 1986 #SpringTraining speech that set the tone for that championship season. pic.twitter.com/SD937IKAGS
— Jay Horwitz (@Jay_HorwitzPR) February 15, 2021
On BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac, @DougWilliamsSNY, @Anthony_Recker, @AnthonyMcCarron & @YankeesWFAN look into the future for the Mets & Yankees and discuss which team is built better for long-term success https://t.co/8rDw37XKvo pic.twitter.com/PfmsrMmLFf
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 16, 2021
https://t.co/Fyl5ZxdAqG
— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) February 15, 2021
Some video highlights of Mets P prospect Ryley Gilliam
Starting off the new week, here's a re-do of an old "missing" card I originally created six years ago, a 1977 Jim Dwyer, aka "Pig Pen": https://t.co/7qBH24jD4s @Mets @70sBaseball pic.twitter.com/Fnm3pABjOl
— Gio/wthballs blog (@wthballs) February 15, 2021
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Today
in Mets History Per
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Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Clem Labine on
February 16, 1962.
Born on this date:
- Barry Foote (1952)
- Bill Pecota (1960)
- Tommy Milone (1987)
- Blake Tiberi (1995)
Died on this date:
- Gary Carter (2012)
2012 - Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter dies of brain cancer in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. After becoming a perennial All-Star with the Montreal Expos, Carter led the New York Mets to a World Series title in 1986.
2018:
The Mets agree
to a deal with free agent SP Jason Vargas, who is coming off the best season of his
career at 35. Vargas will be paid $16 million over two seasons, as long as he
passes a physical exam.
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