Mets News and Morning Links 2/26/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Kevin PlaweckiDom Smith is getting more comfortable in Left Field, Matthew Allan soaks up wisdom from Jacob deGrom, and the Mets get a catcher.

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MLB Trade Rumors: Mets, Caleb Joseph Agree To Deal…a split contract and 40 man roster spot - “Clearly, Joseph has never been a huge threat at the plate, but he’s thwarted 31 percent of stolen-base attempts against him over parts of seven big league seasons and is generally regarded as above-average with regard to pitch framing.”

NY Post: Mets have prospect Matt Allan learning from Jacob deGrom.


Mets.com: Social justice spurs Dom's youth outreach.

NY Post: Dominic Smith using Barry Bonds chat to focus on Mets left field challenge.




Mike Lupica Mets.com: Alonso is the one to watch in New York. “’You wait and see how he’s going to get after it,’ Dennis Braun, Alonso’s coach at Plant High in Tampa, Fla., told me [Lupica] the other day. ‘I watched him work out. Trust me when I tell you he is literally going to throw himself into this season.’”

NY Post: Mets’ Brandon Nimmo aiming to hold onto center field spot.


SNY.TV: Scouts and execs on how Trevor May reinvented himself to become a dominant reliever. “May is Exhibit A, a failed starter and then so-so reliever through his mid-20s for the Minnesota Twins who came back from Tommy John surgery in 2018 and began customizing his tools to become primarily a two-pitch power reliever -- elevating his fastball while junking his curve and relying on a rebuilt slider with late vertical drop.”


NY Post: Francisco Lindor arrives at Mets camp in ‘Coming to America’ style.


Rising Apple: Three non-roster invitees to monitor during Spring TrainingMallex Smith; Ryley Gilliam; and Arodys Vizcaíno

213 Miles from Shea: Get To Know A 2021 Non-Roster Invitee: Marcel Renteria







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