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Mets News and Morning Links - 3/9/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday C.J. Nitkowski.  Nationals 9 Mets 5 as Mets make more errors, Matthew Allan makes spring debut, Jose Martinez to miss 4 months, and the Mets are looking at Maikel Franco.

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Nationals 9 Mets 5 (Box Score) Brandon Nimmo CF 0 for 3; Francisco Lindor SS 2 for 3; Michael Conforto RF 0 for 3, 1 K; Dominic Smith 1B 0 for 2, 1 K; J.D. Davis 3B 3 plate appearances – 3 walks, 1 run scored; Luis Guillorme 2B 2 for 3 – hitting .455 this Spring; Patrick Mazeika C 0 for 2, 2 RBIs; Khalil Lee LF 0 for 3, 2 Ks; Brett Baty DH 0 for 2, 1 K; Francisco Alvarez  PH/DH.0 for 2, 1 K; Mark Vientos 2 for 2 (both doubles), 2 runs scored; Jordan Yamamoto 3 innings, 3 hits, 2 unearned runs, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Dellin Betances 1 inning, 1 hit. 1 unearned run; Robert Gsellman 1 inning, 2 hits, no runs, 1 K; Matthew Allan 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run; Stephen Tarpley 3 hits, 1 run 1 earned run; Franklyn Kilome 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk.

SNY.TV: The Mets host the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday at 1:10 p.m. on SNY. Taijuan Walker is expected to get the start for New York.

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Deesha Thosar NY Daily News: “Over the past two games alone, the Mets have committed seven errors in the field. The club has amassed 10 errors overall in their seven exhibition games...In one of their latest defensive blunders Monday, J.D. Davis was in the shift between first and second when Alex Avila knocked a grounder right at him. Davis scooped the ball but threw behind first baseman Mark Vientos. Rojas said Davis was in position and he rushed the play. It was only the fourth inning, but Davis’ fielding error cost the Mets their third unearned run of the afternoon.”

SNY.TV: Mets' J.D. Davis says he's feeling more comfortable at third base.




NY Post: Mets in talks with Maikel Franco after Jose Martinez freak injury. “If the Mets were to sign the 28-year-old Franco, it could give them another candidate for the third-base job, albeit one who is challenged defensively.  Last season Franco was minus-one in outs above average as a third baseman, according to Statcast, placing him in the 24th percentile in MLB. In 2019 he was minus-five in outs above average as a third baseman. Franco…slashed .278/.321/.457 with eight homers and 38 RBIs in 60 games last season.”




Mike's Mets: Minor Legaue Delays and Prospect Development.

Amazing Avenue: Party like it’s 2014 with Wilfredo Tovar! The infielder is back, and like his prior stint with the Mets, will primarily serve as infield depth.

Reflections On Baseball: Whatever Mets manager Luis Rojas has to do to keep Dominic Smith in the lineup – he’d better do it. The Mets’ purest hitter must play every day. 


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1963

Songwriters Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz introduced the official Met theme song, Meet the Mets, to the public. The tune will be modernized in 1984, adding Long Island, New Jersey, Brooklyn, Queens, Uptown and Down, to the team's East Side, West Side geographical realm.


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