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Mets News and Morning Links 3/16/2022

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Curtis Granderson, Jacob Rhame, and Branden Fryman.  Mets unvaccinated players not allowed to play home games, Buck and Francisco Lindor address media, and Max is here to win a World Series.

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NY Post: Unvaccinated Yankees, Mets won’t be allowed to play in home games. "The rule currently stipulates that, 'Businesses may not allow any unvaccinated workers to work at their workplace. A workplace is considered any location – including a vehicle – where you work in the presence of at least one other person.'...Meanwhile, the city has laid off over 1,400 public employees who refused to get vaccinated....Although Adams has admitted the rule is 'unfair' – as unvaccinated, out-of-town athletes are permitted to play in New York – he hasn’t changed the mandate, arguing he fears another COVID-19 shutdown"

Newsday: “Under the previous mandate, unvaccinated New York-based baseball players could still participate in games because they happened in an outdoor venue. The newer mandate, which is currently keeping Irving from playing with the Nets at Barclays Center, governs those who work in New York…A workplace is defined as any location where someone works with another person, regardless of whether it is indoors or outdoors.”

NY Daily News: "Several prominent Mets, like Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Max Scherzer, took the vaccine in 2021. But the Mets were also one of the least-vaccinated teams in baseball last year, never hitting the 85% threshold to loosen COVID protocols."

NY Post: Mets’ Taijuan Walker not sure he will be ready to start season. "Walker indicated he is probably one to two weeks behind the rest of the pitchers in spring training. Another Mets pitcher returning from surgery, Carlos Carrasco, has already faced live hitters. Carrasco underwent surgery last October to remove a bone fragment from his right elbow that he says he pitched with for the past seven seasons."

NY Post: New Met Adam Ottavino: My comment wasn’t a shot at Yankees. "'It’s where I really want to be,” said Ottavino...'It’s great that a good team is in New York.'...The last comment could be construed as a shot at the Yankees. Ottavino, visibly upset hours later that his comment was interpreted in that manner, told The Post that wasn’t his intent...'Those are my friends over there,' Ottavino said. 'I would have gone back there. There is nothing to it.'”

NY Post: Mets’ Pete Alonso is driving again after horrific car crash in Tampa.

NY Post: Francisco Lindor ready to put his ugly Mets debut season behind him.

Mets.com: ‘I don’t think I’ve hit my peak yet’: Lindor asking more of himself this season.

For Francisco Lindor's full interview from yesterday - click here.


SNY.TV: Mets' Dominic Smith already has personal goals set for 2022 season. 'Hit .300, 25-30 home runs'.

SNY.TV: Max Scherzer motivated to win World Series with Mets: 'That's the goal and that's the only goal I need' 'I have another great opportunity here to go out and win a World Series'



MLB Trade Rumors: Showalter: McNeil In Line To Start For Mets At Second Base. Asked about Canó’s role, Showalter replied “I think Robbie knows he’s not going to play second base for us as much as he wants to. But we hope he’s not a pure DH either.

For Buck's full interview yesterday, click here. 



Mets.com: Here are the Top 10 3B prospects heading into '22 season. Brett Baty rated #1; Mark Vientos #9;

Mets.com: Injuries & Moves:  "RHP Jake Reed (oblique soreness). Expected return: TBA. Reed...had to cut short a throwing session on March 15 due to midsection discomfort....OF Starling Marte...Marte reported a bit of unusual soreness in his left oblique. Testing, including an MRI and X-rays, came back relatively clean, but the Mets held Marte back from early workouts as a precaution."

Andy Martino SNY.TV: Why Mets aren’t talking to free agent Kyle Schwarber. GM Billy Eppler was telling the truth when he said publicly that the team was likely done adding to its offense. "Robinson Cano, J.D. Davis, Dom Smith and occasionally Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil will receive DH at-bats."

Amazing Avenue - Grading the Mets’ Chris Bassitt trade. "A very underrated and badly needed arm acquired for a relative song. What’s not to like?" They give the trade A.

Mike's Mets: A Very Early Look at Mets Position Players.

Faith and Fear in Flushing: Welcome, THB Class of 2021!  Jason Fry looks at all the players that made their Mets debut in 2021 - Francisco Lindor, Kevin Pillar, Jonathan Villar, Johneshwy Fargas, Khalil Lee to name a few. 

Mets Daddy: Mets Still Need Michael Conforto.

Rising Apple: NY Mets prospect Jake Mangum could be closer to the big leagues than we realize.

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New York Mets traded Bob Gallagher to the San Francisco Giants for Leon Brown on March 16, 1976.

New York Mets released Danny Garcia on March 16, 2005.

New York Mets released Ruben Tejada on March 16, 2016.

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2006

At the 5:00 p.m. EST airing of the show Daily News Live!, the Mets begin transmission of Sportsnet New York, which will become better known as SNY. The club modeled the team-owned network after similar regional cable television ventures by the Red Sox (NESN, 1984) and the Yankees (YES, 2002).

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