Mets News and Morning Links - 3/5/2022

Photo by Trevor Williams via twitter

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Mike Hessman. Lockout Day 94, Spring Training games cancelled until March 17th, the players support stadium workers, and Steve Cohen's smart moves give Mets a profit.

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Mets Links: 

Barstool Sports: Shocker! 3 Of The 4 Cheap A** MLB Owners That Voted Against Increasing The Luxury Tax Also Voted Against Steve Cohen's Bid To Buy The Mets Because They Are Scared Of Cohen Spending Too Much Money.

Forbes.com: New York Mets’ Revenue Surged To $153 Million At Citi Field In 2021 Thanks To Steve Cohen. “Cohen injected the ballpark’s balance sheet with $50 million of his own money, thereby reducing the amount of ticket revenue that had to go toward PILOT bond payments by 40%. Cohen also refinanced the PILOT bonds at lower interest rates. These two actions not only saved the team money but also resulted in a higher credit rating for Citi Field’s bonds.”

Mets Daddy: MLB 2022 Season On Path To Cancellation. ”Throughout the CBA negotiations, we saw a pattern. The MLBPA kept making major concessions, and they were met with little to no movement from the owners.”

Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing looks at Mets who played Third, Outfield, and caught in “Catching OF-3B Lightning in a Catcher”

Brooklyn Cyclones Announcers Keith Raad and Billy Harner do a great Podcast every week - Amazin' Starts Here.  Here is the latest episode where they interview Bryce Wheary, St. Lucie Player Development Coach. 

Mack's Mets:

• Mike's Mets - Too Much of a Good Thing
• Remember 1969: Who Won? Deals of History - 1985
• Reese Kaplan -- What We Miss About Spring Training

Metsmerized:

• Lockout Deadline Thread: Players Might Negotiate 14-Team Playoff
• Mayer’s Top 50 Mets Prospects: 35-31 Features Two Potential Big League Relievers - No. 35 JT Schwartz, 1B; No. 34 Jose Peroza, 3B; No. 33 Brian Metoyer, RHP; No. 32 Thomas Szapucki, RHP; No. 31 Colin Holderman, RHP;

Mets Minors: 

• Mets Top Prospects for 2022: No. 12 Simon Juan

.@JTSchwartz4 is getting ready for his first full pro season. 😤 pic.twitter.com/qglhFfg4SF

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 4, 2022

18 year old #Mets pitching prospect Joel Díaz is down in Port St. Lucie for minor league camp.

Here’s his curveball (dubbed “el yo-yo”) from a bullpen session: pic.twitter.com/UU4NLdWbbN

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) March 4, 2022

Here’s a big swing from #Mets catching prospect Vincent Perozo at minor league camp.

The 19-year-old was ranked by Baseball America as the 25th-best prospect in the system, noting potential to be a major league regular. pic.twitter.com/SWL0a6q55R

— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) March 4, 2022

.@justin_guerrera in the box. pic.twitter.com/VjJuBTUNdt

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 4, 2022

Check out some of the best shots from @Mets 2022 Minor League Photo Day. https://t.co/LCHrW4dgY6

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) March 4, 2022

Meet the #Mets newest Director of Major League Operations, @elizabenn. She discusses her new role with the team, her career path and much more.

Full video 👉 https://t.co/0OdeP9i1Dz pic.twitter.com/BjJYJOfSvh

— New York Mets (@Mets) March 4, 2022

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MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

Sources: As the two sides look to jump-start the CBA talks, the union has approached MLB with an offer to re-open talks on the 14-team postseason field, with the idea it can exchange this for more flexibility on the CBT numbers and other issues.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) March 4, 2022

Neil Best Newsday "Blame baseball, not younger people's short attention spans, for the decline of baseball"

David Lennon Newsday MLB players' union launches $1M fund to aid stadium staffs, other workers hurt by cancellation of games. A few hours later, MLB erased more games from the spring-training schedule, now through March 17.

SNY.TV: “While it was reported earlier on Friday that the MLBPA has approached the league with a new offer revolving around a 14-team postseason, MLB unfortunately was forced to cancel more spring training games. As another week went by without a new CBA, the league announced on Friday that spring training games can now begin no earlier than March 18.”

Joel Sherman NY Post: Locked-out MLB players should relent on luxury tax issue — for now.  Joel suggest the Players should accept the Owners deal and “make an agreement with this proviso: a reopener clause in a five-year deal after two or three years, which would allow either side to terminate and trigger new negotiations”.

NY Post: Minor league teams ban Rob Manfred over MLB lockout: ‘Hates fun’

MLB.com:

• 'Rewarding': Walker enjoying life as EMT after six years in Minor Leagues
• 'Something left in the tank': Vlad Sr. crushes softball homer
• Acuña's brother carving own path with Rangers
• Why a rehabbing utility man watched every Brewers game in 2021
• A letter to baseball fans
• Deadline passes without a CBA deal between MLB, MLBPA
• FAQ on the CBA negotiations 
• More CBA updates and information
• Shriners Children's College Classic continues today

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Multiple Teams Ask MLB To Attempt To Cancel This Year’s Rule 5 Draft
• A’s, Parker Markel Agree To Minor League Deal
• MLBPA Reportedly Willing To Reopen Talks On 14-Team Playoffs
• MLB Cancels Spring Training Games Until At Least March 18
• Rangers Notes: Patton, Hernandez, Engler
• Blue Jays Sign Eric Stamets To Minor League Deal

Yahoo Sports:

• How to draft a balanced team in tough league
• All about Nationals outfielder Juan Soto with stats and contract info
• Florida baseball falters on offense in series-opening loss to Miami Hurricanes
• Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings - Game Highlights
• Late inning heroics leads LSU to a win over Oklahoma
• WATCH: Van Horn, Bohrofen, Ledbetter recap Game 1 loss to SELA
• Latest on MLB lockout: Spring training games canceled through March 17
• Former Yankee Derek Jeter explains why his debut delayed
• MLB lockout to 'definitely hurt' Obvious Shirts' Wrigleyville store
• Softball tramples St. Thomas in home opener

ESPN:

• How MLB, MLBPA must get their priorities straight as lockout looms over their sport
• 'They need to stop treating us like we're idiots': How MLB can salvage this season
• 2022 MLB draft rankings 1.0: Druw Jones (yes, Andruw's son) is No. 1 on our list

CBS Sports:

• MLB lockout: Players willing to discuss 14-team playoff, per report
• MLB lockout: Bryce Harper jokes about playing in Japan as players grow frustrated with negotiations
• MLB Players Association launches $1 million fund to assist seasonal workers affected by owners' lockout

SportsSpyder:

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Larry Elliot (1938)
• Les Rohr (1946)
• Kevin Brown (1966)
• Mike Hessman (1978)

National Pastime.com:

1972

Jim Fregosi, obtained by the Mets from the Angels in the off-season for future Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, breaks his right thumb during a spring training workout. The All-Star infielder will suffer through an agonizing season, batting only .232 in 101 games, after being touted as the team's solution to its revolving door at third base.

3/5/1962 Casey Stengel becomes the first Met to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. pic.twitter.com/6KrkaNJeHU

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) March 5, 2022

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