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Mets News and Morning Links 4/3/2022

  


Good morning on the anniversary of the day the Mets won the Tom Seaver lottery.  Happy Birthday Jay Bruce and Hayden Senger, Mets pull Max Scherzer from intersquad start after hamstring issues, and the Dom trade to San Diego is off.   

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As we had yesterday on Mets News: Dom deal off but Mets still looking to improve. 

Joel Sherman NY Post: Mets’ decision to not make Padres trade reveals this about Steve Cohen - "With Steve Cohen, there is no Wilponian uncertainty about willingness to spend. Only about the wisdom to do so." 



Mets Junkies: Trade is Off.




NY Post: Mets’ Max Scherzer scratched from start with injury putting Opening Day in doubt. "The right-hander said he felt tightness in the muscle while running Thursday, but still expected to pitch in a minor league game two days later. But upon loosening up for his appearance the hamstring tightened and he didn’t want to risk further injury. Scherzer is the obvious choice to replace deGrom as the Opening Day starter in Washington on Thursday, but says it’s “too soon” to say if that remains an option."


Mets.com: Scherzer scratched with hamstring 'hiccup'. “It’s just a day-to-day thing. … You do the rehab and most likely, you get back out there pretty quick. That’s kind of the history of how these little hiccups on my leg work. I’m hoping that it’s the same thing. But when you’re dealing with hammies, you never know.”




NY Post: Buck Showalter: Jacob deGrom now a Mets’ midseason addition. “I look at it, think about how strong he is going to be as the season progresses,” Showalter said at Clover Park. “That’s a pretty good addition instead of a trade, Jacob deGrom.”


Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing: It’s Real and It’s Jake’s Scapula. "Matt Harvey had a scapula. I suppose we all have them, but it was Harvey’s scapula that, among other things, kept Matt from continuing to be Matt in 2017."

Scott Ferguson Mets360: Winning without Jacob deGrom. "this is a long season. If deGrom is going to be a part of this team’s championship hopes, then resting now is the only way to go. If you read up on the type of injury he appears to have, resting now and letting his shoulder issue calm down is the best avenue for long term success or at the minimum for deGrom to be playoff ready." (Subscription required).

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  • Wilmer Reyes Flashing Leather - "Worth noting, Reyes has logged over 185 innings at five different defensive positions with his lowest fielding percentage being .895 across 254 innings as a third baseman."

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Some of yesterday's Spring Training Highlights:






Here is yesterday's Spring Training Scoreboard.

Phillies.com:

  • Wheeler: 'Coming out of it healthy is my biggest thing' - "Wheeler threw 45 pitches in two-plus innings on Saturday morning in an intrasquad game against Phillies prospects at BayCare Ballpark. He was scheduled to face the Blue Jays at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, but the threat of rain prompted the Phils to pitch him earlier. It was Wheeler's first start since the end of last season. He entered camp behind schedule after throwing an MLB-best 213 1/3 innings in 2021 and experiencing soreness in his right shoulder when he started to throw again in December."

That balls outta here.com: Phillies will avoid Mets ace in at least half of season series. Phillies won’t have to face Jacob deGrom in at least the early part of 2022 season due to injury.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

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New York Mets traded John Csefalvay to the Houston Astros for Gary Rajsich on April 3, 1981.

New York Mets traded Gary Matthews to the Baltimore Orioles for John Bale on April 3, 2002.

New York Mets claimed McKay Christensen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 3, 2002.

Detroit Tigers claimed Tyler Walker of the New York Mets on waivers on April 3, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Pedro Feliciano on April 3, 2003.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno to the St. Louis Cardinals for Wilson Delgado and Chris Widger on April 3, 2004.

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1966

Tom Seaver picks the Mets' name from a hat in a lottery, signing with the team for a reported $50,000 bonus. Tom's father had threatened a lawsuit, necessitating the special draft, after his son's contract with Atlanta was voided by Commissioner William Eckert because the right-hander's college team had played two exhibition games, but signing a pro contract also prevents the future Hall of Famer from playing on the collegiate level.

1985

The owners' proposal of expanding the League Championship Series to best-of-seven is agreed to by the Players' Association. The LCS started as a best-of-five games series in 1969 when the leagues divided into divisions, with both the Orioles and Mets sweeping their opponents in three games.

 

1989

The Mets win their 11th consecutive home opener, beating St. Louis at Shea Stadium, 8-4. The Amazins' have now won on Opening Day in 18 of the last 20 seasons.

2006

Sportsnet NY, the Mets' new team-owned network, broadcasts its first regular season baseball game. During the third inning of New York's 3-2 victory over the Nationals, SNY experiences technical difficulties which black out the telecast for nearly twenty minutes.

2009

The Mets, obligated only to pay the major league minimum of $400,000, sign Gary Sheffield (.225, 19, 57) in hopes of adding a much-needed right-handed bat to the lineup. The 40 year-old offensively challenged outfielder, who has 499 career home runs, was unexpectedly released by the Tigers earlier in the week despite having $14 million left on his contract.

2009

On a damp and chilly New York night, both the Mets and Yankees open their new stadiums with exhibition games. The double debut in the Big Apple sees each team come away with a victory when the Amazin's beat the Red Sox, 4-3, and the Bronx Bombers launch three homers to defeat the Cubs, 7-4.

 

Baseball Reference:

1964 - New York Mets pitcher Carl Willey suffers a broken jaw when he is hit by a line drive batted by Detroit Tigers outfielder Gates Brown during a spring training loss. Willey will be out until June 6th but his career will be effectively ended.

1966 - The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star Tom Seaver to his first contract, including a $50,000 bonus. Seaver had been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the January draft, but Commissioner Spike Eckert voided the deal when he signed a contract after USC's season had already begun. The Mets beat out the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies in a lottery for Seaver's services.

1969 - First baseman Donn Clendenon ends his retirement and reports to the Montreal Expos. Clendenon, who had refused a trade to the Houston Astros, will eventually be traded to the New York Mets where he will hit 12 home runs and help them win the World Series. 

 

 

1984: Arbitrator Richard Bloch rules that the Royals' Willie Wilson and the Mets' Jerry Martin can return to action on May 15th, the day their year-long suspensions for cocaine abuse are first due to be reviewed. 

2016: In the nationally televised Sunday night game, a rematch of last year's World Series, Kansas City gets the better of the Mets, 4 - 3, as Edinson Volquez is the winner against Matt Harvey. For the Mets, LF Yoenis Cespedes drops a routine fly ball by Mike Moustakas in the 1st, leading to the Royals' first run.

2019 - Jacob deGrom, last year's Cy Young Award winner is back at it. He strikes out 14 Marlins in 7 innings and also hits a homer to lead the Mets to a 6 - 4 win. It is deGrom's 26th consecutive quality start, dating back to 2018, matching the major league record set by Hall of Famer Bob Gibson in 1967-1968.

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