Mets News and Morning Links - 2/8/2023

 



Good Morning.  Lots of looks at early Mets Spring Training arrivals, Buck talks rule changes and Francisco Alvarez, and some Pete Alonso extension speculation.

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NY Post: Mets preparing for big player exodus to World Baseball Classic. "With as many as 12 Mets players headed to the World Baseball Classic, which will take place from March 8-21, manager Buck Showalter is bracing for a potentially abbreviated look at the team he plans to deploy on Opening Day...Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Brooks Raley and Adam Ottavino (USA) Francisco Lindor, Edwin Diaz and Michael Perez (Puerto Rico) Eduardo Escobar, Jose Quintana and Omar Narvaez (Venezuela); and minor league pitchers Cameron Opp (Great Britain) and Claudio Scotti (Italy) all will be in the WBC mix. Rosters for the event will be announced Thursday."

MLB Trade Rumors looked at Pete Alonso's possible extension, comparing him to Matt Olsen.  They think "perhaps something in the range of eight years and $180.5MM (including this season’s $14.5MM salary) could be mutually agreeable."

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4 games yesterday on Day Six of the Caribbean Series. Colombia 11 Dominican Republic 1 (Box ScoreRobinson Cano 2B 1 for 3, double - hitting .318 in the seriesFormer Binghamton Rumble Pony Gustavo Nunez SS 1 for 4, 1 run scored - .240 in the series; Raul Valdes (L,0-1) 5.2 innings, 4 runs - all earned, 3 hits, 2 walks, 4 Ks - 4.26 ERA in the series; Yennsy Diaz 2/3 inning, 5 runs - 3 earned, 3 hits, 1 walk, 2 Ks - 9.00 series ERA; Dilson Herrera 1B 1 for 5, 2 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 1 K - .095 batting average in the series.

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MLB.Com: Caribbean Series poised for exciting final day of pool play

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New York Mets signed free agent Rey Ordonez on February 8, 1994.

New York Mets signed free agent Rich Rodriguez on February 8, 2000.

New York Mets signed free agent Justin Hampson on February 8, 2011.

San Francisco Giants signed Elmer Dessens of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 8, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Brandon Lyon of the Toronto Blue Jays on February 8, 2013.

Arizona Diamondbacks signed Tyler Clippard of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 8, 2016.

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