Good Morning. Tommy Hunter speaks about Eppler's suspension, Kodai Senga throws in St. Lucie and Adrian Houser talks about the trade to Mets.
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Will Sammon The Athletic: Scouts and execs weigh in on Mets’ offseason, wonder about Pete Alonso’s future. Will Sammon reports that The consensus among the scouts and executives The Athletic spoke with was that the Mets would contend for one of the three wild-card spots...The Mets have prioritized pitching and defense. A couple of executives said that improving the defense, in particular, could be worth as many as five or six wins...The Mets’ signing of Luis Severino in late November earned the most applause. Multiple executives said that if New York had waited, then the price would have increased from the one year and $13 million the Mets gave him. One scout said, 'That was a nice one for me. There’s upside there if he can stay healthy.'" (Subscription required)
NY Post: It’s ‘mind-blowing’ Billy Eppler got ‘singled out’ for phantom IL usage: ex-Met Tommy Hunter. “'It’s crazy Billy got singled out,'’ Hunter told The Post on Friday. 'It’s kind of mind-blowing. I had multiple back [issues] and no one from MLB talked to me. I don’t know what their strategy was. It’s no secret what goes on [with the phantom IL], so to go after one person seems unfair...'I feel bad for Billy. … He didn’t do anything different than any other GM I’ve been around.'”
Tim Healey Newsday: For Mets, there will be plenty of newness in spring training. "On one hand, so much of what they encounter will be new — the manager (Carlos Mendoza) and the baseball operations leader (David Stearns) and a bunch of the coaches and players...On the other hand, they have done this before. A lot. The Mets have lived through a bizarre degree of upheaval and turnover in recent years. This is, for example, the sixth time in the past seven spring trainings that they’ll feature a new manager, a new front-office boss or both. Stability is chief among the Mets’ goals under the new(est) leadership."
First Senga sighting of 2024 👀👻 pic.twitter.com/eBGmpoxows
— New York Mets (@Mets) February 10, 2024
Good to see you too @kodaisenga 😁 pic.twitter.com/TsyoutgrAA
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 10, 2024
Adrian Houser and Michael Tonkin played catch this morning in Port St. Lucie ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/ttG9pGjn7T
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 10, 2024
Adrian Houser talked about being "surprised" learning he was traded to the Mets
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 10, 2024
"It was kind of random but figured it was a possibility going into my last year with the Brewers. I'm excited to be here, ready to get going and ready for everybody to get here and get camp going" pic.twitter.com/b0Qst3oxtf
Adrian Houser on expectations for 2024:
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) February 10, 2024
"Hopefully we can get to the World Series. That's the main goal. I don't care about anything about me, I just want the team to win" pic.twitter.com/zdeCotlgnc
Yahoo Sports/Mets:
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MLB.com:
- 8 biggest surprises of the offseason (so far)
- All-Trade Rumor Team: Who could be on the move this spring?
- Predicting where top 6 remaining free agents will sign
- Before Jackie, Paige dueled Feller in league ahead of its time
- 'Smoother and better' Buehler gearing up for healthy '24
- Reigning NL champs not done shopping?
- 3 legendary aces who loom over the 2024 season
- These are top candidates for next long-term extension
- Why Ohtani plans to 'act like I’m a rookie' in first camp with LA
- Giants remain in touch with Chapman (report)
- The amazing, improbable tale of the longest homer ever
- 10 who picked diamond over gridiron
- Looking under the radar for this year's breakout relievers
- Reds sign Ichiro Cano Hernandez -- yes, you read that right
- How the projected standings agree (and how they don't)
MLB Trade Rumors:
- The Cubs’ Fifth Starter Competition
- Red Sox, Lucas Luetge Agree To Deal
- Nick Gordon Loses Arbitration Hearing Against Twins
- NL West Notes: Kershaw, Peralta, Baker
- Yankees, Dodgers Had Interest In Josh Hader Prior To Astros Deal
- James Paxton Discusses Dodgers Contract, Physical
- Padres Interested In Noah Syndergaard
- NL East Notes: Culberson, E-Rod, Lugo, JDM, Mesa
- AL Central Notes: Vazquez, Malloy, Bubic
- Make Or Break Year: Tyler O’Neill
- Billy Eppler Placed On Ineligible List Through 2024 World Series
- Brant Alyea Passes Away
- Dombrowski Downplays Phillies’ Desire For Outfield Help
- Francisco Perez Elects Free Agency
- Jim Hannan Passes Away
Yahoo Sports:
- Black Aces: Vida Blue helped revive the A's
- Orioles closer Bautista has more work done on elbow, but team says his timeline hasn’t changed
- Hernández: Walker Buehler isn't letting high-stakes season diminish his big-game bravado
- Shohei Ohtani media circus causes a stir but few problems (for now) in Dodgers clubhouse
- Adrian Houser's goal for first Mets season: 'Give the team the best chance to win'
- Hernández: Shohei Ohtani mindful that his situation on the Dodgers is unique
ESPN:
CBS Sports:
- MLB rumors: Phillies unlikely to add outfielder after Brandon Marsh injury; Padres interested in starters
- Dodgers do not have a 'hard start date' for Walker Buehler as All-Star righty continues recovery
- MLB rumors: Padres interested in trading for Red Sox outfielder, NL champs looking for right-handed bat
FanGraphs:
- Effectively Wild Episode 2123: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Padres
- Fernando Tatis Jr. Needs to Get His Legs Back in Check
- Proposal to Include MLB Players in the 2028 Los Angeles Games Faces Olympian Hurdles
- Which Ballparks Make It Easiest to See the Pitch?
- What if Blake Snell Asked for All His Money Now?
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Tom Veryzer (1953)
- Steve Springer (1961)
- Brian Daubach (1972)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Stan Hough and Randy Rogers to the Houston Astros for Bruce Bochy on February 11, 1981.
New York Mets signed free agent Jay Bell on February 11, 2003.
New York Mets signed free agent Ricky Bottalico on February 11, 2004.
New York Mets signed free agent Tony Armas of the Pittsburgh Pirates on February 11, 2008.
New York Mets signed free agent Hisanori Takahashi on February 11, 2010.
New York Mets signed free agent Mike Jacobs on February 11, 2010.
Pittsburgh Pirates signed Eric O'Flaherty of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 11, 2016.
New York Mets signed free agent Jonathan Villar of the Toronto Blue Jays on February 11, 2021.
National Pastime.com had this date in Mets history:
1962 | Before the start of spring training, Don Zimmer and right-hander Bob Miller, both who reside in the St. Pete area, become the first players to don a Mets jersey when they model the club's away uniform tops for a photoshoot at Huggins Field. The expansion team's inaugural third baseman, who will be traded to the Reds in May for southpaw Bob Miller, poses with his nine year-old son Tommy on his shoulders. |
1987 | After turning down the Mets' $800,000 one-year offer and being granted free agency by the team, World Series MVP Ray Knight signs a two-year deal with the Orioles for $600,000. The 34 year-old third baseman, who won the 1986 NL Comeback Player of the Year Award, will play one season in Baltimore before being traded to the Tigers for Mark Thurmond. |
2005 | The Mets announce their former slugging All-Star Darryl Strawberry, will rejoin the team as an outfield instructor during spring training. The often-troubled Rookie of the Year will also join former 1986 World Champion teammates Gary Carter, Lenny Dykstra, Howard Johnson, and Tim Teufel at Shea Stadium on Feb. 27 when single-game tickets go on sale. |
2006: Rickey Henderson is back in the major leagues, this time as an instructor for the New York Mets.
2010: The Mets round out their squad as spring training is about to get under way, signing veteran Japanese lefthander Hisanori Takahashi, 1B Mike Jacobs and C Shawn Riggans to minor league contracts. Takahashi, unrelated to Ken Takahashi who pitched for New York last year, was 10-6 with a 2.94 ERA with the Yomiuri Giants in 2009; he joins Ryota Igarashi, who was signed earlier this off-season, on the Mets' pitching staff.
February 11, 1962: @Mets Don Zimmer and Bob Miller become the first players in a team jersey when they model for a photo shoot at Huggins Field. Zimmer posed with his 9yo son Tommy. #MetsRewind #LGM pic.twitter.com/915si0twqx
— @MetsRewind (@metsrewind) February 11, 2021
Centerfield Maz:
- Bobby Jones: 2000 N.L. Champion Mets Pitcher (1993-2000)
- Tom Veryzer: Former Long Island Born Mets Player (1982)
- Sherman Jones: Original 1962 Met- Police Officer & State Senator (1962)
- Omar Narvaez: Mets Back Up Catcher (2023 - 2024)
- Remembering Mets History (2000): NLDS Game #4: Bobby Jones Tosses One Hitter as Mets Advance to Thier Second Straight NLCS
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