Good Morning. Born Today Richie Ashburn. Happy Birthday Jose Butto and Mike Vasil. Mets had the day off yesterday, play the Cardinals tonight and Blake Snell goes to the Giants.
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Today's Game: 6:10 PM Vs. Cardinals. Starting Pitcher TBD.
NY Post: Buck Showalter returns to MLB Network as analyst after Mets split. "Showalter will serve as a studio analyst starting next month and working at MLB Network was his last job before taking over as manager of the Mets ahead of the 2022 season."
Yahoo Sports: These five overlooked players have a chance to crack Mets' Opening Day roster. Sean Reid-Foley ("who leads with a mid-90s fastball along with a slider and changeup, has only allowed one baserunner on a walk while striking out seven"), Phil Bickford (Since allowing three earned runs in his opening outing of the spring, Bickford has started to find his groove. He has struck out two batters in each of his last three outings while only allowing one hit across 2.2 innings"), Ji-man Choi ("This spring, Choi is 6-for-27 with one home run, four RBI, two runs and six walks to post a .222/.364/.407 slash line. He stands as the most realistic option to threaten DJ Stewart's spot on the roster"), Yohan Ramirez ("Ramirez, who is out of options, has tossed six scoreless innings with six strikeouts while scattering five hits and two hit batters."), and Zack Short ("The Kingston, N.Y., native is on the 40-man roster and has showcased an able glove while going 8-for-30 (.267) so far this spring") are mentioned
Anthony Rieber Newsday: Phil Bickford is the one Met who went to arbitration. And he won an extra $85,000. "Bickford, a stringy-haired, 28-year-old righthanded reliever with a 4.43 career ERA, felt he was asking for what he was worth. Even though the difference was $85,000 in a sport in which the average salary in 2023 was $4.9 million, Bickford wasn’t afraid of taking the Mets to an arbitration hearing...Bickford’s salary for 2024 — assuming he makes the club out of spring training — will be $900,000. 'I was just comfortable moving forward and just listened to my agent and the lawyer that he hired,' Bickford told Newsday last week."
Tim Britton The Athletic: This Week in Mets: José Buttó opening eyes in spring training. "Now, Buttó touched 97 mph on the gun in his last spring training outing, and he’s developed a slider and cutter to go with that changeup and curve. It’s a more diverse mix, and one that the right-hander deploys far more aggressively." (Subscription required)
On BNNY, @sal_licata, @martinonyc, @stephapstein & @WillSammon discuss takeaways from Steve Cohen's presser yesterday, including going forward with David Stearns & Carlos Mendoza, if the Mets are a playoff team & the farm system https://t.co/L5AAoLm3F0
— SNY (@SNYtv) March 18, 2024
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Prospects Overview (ft. @ernestdove) #Mets #SpringBreakout #LGM https://t.co/HgNSVNGHEh
— Subway To Shea Podcast (@SubwayToShea) March 19, 2024
1 player from each team making a big impression this spring For the Mets they list two - "Mets: RHP Tylor Megill and RHP Jose Butto. When Kodai Senga suffered a shoulder strain early in Spring Training, the Mets found themselves in need of a fifth starter. Megill and Butto have both lobbied for the job in impressive fashion, combining to produce a 1.23 ERA so far this spring. Although Butto has delivered slightly better results overall, Megill remains the favorite in the race thanks in large part to his results down the stretch last season. Both pitchers have been big reasons behind the Mets’ Grapefruit League-leading team ERA."
.@JonHeyman reacts to Blake Snell's reported two-year deal with the #SFGiants 🚨 pic.twitter.com/UFGvrARyly
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) March 19, 2024
The #SFGiants have reportedly landed the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner!@jonmorosi breaks down Blake Snell’s reported deal. pic.twitter.com/Bn6qRiOmwI
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) March 19, 2024
24 hours until the first pitch of the season is thrown at the #SeoulSeries! ⏰ pic.twitter.com/Kpx6RONFu8
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) March 19, 2024
These guys will bring the power. 🔋
— MLB (@MLB) March 19, 2024
Here are your projected home run leaders for 2024. pic.twitter.com/Ac6WE0lLIU
Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.
MLB.com:
- Dodgers’ big 3 could be unlike any other
- Snell agrees to 2-year, $62M deal with Giants (source)
- With Snell reportedly off the market, where will Montgomery end up?
- Shohei Ohtani officially has his very own logo
- Snell signing could push Giants into postseason in '24
- Who do players think will win the '24 World Series?
- Here are the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Teams
- When Hank Aaron brought the Braves to Korea
- Power Rankings: Who's on top entering the season?
- Ohtani to start throwing again, could play outfield for LA in '24
- Rodón gets pulled in middle of Grapefruit League no-hitter by ... Joe Torre?
- Here's what to know about Seoul Series Game 1 (Wed., 6 a.m. ET/3 PT)
- Key dates in the history of Korean-born MLB players
- Seoul Series adds to MLB's history of games played abroad
- A former 'Hero' homers twice in return to Korea
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Giants To Sign Blake Snell
- Jackson Chourio To Make Brewers’ Opening Day Roster
- Offseason In Review: Seattle Mariners
- A’s Release Angel Felipe
- DJ LeMahieu Questionable For Opening Day
- White Sox Name Garrett Crochet Opening Day Starter
- Offseason In Review: Colorado Rockies
- Josh Harrison Opts Out Of Minors Deal With Reds
- Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Anthony DeSclafani To Begin Season On Injured List
- Guardians Reassign Kyle Manzardo To Minor League Camp
- Mariners Grant Cole Tucker His Release
- Submit Your Questions For This Week’s MLB Trade Rumors Podcast!
- Dodgers Name Gavin Stone Fifth Starter
Yahoo Sports:
- Why the Giants shouldn't expect the same from Blake Snell
- Snell addition gives Giants much-needed arm, caps huge offseason
- Giants social media fired up by Snell's $62M contract agreement
- MLB Offseason Review: How will Blake Snell moving to the Giants impact 2024 fantasy baseball?
- Blake Snell and San Francisco Giants reportedly agree to $62M, two-year contract
- Source: Snell, Giants agree to two-year, $62M contract with opt-out
- Yankees target Blake Snell reportedly signing two-year deal with Giants
- Spencer Jones highlights three Yankees named to MLB Pipeline's All-Spring Breakout First Team
- Giants prospect Roupp details full-circle trip to Oracle Park as teen
- Judge expected back from abdominal injury Wednesday, while LeMahieu's opening-day status unclear
- Yankees 2024 transaction tracker: INF Jorbit Vivas optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
ESPN:
- Source: Snell lands 2-year, $62M deal with Giants
- Sources: Frustrated players want MLBPA exec out "On a call with dozens of player representatives from the major and minor league units of the union that lasted nearly three hours, a majority of players in an informal vote told MLBPA executive director Tony Clark they wanted to replace deputy executive director Bruce Meyer with Harry Marino, the lawyer who spearheaded the unionization efforts of minor league players, sources said...The move by players came amid an offseason that has seen a billion-dollar decrease in spending by major league teams..."
- Ohtani unveils personal logo in 'exciting moment'
- LeMahieu (foot) to miss time, Judge back on Wed.
- Twins closer Duran to start season on injured list
- Bauer says he'll pitch in exhibition game vs. Yanks
CBS Sports:
- Jackson Chourio, the Milwaukee Brewers' top prospect, set to make Opening Day roster, per report
- MLB free agent tracker: Blake Snell to sign deal with San Francisco; Jordan Montgomery still unsigned
- Blake Snell to ink two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, per report
- DJ LeMahieu injury: Yankees' likely leadoff hitter could miss start of season with 'significant bone bruise'
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Born on this date:
- Richie Ashburn (1927)
- Don Rose (1947)
- Tim Corcoran (1953)
- Jose Butto (1998)
- Mike Vasil (2000)
1999 - The career of New York Mets pitcher Paul Wilson is derailed again when he suffers a partially torn ligament in his pitching elbow while warming up before a three-inning stint in a minor league game. An MRI will show a partial tear of a ligament in his elbow, and on March 30th he will undergo Tommy John surgery which will sideline him for the year.
2012 - New York Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, facing a $300 million lawsuit, agree to pay $162 million into a trust fund for victims of Bernard Madoff's fraudulent investment scheme, thus averting a trial. The payoff is because the Mets were among the few investors who made money out of their investments in Madoff's fund, while thousands of smaller investors lost everything when the whole house of cards collapsed in 2009. Wilpon and Katz will put up $29 million of their own money in the settlement.
Here is what Dave Rubin of Mack’s Mets said about the settlement.
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