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Mets News and Morning Links - 2/12/2025

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday to Todd Frazier, Lenny Randle, and Guillermo Granadillo.  Carlos Mendoza gives lots of updates as he speaks to the media, Kodai Senga says he's healthy and more from Mets Spring Training.

Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links and This Day in Mets History.

Mets Links: 

Tim Healey Newsday: Mets' Jeff McNeil begins camp as likely Opening Day second baseman, but Carlos Mendoza keeping options open. "Mendoza hedged on the question of whether McNeil is the no-doubt starter, saying that he is “going to play a huge role” and “get a lot of opportunities” for the Mets in 2025. But Mendoza also mentioned Brett Baty, Luisangel Acuna and recently signed utility infielder Nick Madrigal (and prospect Jett Williams) among those who also will get chances at second during camp."

David Lennon Newsday Mets manager Carlos Mendoza seeks extra charge in his electric 2024 performance. "Almost overnight, Mendoza...is back to feeling championship pressure in pinstripes, only now they’re royal blue instead of navy. The Mets rallied last season once they hit rock bottom and finally agreed to play like they had nothing to lose. They don’t have that luxury this time around, especially after owner Steve Cohen just spent $765 million on Juan Soto this winter, and when the stakes are raised to that degree, the heat gets turned up, and it can be difficult to predict the impact."

Newsday: Mets Spring Training Photos.

Jon Heyman NY Post Sports+: The Mets upgrade Steve Cohen’s World Series prediction may rest on. "This may be a long shot even for them, but Steve Cohen’s Mets should try hard for the Padres’ Dylan Cease...Cease is as reliable as he is talented. He led the league in games started three of the past four years, and he came one strikeout short of National League leader Chris Sale last year, with 224 strikeouts." (Subscription required)

Mike Puma NY Post: Mets’ Carlos Mendoza glad to have Pete Alonso and his durability back. “You don’t have to worry about him — there is a lot of days where he is not feeling at his best and he’s still going to post,” Mendoza said. “Last year, there were days when I didn’t feel he was going to be a player for us and he kept pushing it and ‘I’m playing,’ so that’s what I feel.”

NY Post: Pat Mahomes Sr. and Mets nemesis John Rocker get into New Orleans dispute after Dave Portnoy teases Barstool Sports fight.

NY Post Sports+: Here’s an inside look at some issues facing the Mets as the 2025 season approaches.  They say Brandon Sproat is the most intriguing minor leaguer in camp, wonder how Carlos Mendoza will compile the lineup and say this about Luisangel Acuna: "As the Mets are presently constructed, there is probably room for only one backup infielder, and if Acuña isn’t going to play regularly, the spot could be a better fit for Nick Madrigal or Jared Young, with younger players such as Acuña and Ronny Mauricio (who is returning after missing all of last year) beginning the season at Triple-A Syracuse." (Subscription Required)

Carlos Mendoza and Kodai Senga spoke to the press yesterday.

Here are the full interviews, highlights below.

SNY on YouTube: Carlos Mendoza Spring Training Press Conference 2/11/2025

Mets Daily Clips -

Francisco Alvarez Spring Training VNR: https://app.criticalmention.com/app/#/report/9183c043-f2ef-4af7-94d9-43d603b19256

 

Kodai Senga News:

 

Carlos Mendoza News:

 

Other Mets News:

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Mets.com:

Mets News

Mets bring back reliever Smith, their longest-tenured pitcher 

Alonso returns to Mets on two-year, $54 million deal

Reunion with Mets in '25 unlikely for infielder and OMG singer Iglesias

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

New York Mets on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

David Stearns feels ‘much better’ about Mets starting pitching depth heading into 2025 than last year

Mets bring back injured flamethrower who might miss 2025 season

Mets appear to finally shut door on reunion with Jose Iglesias

Mets bring back pitcher on one-year deal: 'He means a lot to the guys in the locker room'

The Dodgers and Mets have the spotlight, but the Phillies remain confident thanks to their starting pitching

Mets could trade $78 million two-time All-Star to make room for Luisangel Acuña

Former Mets DH gets a new role for 2025

Ex-Mets infielder lands with new team

Metsmerized:

Metsmerized Online

Mets Re-Sign Drew Smith

Mets Minors 2025 Prospects: No. 26 Ronald Hernandez

2025 NRI Preview: Ty Adcock

Mets 2025 Opening Day Roster Projection 1.0

Amazing Avenue:

Amazin' Avenue - All Posts

Mets re-sign Drew Smith to one-year deal with club option for 2026

Griffin Canning will try to turn the corner with the Mets this year

Mets Morning News for February 12, 2025

Reed Garrett pitched himself into a much bigger role in the bullpen in 2025

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

Faith and Fear in Flushing

Retrospectively Happy Days

Retentions to Shout About

Mets360:

Mets360

Wednesday catch-all thread (2/12/25)

Poll: How do you consume Mets games?

Mets 2025 projections: David Peterson

Kiner's Korner:

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Mets' Spring Training 2025: David Stearns Talks Pete, Roster, and the Competition Ahead

Spring Training with the Mets Day Two: Mendoza on Holmes' Transition, Vientos' Mission, and More

Mack's Mets:

Mack's Mets

Tom Brennan: Can A Met Pen Arm Replicate Roy Face Circa 1959?

Reese Kaplan -- Mets Offseason Roster Bullet List Number Eleven

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

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Total Pro Sports
Mar 24, 6:35pm
What Aaron Boone said to Juan Soto before Yankees-Mets game in first exchange since $765 million decision
New York Post
Mar 24, 6:29pm
Yankees were ‘concerned’ by former player’s off-field issues, report says
NJ.com
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Mar 24, 6:21pm
Tony Carullo Join Amazin’ Conversations with Jay Horwitz
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Brett Baty Crushes 4th Homer of Spring
New York Mets Videos
Mar 24, 6:03pm
MLB rumors: New York Yankees and Mets looking to fill same need before Opening Day, but there’s a key issue
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Mets' Dedniel Núñez explains why he wasn’t ready to join big league team
NJ.com
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MLB Trade Rumors:

MLB Trade Rumors

Padres To Stretch Out Stephen Kolek As Starter

Poll: Will The Cubs Extend Kyle Tucker?

Brewers Sign Tyler Alexander

Mets Re-Sign Pete Alonso

DL Hall Shut Down For Several Weeks With Lat Strain

MLB Mailbag: Yankees, Arenado, Adolis, Orioles, Red Sox, Bohm, Robert

Mariners Re-Sign Jhonathan Diaz To Minor League Deal

Tigers Trade Mason Englert To Rays

White Sox Sign Michael A. Taylor

Marlins Sign Cal Quantrill

Cardinals Win Arbitration Hearing Versus Brendan Donovan, Lose Versus Lars Nootbaar

Mets To Re-Sign Drew Smith

Royals’ James McArthur Recovering From Elbow Surgery

Anthony Rendon To Undergo Hip Surgery, Facing “Long-Term” Absence

Alex Cobb Unlikely To Be Ready For Opening Day

Yahoo Sports:

MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

David Stearns feels ‘much better’ about Mets starting pitching depth heading into 2025 than last year

Mets appear to finally shut door on reunion with Jose Iglesias

David Stearns explains why Mets are 'thrilled' to re-sign Pete Alonso: 'He makes us a better team'

Shohei Ohtani says he's still healing from offseason shoulder surgery, thinks he can pitch in May

Gerrit Cole: 'Intention wasn't to do anything other than stay' with Yankees after opt-out talks

Yankees closer Devin Williams discusses pitch tipping suspicions in iconic Mets moment

Mets Spring Training Notes: Clay Holmes throws 'impressive' three-inning live batting practice, Mark Vientos 'on a mission'

Mets re-signing right-handed reliever Drew Smith

Angels' Anthony Rendon out 'long-term' after undergoing hip surgery

New Pirates 1B Spencer Horwitz to miss at least 6-8 weeks following wrist surgery

ESPN:

www.espn.com - MLB

Free agency tracker: Keep up with the offseason moves

Yanks' Cole in a 'really good spot' for spring ball

Dodgers' Ohtani gearing up for return to mound

CBS Sports:

CBSSports.com Headlines

Pete Alonso re-signs with Mets: All-Star slugger agrees to two-year, $54 million deal

Garrett Crochet talks possible Red Sox extension, says he wants to 'see what I could do in a full season'

MLB rumors: Cubs 'not done' yet, Nolan Arenado's trade market clarifies, Red Sox target right-handed hitter


FanGraphs:

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No Surprise: Clayton Kershaw Is Back With the Dodgers

The 2025 Start of Spring ZiPS Projected Standings: American League

Kenley Jansen Returns to Los Angeles — Well, Sort Of

Why Doesn’t Pitcher Pull Rate Seem To Matter?

Farm Director Justin Toole Weighs In On Seattle’s Hitter-Heavy System

Effectively Wild Episode 2282: Season Preview Series: Twins and Tigers

FanGraphs Power Rankings: Spring Training 2025

Dodgers Stuff Postseason Hero Enrique Hernández Back Onto Their Roster

Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat –2/11/25

The Path Out of the Pit Isn’t Always Linear

Braves.com:

Braves News

Sale opens camp looking to build on last year's success

Predicting the Braves' Opening Day roster

MLB.TV is your ticket to all the action in 2025

Marlins.com:

Marlins News

Sandy brings heat to live BP: 'He looked like his old self'

Marlins reach 1-year deal with veteran Quantrill

Marlins' Opening Day roster a work in progress

Phillies.com:

Phillies News

Phillies look to follow in Eagles' footsteps: 'It's your turn'

Roster projection: Which jobs are up for grabs in Phillies camp?

MLB.TV is your ticket to all the action in 2025

Nationals.com:

Nationals News

Abrams ready for fresh start after All-Star season ended at Triple-A

3 spring storylines as Nationals open camp

What could the Nats' Opening Day roster look like?

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

Transactions:

Baltimore Orioles signed Ray Knight of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 12, 1987.

Montreal Expos signed Rick Cerone of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 12, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent James Baldwin on February 12, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Aguila on February 12, 2008.

New York Mets sold Matt Reynolds to the Washington Nationals on February 12, 2018.

New York Mets sold Ali Sanchez to the St. Louis Cardinals on February 12, 2021.

National Pastime.com had this date in Mets history:

2011

"Doris From Rego Park" makes its debut on Jonathan Schwartz's weekend program on WNYC-FM. The song, written and performed by Don Rosler, is a tribute to Doris Bauer, the Mets fan who became a New York institution as a late-night caller to WFAN sports radio before she died in 2003.

2016

Jenrry Mejia becomes the first player to receive a lifetime ban for three failed tests for performance-enhancing substances, after testing positive for boldenone, a steroid used in horse racing. The 26 year-old Mets former closer claims that he only failed one test, states the second sets of results to be inaccurate, and believes that MLB fabricated the latest violation to remove him from the sport.

Centerfield Maz:

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Matt Harvey: The Rise & Fall of the Dark Knight (2012 - 2018)

Lee Mazzilli: Popular Italian / American Mets All Star (1976-1981 / 1986-1989)

Edwin Diaz: Wild Card Champion Mets Pitcher & 2022 Relief Pitcher of the Year (2019 - 2025)


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