Jeff Passan on Sunday Night Baseball:
“The New York Mets are determined to acquire J.D. Martinez and Christian Vazquez from the Red Sox. They are prepared to beat practically any offer to add them to their roster so they dan improve prior to a World Series run.”
Wow.
Cardinals fans getting mad at Mets fans for celebrating this win as if we wouldn’t get absolutely clowned and it would have been a classic “LOLMETS” moment had it been reversed.
Jim Bowden on MLBNetworkRadio :
“I am being told from a friend that is very close to Correa that he will be a New York Met. And that they are finishing up the language, and that it will get done.” Said source has been accurate throughout entire process.
Sound bite:
JD Davis took 600 swings in the cage before the game to break out of his slump meanwhile Dom Smith is crying about not starting every day and asking for a trade while having a 61 wRC+.
Buck Showalter has also reported to his first Mets camp. He says there is a Florida panther that has been hanging out on one of the back fields. Something to keep an eye on.
Everyone on Mets twitter needs to use all their ASG votes to get James McCann into all-star game. It would be the most hilarious thing ever.
#MCCANNTOASG
NEWS: Names are being finalized in the Mike Trout deal, and pending medicals, here is the package:
Thomas Szapucki, Luis Carpio, Tylor Megill, Travis Blankenhorn, 1 TBD (likely outfielder).
On the 1-yard line.
Lindor was a .285 hitter with Cleveland and he's been a .233 hitter with the Mets. I think we've lowered our expectations with him, but I'd hope he could at least hit above .250 for $341 million. Our superstar really has to start carrying the team every once in a while.
#LGM
"The hiring of Chavez is an indication the Mets again value the need for someone in that role with major league presence."
Sources say Eric Chavez's hiring will cause dramatic shift after Mets hitters had analytics overload last season (via
@NYNJHarper
)
The Astros were very reticent to part with Ryan Clifford, and it's easy to see why: He's already raking at High-A after going to them in the 11th round last year. Just turned 20 within the last two weeks. A number of evaluators see him as a superior prospect to Drew Gilbert.