Mets News and Morning Links 3/16/2021

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Curtis Granderson, Jacob Rhame, and Branden Fryman.  Mets beat writers make roster predictions, and it's Omar Minaya Day at SNY.

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Mike Puma NY Post: “At least one bullpen job appears open, with Sam McWilliams, Mike Montgomery and Drew Smith among those in the mix…Team officials will have to decide whether to carry eight or nine relievers.”

Tim Healey Newsday: Mets roster projection.  Tim has the Opening Day starting rotation as Jacob deGrom; Marcus Stroman; David Peterson and Jordan Yamamoto with an 8 man bullpen of RHP Edwin Diaz; Trevor May; Aaron Loup; Miguel Castro; Dellin Betances; Jeurys Familia; Robert Gsellman; and Arodys Vizcaino.

Anthony DiComo Mets.com: He has Joey Lucchesi making it as the 5^th starter and LHP Mike Montgomery making it over Arodys Vizcaino.

Talkin Mets with Mike Silva.  Who Will Be on the Opening Day Roster?

Mike’s Mets: A Tale of Two Pitchers. 

213 Miles From Shea: Get To Know A 2021 Non-Roster Invitee: Drew Ferguson.

The Mets almost hired Terry Collins as manager in 2005?

On BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac, former Mets GM Omar Minaya joins the show to look back at his tenure, talking about his best and worst moves during his tenure https://t.co/L5JnXwlhgK pic.twitter.com/S8GE7UnbUE

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 16, 2021

What's the inside story of the Mets signing Pedro Martinez in 2004?

Former Mets GM Omar Minaya joined BNNY presented by Tri-State @Cadillac to recall the story https://t.co/HZvmF9Lr6i pic.twitter.com/Q5n9UEenjS

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 16, 2021

🎧🍎 New Shea Anything! 🍎🎧@keithhernandez has been impressed with what he's seen from Pete Alonso so far. What else do he & @DougWilliamsSNY predict for 2021? https://t.co/Wzb276X1fJ

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— SNY (@SNYtv) March 16, 2021

One of Pete Alonso's favorite baseball phrases? Swords. ⚔️

FULL EPISODE OF PETE ON THE COOKIE CLUB: https://t.co/8IOcyaHYs6

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— SNY (@SNYtv) March 15, 2021

"Production plus personality makes him perhaps the number one keeper in the entire organization"

Trading Dom Smith wouldn't make sense for the Mets (via @martinonyc) https://t.co/qH8Item1PW pic.twitter.com/pfsByA5XGS

— SNY (@SNYtv) March 15, 2021

Since everyone is now on the stan and fan club for Luis, Dom and McNeil does anyone want to join in me in re opening the Corey Oswalt fan club? I'd like to think Mets under new management will know what to do with him going forward. pic.twitter.com/En7KvhwDQ4

— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) March 16, 2021

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Some of yesterday's Spring Training Highlights:

#Marlins top prospect Sixto Sánchez reached 100 mph in a scoreless Grapefruit League debut. More from @CDeNicola13: https://t.co/LbGPM22wrF pic.twitter.com/4WTrGoQyiC

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 15, 2021

Sho-time. pic.twitter.com/eaelZc2sN9

— MLB (@MLB) March 15, 2021

2 ABs, 2 homers.

Ohtani is locked in. 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/ASFUvJ1LMP

— MLB (@MLB) March 15, 2021

Another day, another nice play by @JoseIglesias_SS. pic.twitter.com/cqgCXO9wHr

— MLB (@MLB) March 15, 2021

No doubt about it. Ke'Bryan Hayes put the Pirates on the board with this homer earlier today. pic.twitter.com/GSAwPnMoJK

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 15, 2021

CJ Abrams, welcome to Slam Diego! pic.twitter.com/s9hWKEbpv2

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 15, 2021

.@coreyseager_5 managed to stay hot all offseason.

That's 5 homers this spring for the World Series MVP. 👀 pic.twitter.com/EYSyirHZlm

— MLB (@MLB) March 15, 2021

Matt Harvey’s second Grapefruit League start: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO. Marked improvement from his debut. #Orioles

— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) March 15, 2021

Here is yesterday's Spring Training Scoreboard.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Hobie Landrith (1930)
• Rich Puig (1953)
• Don Florence (1967)
• Abraham Nunez (1976)
• Curtis Granderson (1981)
• Jacob Rhame (1993)
• Justin Lasko (1997)
• Branden Fryman (1998)
• Juan Loyo (1999)

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New York Mets traded Bob Gallagher to the San Francisco Giants for Leon Brown on March 16, 1976.

New York Mets released Danny Garcia on March 16, 2005.

New York Mets released Ruben Tejada on March 16, 2016.

National Pastime.com:

2006	At the 5:00 p.m. EST airing of the show Daily News Live!, the Mets begin transmission of Sportsnet New York, which will become better known as SNY. The club modeled the team-owned network after similar regional cable television ventures by the Red Sox (NESN, 1984) and the Yankees (YES, 2002).

Mack’s Blast From The Past comes from 3-16-12 – Mack’s March Mock Draft.  Mack had the Mets picking OF Courtney Hawkins – big speedy bat who throws 91 at #12; C Alex Bregman - also plays 2B and SS at #35; Blue Jays getting SS Gavin Cecchini – another excellent middle infielder with skills at #22.  He also noted Marcus Stroman; Michael Wacha; and Carlos Correa.

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