Just Mets Digest - Week of February 25
Here's a recap of this week's stories and headlines in today's digest
What’s up with the Mets? 🍎
SATURDAY
The Mets fell to the Marlins 4-1 in Jupiter on Saturday (Box)
Brett Baty homered, but the Met offense notched jut three other singles on a quiet day for their offense
Sean Manaea made his spring debut on the mound and allowed three runs over 2.2 IP
Prospects Christian Scott and Mike Vasil appeared in relief for the Mets - Scott allowed a run on a hit and a walk in one inning, and Vasil allowed a hit in a scoreless frame
José Buttó appeared in relief for the Mets and struck out two in an inning of work
FRIDAY
The Mets fell 3-2 to the Cardinals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on Friday (Box)
Mark Vientos hit his first home run of spring training with a solo blast to right center field
RHP Luis Severino excelled in his first outing as a Met, throwing two scoreless innings and clocking 98 mph on his fastball on his final pitch
Prospect Blade Tidwell gave up a couple of runs in his outing, but he did strike out Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman and Nolan Arenado swinging
Jeff Deline has departed his role as chief revenue officer of the Mets (Sportico)
THURSDAY
The Mets fell 2-1 to the Astros in West Palm Beach on Thursday night (Box)
Luisangel Acuna drove in the Mets only run of the game
LHP Jose Quintana started the game for New York and surrendered two earned runs over 1.2 innings
RHP Tylor Megill was the story for the Mets, firing three terrific innings in relief
RHP Shintaro Fujinami is expected back at Mets camp this weekend, per Mets manager Carlos Mendoza
WEDNESDAY
The Mets shutout the Cardinals 3-0 in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday afternoon (box)
Starling Marte made his spring debut, going 0-for-2 out of the leadoff spot and started in right field
Pete Alonso launched his first homer of the spring as part of a 2-for-2 afternoon
Trayce Thompson continued to make his case for a roster spot with a single, double and a run scored
TUESDAY
The Mets defeated the Marlins by a score of 7-1 on Tuesday afternoon (box)
RHP Adrian Houser pitched well in his spring debut with the club, allowing one base runner and no runs in 2 IP
No. 2 ranked prospect Drew Gilbert went 1-for-1 with a two-run single and a run scored coming off the bench
1B Ji Man Choi clubbed his first home run of the spring in the victory
No. 11 ranked prospect Alex Ramírez went 1-for-2 with an RBI double
2B Jeff McNeil likely won’t make his spring debut until next week, as he’s still recovering from a partial UCL tear in his left elbow (MLB.com)
The Mets should reconsider their non-interest in free agent LHP Jordan Montgomery (NY Post)
MONDAY
The Mets beat the Nationals 6-3 at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Monday (box)
RHP Max Kranick threw for two perfect innings in his first outing as a Met
OF Trayce Thompson had a day at the plate, finishing 2-for-3 with a grand slam and an RBI single. He was responsible for five of the Mets’ six runs on the day
Luisangel Acuña hit two opposite field singles, Jett Williams scored a run and Tyler Stewart threw two solid innings, allowing a hit and a walk while recording one strikeout
SUNDAY
The Mets defeated the Astros 3-1 at Clover Park on Sunday (Box)
José Butto gave up three hits in two shutout innings in his first appearance in spring
Francisco Álvarez blasted a home run and went 2-for-2 in his first start of spring training
This week’s roster moves 🗞️
Optioned OF Luisangel Acuña to Triple-A Syracuse
Optioned LHP Kolten Ingram to Triple-A Syracuse
Re-assigned to minor league camp: OF Drew Gilbert, RHP Eric Orze, C Kevin Parada, RHP Cam Robinson, RHP Christian Scott, RHP Mike Vasil, INF Jett Williams and LHP Danny Young
LHP David Peterson transferred to the 60-day injured list
This week’s stories… ✍️
The Mets should NOT try to replace Kodai Senga with external candidates (Surovich)
Max Kranick (who is now injured) is exactly the type of fun underdog story Met fans need this spring (Steele)
It was good to have you back, Murph (MacLeod)
What’s going on with the Mets and their starting pitching? (Baron)
The most important player on the Mets roster right now is… (Mears)
The intoxicating upside of Luis Severino…and the scary downside (Steele)
An important day for the Mets pitching prospects (Baron)