Meet the Mets
The Phillies are reportedly ‘livid’ that Bo Bichette spurned their $200 million offer in favor of a shorter-term deal with the Mets, with reporter Jim Salisbury saying, “It feels like the Lufthansa heist
at LaGuardia from ‘Goodfellas’.”
The Mets are looking to add reinforcements in their outfield and rotation following the Bichette signing.
Even with their recent moves, the Mets have yet to figure out how to escape the Dodgers’ shadow, writes Joel Sherman. In the piece, Sherman shared some insights into how personally Steve and Alex Cohen tried to recruit Kyle Tucker.
CBS Sports’ R.J. Anderson ranked the top 20 prospects in the NL East, with Nolan McLean topping the list.
Sarah Langs explained how the team’s new-look infield could pull off a rare feat on Opening Day.
Around the National League East
One day after losing infielder Ha-Seong Kim for an extended period of time, the Braves inked infielder Jorge Mateo to a one-year deal.
Cole Weintraub identified some notable minor-league additions to keep an eye on in Phillies camp.
The Good Phight talked about Philadelphia needing to rely on pieces from their farm system to keep their window open.
The Nationals signed left-handed reliever Zach Pendrod to a minor league contract.
Around Major League Baseball
The Baseball Hall of Fame voting results will be revealed tonight. Here’s everything we know so far.
The MLB.com staff made the Cooperstown case for the five leading vote-getters.
Joel Sherman shared his ballot for the 2026 Cooperstown Hall of Fame class and discussed how his thinking has changed
Sweeny Murti shared the story of the forgotten classic that honored MLK Jr.
With spring training set to begin in less than one month, there are still some big free agents remaining on the market.
Aaron Judge exemplifies the Yankees’ arc a decade into his career, writes Bryan Hoch.
The Orioles made their biggest splash yet on the international market—eight players from the Dominican Republic and two from Venezuela.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Lukas Vlahos graded the team’s signing of Bo Bichette.
Elian Peña came in at number 13 on the Amazin’ Avenue list of Mets’ prospects list.
This Date in Mets History
The reunion between Tom Seaver and the Mets ended on this date in 1984, as the White Sox picked up the right-hander after the Mets left The Franchise unprotected in the annual free agent compensation draft.
