Your Monday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
Topps released a first look at Francisco Lindor’s 2025 card.
Despite singing Juan Soto to the biggest contract in the history of sports, the 2025 Mets are currently on pace to be less expensive than the 2024 Mets.
Pete Alonso was the headliner at a baseball and softball clinic set up for kids impacted by 2024’s Florida hurricanes.
On the contract front, Alonso’ reportedly telling the Mets he’s interested in a shorter-term deal with a higher AAV has inspired a pair of free agents to seek the same from interested teams.
Around the National League East
Looking increasingly tired, Bryce Harper is getting really into the TikTok cooking scene before the website is banned in America.
Former Marlins All Star Garrett Cooper signed a minor-league deal with the Atlanta Braves.
Around Major League Baseball
We have reached a point where it’s become fair to ask if six-man rotations are the future of baseball.
Officially a Yankee, Paul Goldschmidt took out a full-page ad in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to say his goodbyes to Cardinals fans.
If it helps get him off the team, the Yankees are willing to pay down Marcus Stroman’s $18M salary.
Surrounded by trade rumors, Triston Casas isn’t letting it bother him, though he would like to stay in Boston.
Andrelton Simmons is coming out of retirement to play for the Dorados de Chihuahua in the Mexican League.
Unemployment for Scott Servais didn’t last very long as he will start this season as a special assistant with the San Diego Padres.
You won’t be shocked to hear that the line of interested buyers who would’ve kept the Unspecified California City A’s in Oakland stretched around the block.
This Date in Mets History
Happy birthday to Mets legends Kevin Mitchell, Heath Hembree, and Elmer Dessens!