Your Sunday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
Not much is going on this weekend on the Mets front, but Brian Murphy of MLB.com looked back on 10 of the top “What If” seasons in MLB history, including Jacob deGrom’s 2021 season, which would have been historic if not plagued by injury.
Around the National League East
With the Phillies’ offseason mostly finished, Corey Seidman projected the 2025 Phillies lineup.
Jessica Camerato, who covers the Nationals for MLB.com, looks at the areas the team can still address in the offseason and makes her predictions for what could develop during the 2025 season.
Around Major League Baseball
The Blue Jays have long been reported to be one of the teams most interested in Anthony Santander and the latest is that they have made an offer for the free agent slugger. The terms of the offer are not known, but Santander is known to be seeking a long-term deal.
The Red Sox have not been told they are out of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, according to reporting from WEII’s Rob Bradford.
Dodger Stadium is undergoing a $100 million renovation and is currently a construction zone.
Ken Davidoff wrote about the growing trend of moving team offices out of stadiums to create opportunities for revenue in the form of concourse space or mote suites, such as what the Red Sox and Cubs have done in recent years.
Dodgers part-owner Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Orioles principal owner David Rubenstein were among 19 people who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday from President Joe Biden.
Theo DeRosa of MLB.com makes the case for why Félix Hernández—on the ballot for the first time this year—belongs in the Hall of Fame.
This Date in Mets History
Screwball extraordinaire and soul of two pennant-winning Mets teams Frank Edwin “Tug” McGraw passed away due to a brain tumor on this date in 2004.