Mets manager Luis Rojas is liking how tight-knit the team has looked so far during spring training and the camaraderie they’re building. Rojas comments on the energy Marcus Stroman is bringing and the high standards he’s setting for himself this season. He also touches on pitchers David Peterson and Matt Allan and how impressive they’ve both looked this Spring.
Meanwhile, amateur scouts are “running around the country right now doing the same amount of work for a significantly less amount of money,” one team source said. The team’s payroll this season is an estimated $96.8 million, almost a 13 percent decrease from their non-prorated payroll in 2020 of $111 million, while only signing Asdrubal Cabrera and Joakim Soria to major-league contracts.Los Angeles Angels
To sign someone other than Lindor, however, would mean giving up a second-round draft pick, something the Mets would rather not do, as Steve Cohen is on record saying he thinks it’s vital to beef up the franchise’s farm system.Pittsburgh Pirates
He’s yet to throw off the mound, but is content to be doing the conditioning and limited baseball activities that he’s allowed to at this point.Seattle Mariners
Cash’s decision was based on information. It’s legitimate to debate whether it was a sound move, and it’s important to note that many similar concepts helped Snell and the Rays reach the World Series in the first place.
Over the last five years, however, the game has changed. Managers and front offices want lineups where threats abound and there’s a potential to leave the park one through nine. The Twins, for instance, wouldn’t have smashed a record 307 home runs in 2019 without the staggering 36 home runs they received out of the №8 spot in their order. That same year, the 306-homer Yankees got 34 bombs out of the №7 spot and 24 from the nine hole.Tampa Bay Rays
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“We might have two guys hitting eighth or ninth that might run into … I’m not going to say a number … but they might run into a lot of home runs,” Cora said. “If that’s the way we’ve got to cash in runs at the bottom of the lineup, so be it. One swing, one run, we’ll take that.”
