We’ve heard some talk from Mets manager Jerry Manuel this spring about batting Luis Castillo in the leadoff spot instead of Jose Reyes. Now we’re starting to see that actually happen in spring games. Not that spring games mean too much, so we have to take it with a grain of salt. I’m curious to hear what your thoughts are on the topic. I find it hard to believe that Castillo could supplant Reyes as the Mets regular leadoff hitter.
Mets And Marlins With Ollie Batting Second
The Florida Marlins are at Tradition Field today for the first Mets home game of the spring. All of the beat reporters are writing about Jerry Manuel’s batting order for the game with Oliver Perez batting second. Manuel’s trying to keep it light between 80-pitch batting cage barrages. Here’s the lineup for today’s game:
Luis Castillo ……… 2B
Oliver Perez ……… LHP
Jose Reyes ………. SS
Carlos Delgado ….. 1B
David Wright ……… 3B
Carlos Beltran ……. CF
Ryan Church ……… RF
Daniel Murphy ……..LF
Brian Schneider ….. C
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Mets 2009 Spring Training Schedule Updated
I changed the display format of the spring training schedule to make it easier to read. You can see the entire Mets spring training schedule here at The Mets Report. Now that the games have started I need to make sure everything is in order. Let me know if you have any suggested changes in the comments below.
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Daily Mets News: Green, Maine, Martinez, And More
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The big news today is that the Mets are playing their first spring training game against the Orioles in Fort Lauderdale. Sean Green was hurt pitching in the first inning. The early word is that he split a finger nail on his pitching hand.
Onto the news of the day:
- John Harper wrote a nice piece on Fernando Martinez for the Daily News. It’s a good summary of how the 20-year old prospect is doing offensively. And he may be in the big leagues at some point this season.
- John Maine pitched two scoreless innings yesterday. It was the first game that he’s pitched in since last August 23rd. You’ll remember that he had a bone spur on his pitching shoulder that required surgery.
- Joel Sherman of the NY Post writes a column about the Mets releasing or trading Duaner Sanchez by April 1st. He suggests that Sanchez may not find a spot on the major league roster for the Mets.
- Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports writes about the 12 major league managers that don’t have contracts that are guaranteed beyond this season
- Drew Silva at MLB Trade Rumors writes about the Phillies’ payroll at $132.5 million is the highest in franchise history.
Phillies Bullpen Gets TV Show
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MLB Network announced that they’ll be following the Phillies bullpen for a new show called “The Pen”. The show will debut on June 1st and hopefully have many episodes of them getting smoked by the Mets. Apparently, it’s going to be a reality show type of format but not following them around 24 hours a day.
MLB said that they chose to follow the Phillies because of their success last season and their diverse personalities. I’m surprised they wouldn’t have followed a team with a closer competition like the Cubs. It would be fun to see Carlos Marmol and Kevin Gregg trying to top each other’s performances.
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