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Matt Chapman is a Giant: 3 years, $54 million.

Pinch-runner deluxe signs minor league deal with Padres. His first Met homer coincided with the first Met save for Trevor Gott, in support of the first Mets win for Jose Quintana, which https://www.faithandfearinflushing.com/2023/08/20/on-the-1s/thrilled me no end. His second Met homer came in the season's final game.

Except for saying he played “in” rather than on Long Island for the Ducks, I found him a smooth listen the couple of innings I was tuned in for. There's a zen quality to Murph talking baseball.

🎶Dan's jingle!🎶

Jose DeLeon, tough as hell to hit when he was on, 63. https://nypost.com/2024/02/26/sports/jose-deleon-former-mlb-pitcher-dead-at-63/

A revelation then, an institution now.

Mets claim a lefty, Kimo Sabes.

Martino's here to throw cold water on the a window closes, a door opens scenario. PORT ST. LUCIE -- The feeling in the Mets organization in the immediate aftermath of Kodai Senga's posterior capsule strain in his shoulder was one of disappointment, but not panic. Senga could miss a few months, but the team does expect him to pitch for a significant portion of the season. As such, the first-blush reaction among league sources with knowledge of the Mets' thinking was that Senga's injury would not push the team to sign one of the top-of-the-rotation starters still available on the free agent market. The team would pay a 110 percent luxury tax on every dollar spent on Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, or anyone else, pushing the cost of those players into the $70-to-$80 million range for this year. To put it another way, if the Mets did not see a fit before Senga's injury, that remains the case after the team learned that news. An injury that the team hopes will only last a few months has not yet moved them to consider committing to other players for multiple years. The team has also not expressed interest in free agent Trevor Bauer. It's possible that the Mets will look to acquire more rotation depth. The usual caveats apply that a team's thinking can always change -- but as of now, this looks more like an opportunity for Tylor Megill than it does for a Snell or Montgomery. https://sny.tv/articles/sources-kodai-senga-injury-mets-not-in-high-end-markethttps://sny.tv/articles/sources-kodai-senga-injury-mets-not-in-high-end-market

Tim Anderson signing with the Marlins, one year.

2015 World Series villain Eric Hosmer has announced his retirement.

Talk about redemption for not catching a ball.

Dom Smith signs with the Cubs.

Voit confirmed as back.

Dominic Leone is trying on White Sox.

NBC set a five-year exit date for Jay Leno to clear space for Conan O'Brien. That proved bumpy. MLB will give Manfred the 11:30 spot and move the new Commissioner back to midnight. Leno liked comedy more than Manfred likes baseball. [tweet] [/tweet]

Mets sign Ji Man Choi. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/choiji01.shtmlhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/choiji01.shtml

Vogey's off the board and in Canada.

Justin Wilson to the Dodgers, Eduardo Escobar reuniting with Vogelbach in Toronto.

Vogey signs with the Jays. The first true DH the Mets ever had…which is a sad statement on a couple of levels. Quite helpful out of the box in 2022. We shouldn't have discarded the box.

Hunter Strickland strikes minor league deal with the Angels.

Whit Merrifield to the Phils, one year.

NBC set a five-year exit date for Jay Leno to clear space for Conan O'Brien. That proved bumpy.