MMO Spring Training Game Thread: Marlins vs Mets, 1:10 PM

The last several days for the Mets have been absolutely wild and not the fun kind of wild:

• Thursday night: World learns of a possible Jacob deGrom injury
• Friday late morning: deGrom has an MRI, Mets say they will comment later
• Friday afternoon: Mets announce that deGrom will not throw for four weeks and then will be evaluated again
• Late Friday night: Rumors start swirling that the Mets are considering trading Dominic Smith to the Padres for Eric Hosmer/Chris Paddack
• Saturday morning: A deal is on the table that sends Dominic Smith to San Diego (thankfully the deal is dead a few hours later)
• Saturday morning: Max Scherzer is scratched from an intrasquad game because of his hamstring
• Saturday mid-day: Mets consider using an opener/bullpen game on Opening Day

Just a head-spinning last few days.

We are down to the final three spring training games before the Mets open the season on the road. At this point of spring, the most important thing for any team is to build momentum. After the last few days, the Mets need that and some positive energy. I appreciated Buck Showalter’s comments yesterday that the Mets aren’t going to reorganize things around one day, meaning the Mets aren’t going to force pitchers out of their routine just for Opening Day. A big day today for the Mets can go a long way to resetting the last few days.

What We Are Watching For Today

Chris Bassitt.

After the deGrom news on Friday, the Bassitt trade becomes much more important. He is now the No. 2 pitcher in the rotation for at least the first two months of the season. His last game was his first official game in spring training, and he tossed 4 2/3 innings allowing four hits and nothing else while striking out three batters. We will gladly take more of that today.

Mets Lineup

1. Brandon Nimmo – CF
2. Starling Marte – RF
3. Francisco Lindor – SS
4. Pete Alonso – 1B
5. Eduardo Escobar – 3B
6. Robinson Cano – DH
7. Mark Canha – LF
8. Jeff McNeil – 2B
9. Tomas Nido – C

Starting pitcher: Chris Bassitt

Let’s go Mets!

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