Expansion talks between Michael Conforto and the Mets ‘Still to get serious’, according to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, who also reports that the two parties never got to the point where numbers were exchanged. A previous report two weeks ago stated that the Mets had made an initial offer to Conforto, although both articles were not necessarily contradictory – it could be that the Mets never made an official counter-offer from Conforto’s representatives at the Boras. Corporation did not get, or perhaps the offer of Mets was more exploratory. Either way, it remains to be seen whether any negotiation will take place before Conforto enters the free market after the season. The fielder told DiComo, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post and other reporters today that he ‘not interested in really talking aboutThe subject further, and agent Scott Boras said in a text message to Davidoff that ‘as is the custom when the season begins, [we are] focus on the performance of the players.”
In other news, Conforto revealed that he and his fiancé tested positive for the coronavirus during the off-season, about two weeks before Conforto reported to Spring Training. His fiancée developed moderate symptoms while Conforto did not have much shortness of breath.
More from all over the NL East …
- Brave lightener Chris Martin left today’s match due to an unspecified finger problem, manager Brian Snitker told reporters (including Athletics’ David O’Brien). Martin hit up to five innings during the eighth innings and knocked out two outs to Phillies batsmen for three consecutive singles that led to the winning run of the game. It remains to be seen how serious Martin’s problem can be, and an absence will be a tough loss for the bull, as Martin’s 2.45 ERA and an outstanding 30.93% pass rate over 36 2/3 overs in was an Atlanta uniform from 2019-20.
- After squeezing Thursday’s game with his left thigh muscle, Adam Haseley could return to the Philliesa starting lineup today, and collect a single track in two records. As Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer remarks, Haseley seems to have the lead over switch Roman Quinn in what appears to be a peloton in midfield, but driver Joe Girardi told Lauber and other reporters that “there is no exact science toThe duo’s use. ‘If Q has good days, or one of them gets hot, I’ll play it … Q contributed the other day. They will both have to help out, ”Girardi said.