Morning Briefing: Boras Holds Court on Clients
Good morning, Mets fans!
Scott Boras had his annual appearance where he fielded questions from reporters on his clients during this free agency period, and the Boras zingers were out in full force. While the super agent made sure to pump up his clients, there were a lot of Mets related reports to come from his rebuttals. One being on Juan Soto, as Boras mentioned that Soto will go through a “thorough process” while mentioning that the Mets have been very aggressive in the Soto market.
Scott pulled out one of his classic one-liners in regards to Pete Alonso‘s free agent market: “We hear a lot about the bare market for power-hitting first basemen. For Pete’s sake, it’s the polar opposite.” Along with Alonso, Boras also commented on Sean Manaea‘s market, which he said is very vast and that the LHP has many suitors.
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The Los Angeles Angels agreed to a one-year deal with longtime Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks, per Bruce Levine of 670 The Score.
Boras told reporters that his client and Astros third baseman Alex Bregman had a bone chip removed from his throwing elbow and should be back swinging in a couple of weeks, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. The free agent should be good to go for spring training.
The San Diego Padres agreed to a two-year extension through 2027 with manger Mike Shildt, who made the playoffs in his first year in San Diego.
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The Houston Astros have had internal discussions around the possibility of trading setup man Ryan Pressly, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Pressly lost his closer job to Josh Hader, who secured a $95 million contract with Houston last offseason, and will be making $14 million in 2025.
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Born On This Date: Dick Stuart (1932), Orlando Mercado (1961), Andy Tomberlin (1966), Glendon Rusch (1974), Kris Benson (1974), Willie Collazo (1979).
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