Right-hander José Ureña and the New York Mets finalized a minor league contract on Friday. New York agreed to the deal with the 33-year-old after right-hander Frankie Montas strained a lat muscle and left-hander Sean Manaea strained his right oblique.

I still wonder if I didn’t initially get the Mets GM job because, in the interview, I suggested selling high on Dom after his great 2020 season. It probably wasn’t a good political suggestion when interviewing with the GM who drafted him.

The New York Yankees have a clear need in the infield while the New York Mets suddenly need a starting pitcher. A trade could benefit both sides.

From Juan Soto in December to Andrew Chafin come late February, all 30 teams took steps to improve themselves – some more aggressively than others. But a big spend and a lot of noise doesn’t always add up to a prosperous winter.

The Astros continue Grapefruit League play with a game Tuesday against the Mets. How to watch, listen When: 12:05 p.m. Tuesday TV/streaming: The game will be televised on Space City Home Network with Todd Kalas (play-by-play),

Mets prospect Luke Ritter was scuffling through the first 36 games of the 2023 season in Double-A Binghamton. He’d gone 18-for-108 (.167 batting average) with five extra-base hits (four home runs) and 43 strikeouts and was feeling tense.

The Mets rotation, with two spring injuries diminishing a solid-but-unimposing group, from here looks incomplete at best, worrisome at worst.