Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

Non-roster invitations generally fall into one of two larger buckets: prospects and veteran players. José Iglesias falls into the veteran bucket and is a great name to remember if you do the Immaculate Grid daily. Iglesias was signed by the … Continue reading →

The Mets look to make it two wins in a row this afternoon as they take on the Nationals for the Mets first road game of the season. The big story from yesterday’s game was Francisco Álvarez hitting his first … Continue reading →

The Mets signed Ji-Man Choi on 2/16 to compete for the back up first base / DH role. Choi gained a lot of popularity and attention back in 2022 when he got off to a hot start. In April 2022 … Continue reading →

The Mets play their first of seven games against the Astros this afternoon at Clover Park! There are only a few teams left on the east coast of Florida, so the Mets play the same few teams a lot over … Continue reading →

Brett Baty was replaced in the first game of spring training by Rylan Bannon. Bannon went 0-2 at the plate with a sacrifice. Who is Rylan Bannon though? Bannon was drafted by the Dodgers back in 2017 and was part … Continue reading →

There are so many firsts when it comes to the start of the baseball season. There’s the first day players arrive to camp, the official first day of pitchers and catchers, the first address from the manager, the first whole … Continue reading →

For a third spring training in a row, the Mets have invited Hayden Senger to major league camp. The 26-year old was drafted by the Mets round 24 during the 2018 draft out of Miami University of Ohio. Since being … Continue reading →

Kevin Parada was the Mets first round pick in 2022 and immediately made noise in the minor leagues, causing him to sky rocket up prospect lists. Before the start of the season last year Kevin Parada was listed as the … Continue reading →

I’ve previewed non-roster invitees to camp for the better part of a decade, and writing one for Tomás Nido is one of the strangest experiences I’ve ever had. I know Nido! You know Nido! Francisco Lindor listed him as the … Continue reading →

The Mets invited four non-roster catchers to camp last year (Nick Meyer, Kevin Parada, Michael Pérez and Hayden Senger). Last season they had five different players play behind the dish, with Pérez being the non-roster spring player seeing playing time … Continue reading →