Morning Briefing: Padres Acquire Luis Arráez

Good morning, Mets fans!

Late Friday night, the Padres and Marlins completed the first big trade of the year, as Miami sent Luis Arráez to San Diego for reliever Woo-Suk Go and prospects Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, and Nathan Martorella. Jeff Passan of ESPN was first on the trade, while Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic had the return.

Arráez is a two-time batting champion and two-time All-Star, known for being one of the best pure contact hitters in the game. He’s having a bit of a down start of the season for his standards, but he’s still batting .299 and has a 105 OPS+.

The Marlins are in the midst of a miserable season and there will likely be more trades on the way if things don’t turn around. For now, it’s Arráez who gets dealt to San Diego where he’ll look to help out an underwhelming Padres team.

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The Mets (16-16) fell to the Rays (15-18) 10-8 Friday night. Jose Quintana could not find his rhythm as he allowed eight runs in 2 2/3 innings. On the bright side, the offense showed signs of life with Brett Baty recording his second and third home runs of the year.

Prior to Friday’s game, manager Carlos Mendoza announced that Adrian Houser will be moving to the bullpen with Christian Scott set to join the major league team. Houser has struggled immensely this season as he currently sits with an 8.16 ERA.

David Peterson made his second rehab start for the St. Lucie Mets on Friday. He pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings and allowed just one hit while striking out four. He threw 39 total pitches, 23 of which were strikes.

Mets prospect Nick Morabito was named the FSL Player of the Month for the month of April. The 2022 second-round draft pick slashed .397/.518/.529/1.047 over the course of the month in St. Lucie and ended the month with a seven-game hitting streak.

The FCL Mets roster was released on Friday with their season starting Saturday. Jeremy Rodriguez, who was acquired from the Diamondbacks for Tommy Pham in 2023, is the most notable name on the roster.

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MLB and Nike released a statement on Friday confirming that modifications are coming to the new uniforms by 2025.

The Orioles announced their Hall of Fame Class of 2024 which includes outfielder Nick Markakis, utilityman and hitting coach Terry Crowley, and scout Dick Bowie.

The Pirates activated catcher Yasmani Grandal from the injured list. In a corresponding move, the team sent Henry Davis to Triple-A.

The Twins placed outfielder Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with right knee inflammation. In a corresponding move, the Twins recalled Austin Martin from Triple-A. Buxton has recorded a .691 OPS in 92 plate appearances this year.

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On This Date in Mets History

1966: Jack Hamilton, who started just 13 games in 1966 despite 57 appearances, pitched a one-hit shutout. The only hit Hamilton allowed was to Ray Sadecki, the opposing pitcher, who bunted for a single.

Birthdays: Akeem Bostick (29), Robinson Cancel (48), Miguel Cairo (50), Manny Aybar (52)

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