Griffin Canning is the newest Met. He was signed to a 1-year deal the other day and will be given a chance to make the starting rotation, which is what he’s been given in Anaheim thus far in his career but really hasn’t run with it consistently.
But the same could be said about some of the other palookas we saw last year. Look at it this way–he’s got a 1-year deal, he needs to turn his career around in order to make big money, he’s 28 and had success before. I don’t think it’s a bad risk.
Canning actually started this offseason with the Angels and was traded in the Jorge Soler deal to Atlanta, only to have the Braves release him. Canning has worn No. 47 throughout his career but looks like Frankie Montas has the inside track to that.
So it seems that in addition to more money ever paid to any player in any sport ever, Juan Soto gets possession of No. 22 written into his contract. Rules in the new CBA state players aren’t supposed to switch numbers without alerting the league office well in advance or by acquiring the inventory of materials bearing that combination of name and number, so there’s a further outlay Steve Cohen must make to erase the retail existence of Brett Baty.
Finally congrats to David Wright, who will be getting his number retired next summer. Let’s hope it’s the last for a long time. many of you probably know I’m a “small hall” guy when it comes to number retirement and a little uncomfortable with how freely to Mets have been distributing that honor. I’d much prefer the team Hall of Fame get some attention and player number issued with more awareness of history. Don’t issue 16 or 17 or 18 to any guy, but reserve it for the special ones.