SNY's The Warm-Up: Lindor, Mets have a deal + 2021 Mets and Yankees previews

Thursday, April 1st, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 324 games of New York baseball start ... today. --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Today's sports schedule - Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 1:05 p.m. - Mets at Nationals, 7:09 p.m. ⚾ - Rangers at Sabres, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Islanders vs. Capitals, 7 p.m. 🏒 - Nets vs. Hornets, 7:30 p.m. 🏀 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [Geico SportsNite]( SNY's Andy Martino reacts to Francisco Lindor's contract extension - [The Putback with Ian Begley]( Moving on without Mitchell Robinson Today's word count: 758 The Mets open the 2021 season tonight in Washington and SNY will provide fans with a special 60-minute Citi Pre-Game Live at 6:00 p.m. SNY’s coverage will continue with W.B. Mason Post-Game Live following the game. BREAKING: Mets, Lindor reach a deal USA TODAY Sports/SNY graphic While you were tucked soundly in bed dreaming of Opening Day, the Mets and Francisco Lindor [agreed]( to a mega contract extension. The deal, according to SNY's Andy Martino: - 10 years, $341 million, no opt-outs, a limited no trade clause For Lindor ... he gets the long-term security he wanted, all while keeping his word. He said he wouldn't negotiate into the season. The reports of a deal were first tweeted at around 11:15 p.m. on Opening Day Eve. For Steve Cohen ... that Italian dinner with the "eh" ravioli was all worth it. For Mets fans ... they get to watch an elite talent with a likable persona play in Queens for the next decade-plus, starting today. On SNY.tv: - ABRIANO: [Lindor extension gives Mets' 'underwhelming' offseason proper perspective]( - [How Lindor's extension compares with biggest contracts in Mets history]( 2021 Mets preview: Can retooled Mets reclaim NL East? SNY graphic The Mets this season may end up being a lot of things, but they won't be boring. With a new owner, a new superstar, a loaded lineup, and a pitching staff outside of Jacob deGrom that could go either way, New York enters today's Opening Day as the team of intrigue in the ultra-competitive NL East. Will they be good enough to reach the playoffs, though? In our Mets season preview, we attempted to answer that all-important question and much, much more. Read [here](. On SNY.tv: - [A Nationals player has tested positive for COVID-19 in advance of Opening Day]( - [Mets Mailbag: Is a Syndergaard extension being prioritized over one for Stroman?]( Trivia time Who started on Opening Day for the 2015 Mets? Answer at the bottom. Today's projected starting lineups Mets: - Brandon Nimmo, CF - Francisco Lindor, SS - Michael Conforto, LF - Pete Alonso, 1B - Dominic Smith, LF - Jeff McNeil, 2B - J.D. Davis, 3B - James McCann, C - Jacob deGrom, P Yankees: - DJ LeMahieu, 2B - Aaron Judge, RF - Aaron Hicks, CF - Giancarlo Stanton, DH - Gleyber Torres, SS - Gio Urshela, 3B - Gary Sanchez, C - Jay Bruce, 1B - Clint Frazier, LF 2021 Yankees preview: Will this be the year New York gets No. 28? SNY graphic After failing to even make a World Series in the 2010s, last year's playoff run for the Yankees ended how the last three before it had -- with the eventual American League champions celebrating a series victory against them. The question in 2021 is the same as it's been every year of the Aaron Boone era: Can New York end its World Series dry spell? On Opening Day, the Yankees are the betting favorites to win the AL, second only to the Dodgers in World Series odds. They have the Cy Young, MVP candidates, and All-Stars to make a run at No. 28 a reality. Now they just have to do it. For keys to the season, predictions on a final record and much more, read our season preview of the all-or-nothing Yankees by clicking [here](. On SNY.tv: - [Mets and Yankees predictions for final record, bounce back candidates and more]( The Mets and Yankees on Opening Day, by the numbers .661 The Mets are the greatest Opening Day team in the history of baseball. They are 39-20 overall, which equals a league-leading .661 winning percentage. And, if you take away their first eight Opening Days (all losses), you start getting into '01 Mariners territory. 3 years, 3 starters When, weather permitting, Gerrit Cole takes the mound today, the Yankees will have a repeat Opening Day starter for the first time since 2016-17. From 2018-20, they had three different starters to begin the season: Luis Severino in '18, Masahiro Tanaka in '19, and Cole last year. 0.56 ERA Today will be Jacob deGrom's third straight Opening Day start. Over his last three first starts of the season from 2018-20, he has a 0.56 ERA in 16.2 combined innings. 90.9 and 81.5 percent On this holy Opening Day, 2021, FanGraphs gives the Yankees a 90.9 percent chance at the playoffs, and the Mets an 81.5 percent chance. As for the division, the Yankees stand at 70.1 percent in the AL East while the Mets are being given a 57.1 percent chance in the NL East. BONUS: Click for our staff's season + awards predictions The New York Minute - [READ]( VACCHIANO: John Mara's Giants message is clear: Win... or else - [READ]( The Knicks blew an 18-point lead to Minnesota last night to fall back to .500. - [READ]( The Nets came back from an 18-point deficit against the Rockets, and now own the best record in the East. TRIVIA ANSWER: Bartolo Colon That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Thursday. (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](mailto:%20SNYfeedback@gmail.com?subject=)). Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. 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