John From Albany - Breakfast Links 11/15/2019

Zack rejects the qualifying offer.

Deesar Thosar wonders what Zack’s rejection means for the Mets.

The NY Post’s report on this.

MLB Trade Rumors has this on the Mets and Thor: Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said at the beginning of October that the club’s not going to trade right-hander Noah Syndergaard this offseason. A month and a half later, Van Wagenen hasn’t changed his mind. Teams have called about Syndergaard, but Van Wagenen has rebuffed them, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

SNY.com says no evidence yet for Carolos Beltran penalty on sign stealing.

NY Daily News had Brodie’s take on the sign stealing. "I don’t have nearly enough information and I would defer to MLB on any of those questions,” Van Wagenen said Thursday morning before he departed from the GM Meetings.

NY Post: Video suggests Carlos Beltran got stolen Astros signs in 2017 at-bat.

NY Post says Beltran is doubling down on this.

The Mets Police loves the chaos this could create.

Joel Sherman says Carlos Beltran makes Astros’ sign-stealing accusations a big Mets problem. “Van Wagenen took a lot of time at Beltran’s introductory press conference going through five tenets of why he hired Beltran, and No. 2 was trustworthiness. Two of his key lieutenants, Allard Baird and Omar Minaya, vouched for Beltran. If it turns out that he was a central figure to this cheating scandal, all of them are going to look ridiculous, especially if Beltran is retroactively suspended, forcing the Mets early in a managerial tenure to wonder if Beltran is viable moving forward.”  (And why did they have to fire Edgardo Alfonzo? You may also want to look at Mack Mets’ 2019 Brooklyn Cyclones recap if you have not already.)

Mets Daddy says that the Mets not winning in 2019 despite great seasons from Alonso and deGrom is an indictment on Brodie.

Mets Daddy also says that Jacob is looking like a Hall of Famer.

Elite Sports NY likes Harrison Bader Cardinals Center Fielder.

Rising Apple says: Not much interest in Shogo Akiyama, more in Matt Szczur.

MLB.com has the 30 Top Mets Prospects: 1. RONNY MAURICIO SS; 2 BRETT BATY 3B; 3 ANDRES GIMENEZ SS; 4 MATTHEW ALLAN RHP; 5 FRANCISCO ALVAREZ C; 6 MARK VIENTOS 3B; 7 DAVID PETERSON LHP; 8 SHERVYEN NEWTON INF; 9 JOSH WOLF RHP; 10 FRANKLYN KILOME RHP; 11 KEVIN SMITH LHP; 12 THOMAS SZAPUCKI LHP; 13 JUNIOR SANTOS RHP; 14 DEDNIEL NUNEZ RHP; 15 TONY DIBRELL RHP; 16 RYLEY GILLIAM RHP; 17 ALI SANCHEZ C; 18 FREDDY VALDEZ OF; 19 ALEXANDER RAMIREZ OF; 20 ADRIAN HERNANDEZ OF; 21 CARLOS CORTES 2B; 22 JORDAN HUMPHREYS RHP; 23 STEPHEN GONSALVES LHP; 24 WILL TOFFEY 3B; 25 JAKE MANGUM OF;  26 CHRISTIAN JAMES RHP;  27 PATRICK MAZEIKA C; 28 DESMOND LINDSAY OF; 29 LUIS CARPIO 2B/SS; 30 STEPHEN VILLINES RHP.

Amazing Avenue talks about Francisco Alvarez.

Metsminors says Franklyn Kilome’s Tommy John Rehab Progressing Well.  Let’s hope he works out.  The Mets received him in return for sending Asdrubal Cabrera to the Phillies in 2018. 

Per Baseball Savant,MLB.com: Pure stuff-wise, Kilome is as good as just about any pitching prospect in the system, with a fastball that sits in the mid-90s combined with a curve that often flashes plus. His changeup has improved, and it could eventually become an average third pitch, something softer to disrupt hitters' timing. He's generally around the strike zone, though his command has been inconsistent as he is still learning to get all of his 6-foot-6 frame in sync on a regular basis.

MLB.com rates the top athletes in the minors for all 30 teams: for the Mets it is Ronny Maurico.   

Mets: Ronny Mauricio, SS (No. 1/MLB No. 80) - A loose, twitchy athlete, Mauricio flashed his five-tool upside last season as an 18-year-old at Class A Columbia, where the teenager impressed evaluators with his abilities at shortstop along with his overall offensive potential as a switch-hitter. He’s likely to lose a step as he grows into his incredibly projectable 6-foot-3, 166-pound frame -- some scouts compare his body type to Alfonso Soriano’s -- but the final product could be a player who hits for both average and power from a premium position.

The Eastern League All Star game will be in Binghamton this July 15, Home run derby on July 14^th. 

Brooklyn Cyclones will have their holiday Garage sale on November 24^th.

UltimateMets has This date in Mets History:  New York Mets traded Heath Bell and Royce Ring to the San Diego Padres for Jon Adkins and Ben Johnson on November 15, 2006.