11/17/19

John From Albany - Breakfast Links 11/17/2019



The Astros sign stealing story continues to take big headlines.





In a story about Marcus Stroman’s number change they list the other Mets that wore number 0.  Terry McDaniel (1991), Rey Ordonez (1996-1997), and Omar Quintanilla (2014). Tony Clark wore No. 00 in 2003.












Mike’s Mets reviews the Mets season of Brooks Pounders.  FYI, last I saw Brooks was pitching for USA Baseball this winter.  Last game he pitched for Syracuse, did not go well.



Last night in the Dominican Rebublic, Chris Mazza was the only Met in action as he threw a 1-2-3 7th as part of a Toros del Este 2-1 win.  He retired the side with a pop-up, a swinging strikeout to Juan Lagares, and a line out.

FYI, overall Juan is hitting .364 with 8 singles in 22 at-bats.

In that same game, Jenrry Mejia started for Toros del Este, going 5 innings giving up 2 hits and one run.

Still no current Mets in Venezuela or Puerto Rico.

UltimateMets has this date in Mets History:

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Florida Marlins drafted Chris Donnels from the Mets on November 17, 1992.

Finally, the Mack Mets Blast from the past form 10 years ago November 2009


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7 comments:

Mack Ade said...

John

Once again, thank you for your hard work here.

I know you can get much of this information from other sites, but I love informal way you approach this.

Your adding some details on some links is also a plus plus.

Mack Ade said...

I find myself clicking on those posts I wrote 10 years ago.

Pretty damn good writer back in the day.

John From Albany said...

Thanks Mack. I am just sharing my morning browsing. Also with so few Mets playing winter ball I find it easier to share in small bits.

Probably just me but loved seeing Mazza face Lagares in a game Meija started.

John From Albany said...

Very good then and now. I put that particular blast in because it fit in with all the recent blog posts about luxury tax, etc.

Reese Kaplan said...

Did you see Mack's prophecy about Omar?

"I'm afraid we're starting to look at how the Minaya era will end someday. Secondary acquisitions, fingers crossed at critical positions, and AAAA pitching at the end of the rotation."

The more things change...

John From Albany said...

Yep. Wait until you see tomorrow's. What did you say in one of your posts a month or so ago, when you make a mistake again it's not a mistake, it's a choice!

Anonymous said...

The proverbial beating of the dead horse.

Seriously here, how many times can any one MLB team make the same futile error in judgement of bringing up north the same named players that they have for four or five seasons straight, who really have not established themselves as consistent or capable? This includes utility players and pitchers as well. The Mets bull pen turnstile door has got to close now too. It's worn out and pulling loose. Sometimes AAA career pitchers and players need to retire too!

Is it me here or is someone else here possibly feeling the same way about tired old 30 year old players mentioned season after season as possibly landing on the breaking camp 25-man? I won't name names here (but two are fielders and three assumed relievers). The fans know who.

Chances have to eventually run out for everyone. Cannot this team cut the cord and move on already. It's time now for new faces to be given a true shot here. Like for instance here: Uceta and Blackham, to name two.

I will repeat myself here with the Wheeler departure.

The one thing that has withstood the test over the past four NYM seasons was the starting rotation assembled here. However, it is now in "some jeopardy" of being lessened to almost MLB average status by this loss of Zachary. This crazy notion that somehow Marcus Stroman can step right into Wheeler's third starting place shoes is truly most silly. Stroman is pushing age 30 (same as Zach) and is an okay fourth starter on most good MLB rotations, and a really good fifth starter. He hasn't the stats nor the big strikeout capability like Jake, Noah, and Zachary had. So to me, this means that the 2020 NYM could feasibly have just two really good starters at the top end, and three starters in question, instead of the usual two lower end. This hopefully could change though, in getting a good third starter added into the mix. It is thankfully very early into the off season and I am sure that GM Van Halen sees just this too. So we will have to wait and see.

I don't see free agent Houston's Derrick Cole wanting to come here, reports are he likes his native west coast a lot better. Although that would be awesome I do agree. And my hunch is that there would be a lynching party of a GM in DC if the Nationals did not somehow re-sign Steven Strasburg. I think Washington will make that happen because Strasburg should be their franchise player for life.

With Zach gone now, the Mets apparently having no one from AAA they can automatically call up, and the at least somewhat locked "open to buy budget" been reported, that to me leaves starter free agent Michael Francisco Pineda Paulino as a viable option moving forward. Pineda's stats and age are somewhat comparable to Wheeler's, he had a decent 2019 and has been dominant in his past.

Maybe on a one year this could buy the Mets another season with Peterson, Szapucki, Gonzales, and KSmith.