The Mets officially signed Luis Rojas as their new
manager. Per
SNY.TV: He will be introduced today at a 3pm Press Conference.
Per
SNY.TV: "I will work tirelessly to help this team win," Rojas
said in the team press release. "I believe this team and coaching staff
can do special things, and I look forward to working together with everyone to
reach our goals."
Per
the NY Post: “Chili Davis happy to help Luis Rojas: ‘He loves the Mets’” Davis
added “He is very loyal to the Mets, and we talked this offseason during the
point when I was trying to get my contract done, and he at the time had his
contract up and he stated that he doesn’t want to go anywhere. He wanted to
stay with the Mets. And for him to get this opportunity I think is great for
him and I think he will do a great job at it.”
Per
MLB.com listed the 5 challenges that Rojas will face as Mets manager: 1.
Straightening out Edwin Díaz;
2. Figuring out the Yoenis
Céspedes situation; 3. Settling on the back end of the rotation; 4. Getting
the most out of Robinson
Canó; 5. Making a good impression on the media.
Mike
Puma of the NY Post listed these 5 questions Luis will have to answer: 1. Is
Edwin
Díaz the closer, and what is the plan to get him right? 2. How will Rojas’
relationship with Robinson
Cano affect his handling of the second baseman? 3. What’s the plan for the
rotation? 4. Does Syndergaard
get a personal catcher? 5. Is there a plan for left field? The Mets will enter
spring training with J.D. Davis,
Dominic
Smith and potentially Yoenis
Céspedes as options to play left field.
Ed
Stein of The Empire Writes back said the Mets missed the Point in the Luis
Rojas hire. “The Mets keep making
the same mistake by hiring men who have no Major League managing experience…To
be honest, even though Rojas isn’t the right hire, he is a much better choice
than Beltran. At least he has spent time managing in the minors.”
Tim
Boyle of Rising Apple says that: Luis
Guillorme has a chance to be a useful bat off the bench in 2020.
Tim Ryder of Metsmerized.com said that Marcus Stroman’s Cutter Became Bonafide Weapon with the Mets. “I figured out how to manipulate my cutter to make it bigger or smaller whenever I want,” Stroman tweeted. “Didn’t find that until I was with the Mets. Can’t wait to attack the zone with a steady mix!”
Clutchpoints.com had the 5 best prospects likely to debut in
2020: Casey
Mize, RHP, Detroit Tigers; Joey
Bart, C, SF Giants; Ryan
Mountcastle, 1B/OF, Orioles; Nick
Madrigal, 2B, White Sox; Alec
Bohm, 3B, Phillies.
MLB.com
looked the most interesting “steamer” projections for 2020. This includes: “4)
The most dynamic relief duo resides in Queens.
The Mets’ bullpen endured a disastrous 2019, one reason the club fell
three games short of a playoff spot. But things are looking up for this group,
which projects as the best in the NL. Two big reasons for the turnaround: one
pitcher who struggled mightily last season, and one who barely pitched at all.
Steamer sees big rebounds for both Edwin Díaz
(5.59 ERA in 2019) and the newly signed Dellin
Betances (limited to one game by injuries), with both ranking among the top
four MLB pitchers in ERA, FIP and K/9 rate. Such a scenario would effectively
shut down the late innings for opponents.”
MLB.com
released their 10 ten outfield prospects for 2020. No current minor league Mets made the list
but one ex-minor leaguer did: Jarred
Kelenic as #3. The article had this to say about Jarred: Highest floor:
Kelenic. Kelenic does everything well, showing an advanced approach at the
plate that belies his age (He’s still only 20.). With his excellent tools to go
along with his innate feel to hit and outstanding defense, he’s a big league
regular at the very least, one who won’t take too much longer to be ready.
Per
the Spun.com: Derek Jeter’s
Response To Marlins Question Is Going Viral. At the press conference to
announce his Hall of Fame election Derek
was asked about the Marlins losing. He
jokingly replied: “No it’s been a lot of fun losing.” He couldn’t hold back his
laughter when making that comment. He
then added: “We’ve taken on quite a challenge down in Miami. We believe in the
fan base and we understand that it’s going to take time. I preach patience even
though I have none.”
Per
the NY Daily News: A Massachusetts man filed a class-action lawsuit against
Major League Baseball, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox over the teams’
stealing of signals between pitchers and catchers of opposing teams. The
suit filed Thursday in Manhattan Federal Court says the teams’ cheating cost
fans money by hurting their fantasy baseball picks made through DraftKings — in
which Major League Baseball is an investor.
Per
the NY Daily News: Major League Baseball to sponsor US Olympic softball team.
Major League Baseball is using its financial muscle to support the U.S. women’s
softball team, which already is assured a spot in the Tokyo Olympics while the
American men’s baseball team struggles to qualify.
Last night in the Dominican
Republic, the Final Series continued with the Toros
Del Este losing to the Tigres
del Licey 6-2 (box). The Toros
Del Este saw their series lead cut to 2-1.
Jordany
Valdespin played right field and went 0 for 4.
UltimateMets has the date
in Mets History:
Born on this date:
- Neil Allen (1958)
- Mike Glavine (1973)
Transactions:
Texas Rangers signed Shawn Hare of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 1995.
Texas Rangers signed Shawn Hare of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 24, 1995.
New York Mets signed free agent Graeme
Lloyd on January 24, 2003.
New York Mets signed free agent Geremi
Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox on
January 24, 2006.
Baltimore Orioles signed Tyler
Yates of the New York Mets as a free agent on
January 24, 2006.
Chicago Cubs signed Cliff
Floyd of the New York Mets as a free agent on
January 24, 2007.
Cincinnati Reds signed Willie
Harris of the New York Mets as a free agent on
January 24, 2012.
Texas Rangers signed James
Loney of the New York Mets as a free agent on
January 24, 2017.
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6 comments:
Rojas Media Day - I have never heard him speak, so it will be a chance to see how he handles being in front of the media.
Interesting that Stroman figured out out how to make his cutter better. Big year ahead.
Steamer is excited about Diaz and Betances - which if true will make this a very exciting season.
I wonder why SNY is only covering the Rojas presser live on FB and Twitter, though they will broadcast it "later", in replay.
Isn't this important enough to cover as it happens?
I agree Bill. I have a "If I ran SNY" post in the hopper. Maybe this will prompt me to finish it.
At least Phil Regan's team made the Dominican Championship series. Now let's hope his MLB club does the same this year.
God bless Phil Regan - keep on keeping on.
Bill
And the Mets didnt release a press release on today either.
I don't get it.
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