Good Morning. Happy Birthday Luis Rojas,
David
West, and Derek
Wallace. Marlins 5 Mets 3 and Todd
Frazier is back.
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Marlins 5 Mets 3 Jacob
deGrom (L, 2-1) 6 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 1 ER, 2 walks, 9
Ks, 103 pitches – 72 strikes; 1 K; Hunter
Strickland, 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Brad Brach
1 inning, 1 runs, 1 ER, 1 hit (HR), 0 walks; Edwin Diaz
1 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil
2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1K; Robinson
Cano 2 for 4 (HR #6), run scored, 1 RBI; Pete Alonso
0 for 4; Dominic
Smith 1 for 3, 1 RBI. (Box
Score).
Mets Daddy:
“Jeff McNeil broke out of a slump in a big way with a second inning RBI double.
Later in that second, Dominic Smith hit a sacrifice fly to give the Mets a 2-0
lead. After that, the Mets again forgot how to hit in RISP going 2-for-10 in
the game. However, you would’ve thought that wouldn’t matter. After all, deGrom
was on the mound.”
NY
Post: “Garrett Cooper’s homer in the sixth sliced the Mets’ lead to 2-1
before the roof caved on deGrom, with an assist from Alonso’s error. Alonso
misplayed Matt Joyce’s grounder, opening the gate for the Marlins to score
three unearned runs. Lewin Diaz stroked an RBI double to tie the game before
Miguel Rojas produced a run-scoring single. Jorge Alfaro’s double brought in
the inning’s final run. ‘I left the ball over the middle of the plate and
didn’t execute pitches when I needed to,’ deGrom said.”
SNY.TV:
Mets takeaways from Monday's loss to Marlins, including Jacob deGrom's rough
sixth inning. The Mets are now a season-worst five games under .500.
As
we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets: Mets reacquire Todd Frazier, get C Robinson
Chirinos, RHP Miguel
Castro.
The Mets' deadline deals are official:
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 31, 2020
Mets get: INF Todd Frazier, C Robinson Chirinos, RP Miguel Castro, and cash.
Rangers get: Two PTBNL.
Orioles get: LHP Kevin Smith, and a PTBNL or cash.
It won't be super easy to evaluate these deals until all those players are named.
Todd Frazier's 2020 #'s: 108 AB; 26 Hits; 2 HR; .241 BA; 7 RBIs.
Robinson Chirinos' 2020 #'s: 42 AB; 5 Hits; 0 HR; .119 BA; 2 RBIs.
Miguel Castro's 2020 #'s: 1-0; 4.02 ERA; 16 games; 1 Save; 15.2 IP; 24 Ks.; 1.404 WHIP.
Robinson Chirinos' 2020 #'s: 42 AB; 5 Hits; 0 HR; .119 BA; 2 RBIs.
Miguel Castro's 2020 #'s: 1-0; 4.02 ERA; 16 games; 1 Save; 15.2 IP; 24 Ks.; 1.404 WHIP.
Sports Illustrated: "I'm a
big fan of Miguel Castro as a person, as well," Orioles manager Brandon
Hyde said. "Love the guy. He's been improving ever since I've seen him
pitch and was putting together a nice year this year. It was tough to say
goodbye to him during the game."
Brodie Van Wagenen said the Mets like that Miguel Castro is controllable and has already pitched in late-inning situations.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) August 31, 2020
Van Wagenen indicates Mets viewed Kevin Smith as a fifth starter. Smith was the prospect traded to Baltimore for Miguel Castro.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 31, 2020
About
Miguel Castro Metstradamus said: “He has a 5.20 ERA in the eighth inning,
and a 5.23 ERA in the ninth. Opposing batters have an .842 OPS in save
situations with a .513 slugging%. In non save situations: .709 and .376. But he’s
controllable. We have him for two more years. Great. This is basically Diaz for
Kelenic again, just on a smaller scale and without the albatross contract of an
aging second baseman. It’s the baseball version of ‘Tremors 2: Aftershocks.’”
SNY.TV:
Todd Frazier has 'unfinished business' with Queens as he makes return to Mets.
Pete Alonso excited about his return.
Forbes.com:
New York Mets Trade Deadline: The Last One Under The Wilpons Is Just Like The
First One. In 2002 (after the Doubleday buy out) “The Mets entered the day
4 1/2 games out of the wild card spot — further removed from a playoff berth
than any team that made going for it trades in the final week of the month —
but still traded pitcher Bobby M. Jones and a pair of minor leaguers (Jason Bay
among them) to the Padres in exchange for reliever Steve Reed and starter Jason
Middlebrook and sent pitcher Mark Corey, outfielder Jay Payton and minor
leaguer Rob Stratton to the Rockies in exchange for outfielder Mark Little and
starter John Thomson.”
John
Harper SNY.TV: Yankees' Brian Cashman, Mets' Brodie Van Wagenen see the big
picture as neither make short-term splash at trade deadline. Speaks well to
their ability to resist temptation.
SNY.TV:
Mets got calls on Edwin Diaz, but didn’t intend to move him. The team had
been exploring catching and pitching help.
Phillies 8 Nationals 6 (Box
Score).
Braves 6 Red Sox 3 (Box
Score).
- Padres Acquire Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen In Nine-Player Trade With Indians.
- Blue Jays To Acquire Robbie Ray.
- Marlins Acquire Starling Marte For Caleb Smith, Humberto Mejia.
- Cubs Acquire Cameron Maybin.
- Blue Jays Acquire Jonathan Villar.
- Athletics Acquire Mike Minor.
- NL East Trade Deadline Recap.
Born on this date:
- Tom Burgess (1927)
- Dave West (1964)
- Derek Wallace (1971)
- Luis Rojas (1981)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Rod Gaspar to the San Diego Padres for Ron Herbel on September 1, 1970.
New
York Mets traded Kyle Kessel to the Detroit Tigers for C.
J. Nitkowski on September 1, 2001.
New
York Mets signed free agent Alay
Soler on September 1, 2004.
New
York Mets signed free agent Aaron
Harang on September 1, 2013.
1963: Tim Harkness cracks
a 2-run game-ending homer in the 16th to give the Mets a
6 - 4 win over the Braves.
It is Harkness's 2nd homer of the game.
1975: Mets ace Tom Seaver shuts out the Pirates, 3 - 0, and reaches 200 strikeouts for
a major league-record 8th straight season.
1985 - The
visiting New York Mets edge San Francisco‚ 4 - 3, with Keith Hernandez's 2-run homer climaxing a 3-run 9th inning. Doug Sisk‚ in relief of Ed Lynch‚ is the winning
pitcher. In the 5th‚ Lynch lines to right field and is thrown out 9-3 by RF Joel Youngblood. It's the National League's second 9-3 putout in 2 months.
2004: The Marlins edge the Mets‚
5 - 4. Armando Benitez gets the save in
relief. It is his 10th save of the year against New York for a new Major League
record for saves against a club in a year.
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5 comments:
I guess if Pete Alonso is going to turn into Kirk Nieuwhenhuis right before our eyes in terms of vacant offense, he might as well add in a critical error too.
This is a crazy year. Having to play as many games this past week after the layoff hurt the Mets big time.
I read that Kevin Smith is a fifth starter so he was expendable. But for the rest of this year and next year we have almost no starters in the System because Brodie gave them all away. Dunn and Kay are in the majors. Richardson is high up on BA prospect list. He gave away Humphreys who did great in AFL last season. I think the best move was Cashman’s move. Do nothing and do not move anyone in your minor league system.
Raw - you are so correct. The Mets bullpen needed extra arms because - (as Metstradamus pointed out) we don't have a 2nd starter, let alone a 5th starter. That led to bullpen pitchers being used often (like Hughes 3 days in a row on Sunday) and moving Lugo and Gsellmen into the pen. As you said - no starters in the system as Brodie gave them all away. Extremely poor roster management.
On another note, guess we have to update our prospect lists again. It should last at least until the WS is over.
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