John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 9/1/2020

Good Morning. Happy Birthday Luis Rojas, David West, and Derek Wallace. Marlins 5 Mets 3 and Todd Frazier is back. 

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Mets Links:

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).

You Tube: Marlins plate four in the 6th in 5-3 win | Marlins-Mets Game Highlights 8/31/20.

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:

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.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 31, 2020

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.

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.

Fangraphs: Mets Add Three Players at Deadline, Though 2020 Impact Could Be Minimal.

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.”

SNY.TV: 7 takeaways from Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen after trade deadline: 'We need to boost ourselves'.

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.

SNY.TV: Mets, Red Sox would have had to 'bridge a pretty big gap' to make Christian Vazquez trade.

NY Post: Pete Alonso’s Mets woes are getting worse.

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: The Mets are running out of time.

Forbes.com: Dynamic Ownership Is Imperative When It Comes To Steve Cohen’s $2 Billion Pursuit Of New York Mets.

Mike’s Mets: Spring is Coming.

MLB Links:

Phillies 8 Nationals 6 (Box Score).

Braves 6 Red Sox 3 (Box Score).

Here is the full MLB Scoreboard from yesterday. 

MLB Trade Rumors:

• 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.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

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.

Baseball Reference:

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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