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10/31/20

Scouting Report - OF - Braden Montgomery

 


Braden Montgomery

 

OF 6-2 200 Madison Central HS (MS)

 

Talking Chop -

 

Braden Montgomery, OF - Braden Montgomery went out and showed why he is an elite prospect with his performance here. He had a huge weekend at the plate, as well as showing he is a more than capable pitcher- even though his future is clearly with the bat. Montgomery has one of the best hit tools in the entire prep class, a high level of athleticism, and is just a fun player to watch. He came away with a first round grade for me.

 

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Braden Montgomery is a 2021 OF/RHP, MIF with a 6-2 201 lb. frame from Madison, MS who attends Madison Central. Ran a 7.04-second sixty-yard dash. Primary outfielder with a long and athletic frame, showcasing plenty of quick-twitch actions to go along with feel for the game. Has proper footwork into the gather, carrying momentum well into throws with clean mechanics through the entire fielding process. Has present arm strength from the outfield, making accurate throws with true carry to bases at 96 miles per hour. Did not pitch or take batting practice at the event, though he has shown well as a good two-way prospect in the past. Posted a 92mph exit velocity.

 

Prospects Live -

 

Braden Montgomery - Much of the hype in the ‘Montgomery’ category goes to Benny, but Braden is every bit the exciting player and oozes polish on the diamond. His skillset was on full display Friday night again. Montgomery got his first at-bat in the second inning, getting deep into a count against flamethrower Chase Burns. He’d sit back on a 77mph curveball and smoke it deep into the right-centerfield gap. The ball was run down by Malakhi Knight, but the maturity to sit back on a good breaking ball certainly stands out. He’d draw a walk in his second at-bat. His third plate appearance was another impressive showing, scorching a come-backer right at pitcher Cale Lansville with a big exit velo. It was caught, but the approach and barrel control was undeniable all night.

 

Prospect Worldwide -

 

Braden Montgomery – OF/RHP:  A Switch hitter, with tons of athleticism and ability on the field. He can do it all. Hit, Pitch, Infield, Outfield. Jack of all trades. To go with a cannon of an arm that has been registered up to 97 in the OF and 95 on the mound. I really like the toolset here. How can you not? The athleticism doesn’t translate to a ton of speed, likely a corner OF due it (45 Grade), but should show Above-Average (55) defense at either position. Braden is a pretty impressive pitcher and a legit 2-way prospect, possibly the best in the entire draft. His stuff on the mound has really elevated itself in recent months. Shows some ability on the infield dirt as well, but the future very likely will be in the OF, may get a shot at 2 way early on, but let him hit, if it fails the arm and athleticism has a chance on the mound. Where he touches low-mid 90s with a breaking ball that flashes 55.

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Scouting Report - OF - Benny Montgomery


 

Benny Montgomery

 

OF 6-4 200 Red Land HS (PA)

 

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Benny Montgomery is a 2021 OF/RHP with a 6-4 200 lb. frame from Lewisberry, PA who attends Red Land. Long, lanky athletic build with plenty of physical projection remaining. Outstanding runner, 6.32 in the sixty, speed really impacts the game both offensively and defensively. Huge arm strength in the outfield, big whip to his arm, lower half mechanics are inconsistent but time and repetitions will address that, highest level defensive potential. Right handed hitter, starts with a high hand set and a quick hitch into his swing, long and loose swing with bat speed, gets the barrel out front and creates big jump with lots of back spin, strong enough to shrink the field with his line drive carry. Elite level athlete with growing baseball skills

 

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15) Benny Montgomery, OF, Red Land HS (PA)

 

If you’re a fan of extremely loud tools, then Montgomery is your guy. He throws the ball extremely hard, he is one of the fastest runners in the entire draft, and his bat speed leads to fantastic exit velocities. Montgomery is such an exciting player to watch, but for him to reach his sky-high potential, he has to prove his unorthodox hitting mechanics can play against top-tier pitching. His swing is quirky and more disconnected than a more traditional swing, and there are shades of Hunter Pence in his swing. Montgomery has a leg kick and a hitch in his load (he brings his hands down and then quickly back up again before he swings). However, his bat gets through the zone quickly and he finds the barrel well. What remains to be seen is if Montgomery can generate the same type of results with his swing against higher velocity arms, but up until this point he has played well at every major showcase event. He has huge raw power potential and if he can tap into it in games on a consistent basis, he has the potential to hit 20-25 homers every season. Montgomery stands out defensively, too, with his top-of-the scale speed (he has been clocked 6.32 in the 60-yard dash) he can cover a ton of ground in CF, and his rocket of an arm plays well for the position. There isn’t much game footage of him on defense, but it’s hard to imagine his speed and athleticism not playing well in the outfield. Overall Montgomery is a guy who can be a perennial all-star if he lands with an organization that can add some smoothness to his swing. He is the definition of a potential 5-tool player. Montgomery is committed to Virginia.

 

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Benny Montgomery, OF, Red Land HS (Pa.) -- No. 11 on our Top 15 high school list, Montgomery continues to show incredible athleticism and the ability to use his tools against good competition. He went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and stolen bases, showing his strong, wiry power. The Virginia recruit is a bit unorthodox, with a little Hunter Pence in him.

 

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Benny Montgomery – OF: Lawlar may have the most polished skill set, but Benny has the loudest no doubt. Showing Plus-Plus (70) tools from the Speed, Arm, and Overall Athleticism. Projectable Power with the elite bat speed and an improving Hit Tool as the Summer Circuit has progressed. The hitch in his swing/load is much improved from the start of the Summer and has helped him be more consistent in the box, and showing that high-end potential more consistently. If those developments continue to fruition, Benny will likely see himself as a Top 15 selection and possibly the #1 HS Outfielder off the board. He possesses some of the best bat speed (85! Barrel Speed) in the entire class. The sky is the limit for Benny Montgomery.

 

 Prospects Live -

 

Benny Montgomery - You’d be hard-pressed to find a more sublime athlete than Benny Montgomery in the 2021 class. The speed, the power, the arm -- it’s premier. The pop was on display as Montgomery won the Perfect Game All-American Classic Home Run Derby to start the night. The bat speed this kid exhibits is truly next-level. The game itself was a little more uneventful for the Lewisberry, Pennsylvania native. The first inning saw a weak pop-out to right field against RHP Christian Little. He’d go on to draw a couple walks in uncompetitive at-bats the rest of the way. He’d also steal a base on the night. He did have the opportunity to show off his arm talent from centerfield on one occasion as well. The biggest question on Montgomery’s game the rest of the way will be his hit tool, a piece of his game he didn’t get the chance to showcase most of Friday night.

 

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Benny Montgomery

 

School: Red Land Position: OF HT/WT: 6-4, 200

 

Buzz: Benny Montgomery has all the tools an MLB team would be looking for in a young player. He has lightning-fast bat speed that helps him generate plenty of power and a good eye at the plate that allows him to reach base at a high clip. Montgomery has plenty of speed as well, aiding him on the basepaths and allowing him to play a strong center field. He’s a plus defender in the outfield with an absolute cannon of an arm that will prove valuable as his defensive abilities get tested more at higher levels. The former state champion is currently a UVA commit, but that could change if he’s drafted high enough. Perfect Game has him as its No. 4 high school prospect in the nation, which would certainly be enough to vault him well inside the first round of the draft.

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Mets360 - Mets make three moves to add to 40-man roster depth

 


By Brian Joura October 31, 2020


Here’s a comment of mine from February of 2020:

Mets fans know firsthand the value of depth.

I blame BVW for a few high-profile bad moves but he deserves credit for building the team’s 25-man roster depth to better than it’s been for a long, long time.

My opinion is that the Mets are about 2 years away from having good upper minors/40-man roster depth.

The Mets recently announced the players they were not picking up options for, along with those whose contracts were finished and were now free agent. Those moves left their 40-man roster at 31. There have been some surprising non-tenders by other clubs and some hoped that new owner Steve Cohen would flex his financial muscle by picking up guys like Darren O’Day and Brad Hand, players who would certainly be big improvements over what the club carried in 2020.

Perhaps this wouldn’t have been a good look for Cohen – spending money on his first day as owner while other clubs are claiming to be in such bad financial shape. Or maybe the club doesn’t have any interest in spending more on middle relievers than they’ll pay their closer next year. Regardless of the “why,” the Mets, along with every other club, passed on picking those guys up and being responsible for their original contract.

There seems little doubt that supply is going to be much, much higher than in recent years. And just like you don’t walk into a store and buy the first mattress you see, you don’t have to pick the first eight-figure contract that comes your way, either. The Mets did make some moves yesterday, picking up two pitchers for depth purposes, ones who don’t figure to make the Opening Day roster, yet guys who you figure will get a shot at some point during the 2021 season.

The new Mets are Jacob Barnes and Nick Tropeano. Barnes is a reliever, a fastball/slider guy with a heater regularly in the mid-90s. The problem, especially last year, was that the slider wasn’t a good pitch at all. Maybe the Mets feel they can help with the slider or have him focus on another pitch. FanGraphs lists him as not having an option left. Tropeano has been primarily a starter in his MLB career but all seven of his appearances last season came out of the pen. Tropeano has a much deeper repertoire than Barnes but is somewhat similar in that one pitch wasn’t giving him great results. This time, it’s the splitter that batters were punishing. Also, Tropeano has an option remaining.

Adding these two players, the 40-man now sits at 33. And according to mlb.com reporter Anthony DiComo, the Mets don’t have any pressing needs to promote a minor leaguer to the 40-man prior to the Rule 5 Draft. DiComo singles out Shervyen Newton as the biggest candidate and Newton was not very good when we last saw him in Lo-A in 2019.

So, there’s a lot of room to add guys from free agency. And the current 40-man still has guys you wouldn’t lose any sleep if they were cut from the list. Patrick Mazeika, Paul Sewald and Daniel Zamora all currently have slots. Really, the Mets could add 10 new guys to the 40-man at this point in time. And if they did that and still found guys they liked – they could make additional moves. Let’s take a quick look at the guys on the 40-man not likely to start the year on the Opening Day roster.

Barnes – Power reliever who had a 3.54 ERA in 147.1 IP from 2016-18 with the Brewers
Ariel Jurado – Depth starter candidate with very little MLB success
Franklyn Kilome – Potential long man out of the pen if Mets will utilize that role/


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The Sports Daily - Mike Phillips' Mets Player Review Series: Todd Frazier

 


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Texas Rangers: 31 Games, 108 At Bats, .241 Batting Average, 26 Hits, 7 Doubles, 1 Triple, 2 Home Runs, 7 RBI’s, 11 Runs Scored, 1 Stolen Base, .702 OPS, 0.0 WAR

New York Mets: 14 Games, 49 At Bats, .224 Batting Average, 11 Hits, 2 Doubles, 2 Home Runs, 5 RBI’s, 5 Runs Scored, .643 OPS, 0.1 WAR

Story: Todd Frazier signed with Texas over the winter after the Mets opted not to retain him. The contract was a one-year deal with a team option but Frazier quickly became a superfluous piece on a losing team. The Rangers ended up sending Frazier back to the Mets at the trade deadline in exchange for a player to be named later, with General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen telling the media that the Mets felt like Frazier’s energy and leadership would be valuable down the stretch. Frazier often siphoned at-bats from younger players and didn’t produce much, slugging a pair of homers and notably pitching a scoreless inning of relief in mop-up duty in mid-September.


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Mike's Mets - Welcome to the Promised Land

 


By Mike Steffanos October 30, 2020


As I sit here writing this, the Wilpon era has just ended. With word that the final hurdle of approval by the mayor has been overcome, this thing is in the books. It's a great moment for Mets fans, but the real work is only beginning. The goal has to be to put a real playoff contender on the field in 2021, and that's going to be no small task.


I wrote last week about how the Dodgers were an obvious model for how a smarter, better financed Mets organization should operate. The Dodgers are a big market team that smartly leverages some small market club principals. This ensures that the money they're spending is being used wisely and the team enjoys the maximum possible success for their money. Remember, before the Madoff revelations came out, the Mets ran very respectable payrolls and still struggled to sustain more than fleeting success.


Their are also obvious parallels in the recent history of the Mets and Dodgers. The current LA ownership bought the club in 2012, when the Dodgers were in a similar place to where the Mets are today. LA was languishing under the awful and parsimonious ownership of Frank McCourt at the time. The new ownership immediately upped the payroll, but they also implemented a lot of improvements to the organization that weren't as public facing, but had everything to do with the club's ability to sustain consistent success. If the Mets could even approximate the success that the Dodgers have enjoyed, Mets fans like myself would be overjoyed. That success would pay off with greater revenues for the team, and the fanbase would grow even if the Yankees continue to enjoy success.


By the way, I'm impressed by Cohen's initial statement, as tweeted by the Daily News' Deesha Thosar:



It's smart to invest some money in goodwill with both the city and employees right off the bat.


Once the final details of the sale are complete and Cohen and Sandy Alderson are fully in place, we'll no longer have to speculate on how the organization might proceed. We'll be able to start making judgements on what they actually do. One thing is for sure, however, Steve Cohen will never again be as wildly popular with Mets fans as he is today. Right now every fan is able to project his greatest hopes onto the relative blank slate that is the new owner, but he'll obviously not be able to do what each and every one of us hope to see. I suspect there might be some disappointment if he doesn't sign Realmuto, George Springer and Trevor Bauer to deals before the first real snowfall, but that doesn't seem a likely approach for a man whose first move was to hire Sandy Alderson. But no one can really predict with any certainty exactly how the winter will play out.


I don't expect to be 100% on board with every single move the club makes. There will be moves made and moves not made that I won't agree with, and it would be extremely silly of me to believe otherwise. It's the God-given right of every sports fan to passionately argue for our own point of view in what's best for our team. On the other hand, I think the vast majority of us would agree we want to see intelligence, smart decision making and adherence to a solid plan in the overall operations of the Mets. What was really rough about the last decade of the Wilpon era in particular was that there was no sense of any of that. The Wilpons were much more interested in convincing the fans that the club could contend in order to sell tickets and service their debt than they were in doing the hard work and smart investments to make it happen.


I do think the Mets have to make a significant free agent signing this winter. I literally can't imagine a scenario where they don't. There is a need to establish credibility with the fan base, and at least one major free agent signing is the way to do that. Beyond that, however, I think I'd be surprised to see a spending orgy that lands multiple top free agents. I think a lot of 2021 spending will be on building something the Mets have lacked for a long time, true 40-man roster depth - something that both the Rays and Dodgers in their respective ways utilized to get to this year's World Series. I thought Tim Britton really had a good take on this in a piece in The Athletic yesterday:


The Mets are getting to the point that the front half of their roster can be competitive in the National League, especially with a big addition or two. Concentrating on spots 21 through 40 on the roster, though, is necessary to compete with teams like the Dodgers.



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METS CLAIM RHP NICK TROPEANO & RHP JACOB BARNES

 


 

 

METS CLAIM RHP NICK TROPEANO & RHP JACOB BARNES

 

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., October 30, 2020 – The New York Mets today announced that they have claimed RHP Nick Tropeano off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates and claimed RHP Jacob Barnes off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels.

 

Tropeano, 30, went 1-0 with a 1.15 ERA (two earned runs/15.2 innings) with 19 strikeouts in seven games with the Pirates in 2020. During his six-year major league career, the 6-4, 205-pounder is 13-14 with a 4.29 ERA (111 earned runs/233.0 innings) and 212 strikeouts in 49 games, 39 starts with the Astros, Pirates and Angels. Tropeano graduated from West Islip High School and was drafted in the fifth-round in 2011 by Houston from Stony Brook.

 

Barnes, 30, was 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA (11 earned runs/18.0 innings) with 24 strikeouts in 18 games with the Angels in 2020. The 6-2, 230-pounder is 4-13 with a 4.36 ERA (96 earned runs/198.0 innings) with 209 strikeouts in 200 career games with the Brewers, Royals and Angels.

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Reese Kaplan -- The Brave New World of Ownership Economics



The period immediately following the World Series is always fraught with great anticipation from baseball fans anxious to see how their team will set about improving themselves for the coming season.  Ever since Curt Flood and Andy Messersmith created the free agency movement.  Flood, of course, refused a trade which in effect ended his career.  Messersmith wanted more money, played without a contract, and got the courts to agree that a reserve clause is a one-time thing that teams cannot use over and over again.  After that decision, free agency as we now know it began to exist.  

 

This short season was very strange for players who did exceedingly well or who struggled mightily.  In either case, they will be looking at team owners crying poverty for the lack of gate, TV and ancillary revenue due to the pandemic.  As a result, many of the mid tier free agents are not necessarily going to see the huge payday about which they've dreamed for quite some time.  As a result, some fairly high quality players have already been unceremoniously cut loose by their teams to avoid contract buyout options and as a result the free agent marketplace has some folks that heretofore were not expected to be available.

 



To me, the greatest surprise came from the Cleveland Indians who opted to part ways with closer Brad Hand.  Now, to many baseball fans who follow the Mets, whenever a player is in the AL except perhaps with the Yankees, he pretty much ceases to exist.  The post season will give some spotlight on these high performers, but unless he's on a national stage then his efforts are often unnoticed.  Such is the case with Mr. Hand.

 

Good baseball fans will remember Hand as a rookie coming up through the Marlins system where he mostly struggled as a 21 year old.  He toiled in Miami for five years before he was cut loose and latched onto the San Diego Padres.  There it's as if a switch got turned on in his head and he started to pitch admirably well.  The Padres moved him to the Indians and during the period of 2016 through 2020 he has delivered a 2.70 ERA, saved 104 games, has a WHIP right around 1.000 and strikes out nearly 13 per 9 IP.  Those are very fine numbers indeed.

 

This past 2020 season was more of the same for Brad Hand.  He appeared in 23 games, finishing 21 of them, and lead the AL in saves with 16.  His ERA was an eye-popping 2.05 and although his strikeouts were down to a tick under 12, his walks also plummeted to 1.6 per 9 IP.  This pitcher is a stud yet the Indians felt they did not want to pay him the $10 million he would cost to retain.  Rather than pay him that amount or buy him out for $1 million, they simply put him on waivers.  A claiming team can have the 30 year old closer for the $10 million price for one year, but if no one claims him, he's a free agent and able to negotiate whatever salary and term he desires.  

 

Now the whole transaction feels very much like something the Wilpons would do (if they still owned the Mets).  They were looking to save at best $1 million by waiving him, but also felt that they could not get anything in return for a pitcher who lead the league in saves by trading him????  It was all about the Benjamins and Hand is the first of many losers who will face a similar fate.  

 



A similar situation evolved with the Houston Astros and their highly successful (and young) closer Roberto Osuna.  He is dealing with injury issues and would likely face another $10 million in arbitration if they retained him, so the Houston Cheaters, er, Astros, opted to waive him from the roster.  Now anyone picking him up can gamble that he'll recover and become the formidable closer he once was (when he wasn't busy assaulting women in Canada and Texas), but it's another case of a highly desirable baseball player being shown the door for economic reasons.  

 

Now the Mets are in this game but by paying off options on Robinson Chirinos, Todd Frazier and Wilson Ramos.  It's not big bucks, but by doing so they saved a significant pile of cash to be put to use on other roster options.  Soon we'll learn the fate of Dellin Betances.  Brad Brach realized a 5.84 ERA wasn't going to net big bidders so guess who's occupying a $2 million roster spot for 2021? In these cases, the club is not terminating All Star caliber players, but guys with filler talent or major injury issues who would not provide good value.  

 

Keep your eyes wide open over the next few days to see whatever unexpected names enter the free agent fray and see if any would look good in the Mets lineup.  Hopefully now the team is willing to consider top notch talents rather than merely castoffs and diamonds in the rough.  

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John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/31/2020

 



Good Morning. Born Today Jane Jarvis. Happy Birthday Steve Trachsel and Tim Byrdak. Steve Cohen becomes the New Mets Owner and Mets get two pitchers on waivers.


Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, Winter Baseball, and This Day in Mets History.


Mets Links:


As we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets: MLB Owners approve Steve Cohen Purchase of Mets.


NY Times: M.L.B.’s owners voted to approve Cohen’s $2.4 billion purchase of the team, and New York City signed off on his taking over the lease of Citi Field. “Cohen said he would make a tax deductible donation of $17.5 million to the New York City Economic Development Corporation to support city-run grant programs that will help local small businesses hurt during the coronavirus pandemic…salary cuts for Mets employees…would be reversed as of Nov. 1 — a commitment he said was worth more than $7 million. Cohen also said the Mets would establish a relief fund of about $2.5 million that would contribute up to $500 per month each to 1,000 seasonal stadium workers from Nov. 1 until opening day of 2021.”


The Daily Stache: It has happened! Steve Cohen is the new Mets owner.


Forbes.com: Steve Cohen Buying The New York Mets Is A Dream Come True For Fans—And A Nightmare For The Wilpons.


Greg Prince Faith and Fear on Flushing: Honeymoon in Flushing – “Steve Cohen was the symbol of the 2021 Mets. A symbol of hope. A symbol of faith. In lieu of statistics and video highlights, a symbol can be a powerful thing.”


Mike's Mets - Welcome to the Promised Land. 






Ken Davidoff NY Post: Steve Cohen era is here: Will Mets maintain their charm? They are, more often than not in their history, the underdog. Therein lies the challenge for Steve Cohen, definitely not the underdog.


CBS Sports: Here's the easy way new Mets owner Steve Cohen can distinguish himself in his first season. Few other teams figure to be spending money this winter, which means the Mets should.


Joel Sherman NY Post: Steve Cohen makes Mets heavyweights in every way.


NY Post: Steve Cohen’s Mets could make run at top players in free agency.



David Lennon Newsday: Ya Gotta Believe in Steve Cohen! Mets' new owner should be a home run for franchise, fans.


Danny Abriano SNY.TV: Analyzing what Sandy Alderson's free agent and trade strategy could be like under Steve Cohen. Throughout his tenure, Alderson was measured with his words and his moves. But behind that demeanor was the fact that Alderson -- as he has said himself -- likes flash...the expectation should be that his stewardship of the Mets this time around will be different.


90 Percent Mets: Cohen Is Active! Mets Make Roster Moves.


Newsday: Mets claim LI's Nick Tropeano and fellow pitcher Jacob Barnes off waivers. A West Islip native and Stony Brook alumnus, Tropeano, a 30-year-old righthander…Across parts of six seasons with the Astros, Angels and Pirates, he owns a 4.29 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 49 games (39 starts). Barnes, also 30, had a 5.50 ERA and mid-90s fastball in 18 games for the Angels last season. He struck out 24 and walked four in 18 innings. In five years with the Brewers, Royals and Angels, he has a 4.36 ERA and 1.39 WHIP.


Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Fred Wilpon’s complicated Mets legacy could never overcome Madoff stain.


Mike Puma NY Post: Remembering the highs and lows of the Wilpon era.




MLB Links:


MLB.com: Believe in ghosts? Check out Rochester's field. The Minor League park is a site of much paranormal activity.



MLB.com: Red Sox in dialogue with Cora (reports).


MLB.com: Why you can't shift on LeMahieu. Has not seen a legitimate infield shift in over four years.


MLB Trade Rumors: Cubs Plan To Exercise Anthony Rizzo’s Option.


MLB Trade Rumors: Cubs Decline Jon Lester’s Option.


MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Interested In Adam Wainwright.


MLB Trade Rumors: Indians Decline Options For Carlos Santana, Domingo Santana, Brad Hand; Pick Up Roberto Perez’s Option.


MLB Trade Rumors: Marlins Decline Brandon Kintzler’s Option.


MLB Trade Rumors: White Sox Decline Options For Edwin Encarnacion, Gio Gonzalez; Exercise Leury Garcia’s Option.


MLB Trade Rumors: Phillies Decline David Phelps’ Option.


MLB Trade Rumors: Minor MLB Transactions: 10/30/20. Cardinals announced outright assignment for righty Nabil Crismatt.



Winter Baseball:



In the Mexican Pacific League Last Night -


Tomateros de Cuilacan 3 Caneros de los Mochis 2 (Box Score). Mets Catching Prospect Juan Uriarte did not play.  He is hitting for a .278 this winter. 


Naranjeros de Hermosillo 6 Charros de Jalisco 4 (Box Score). Former Met Fernando Salas recorded his 5th Save this winter and has a 0.00 ERA. 


Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:



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Transactions:

New York Mets traded Richie Hebner to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Morales and Phil Mankowski on October 31, 1979.

New York Mets released Ron Hodges on October 31, 1984.

Michael Tucker granted free agency on October 31, 2006.

Ricardo Rincon granted free agency on October 31, 2008.

Moises Alou granted free agency on October 31, 2008.

Pedro Martinez granted free agency on October 31, 2008.

Frank Francisco granted free agency on October 31, 2013.

Tim Byrdak granted free agency on October 31, 2013.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Juan Centeno of the New York Mets on waivers on October 31, 2014.

Oakland Athletics claimed Andrew Brown of the New York Mets on waivers on October 31, 2014.



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2008

The Mets waste no time in exercising their $12 million option on Carlos Delgado. After a well-publicized slow start, which strained the relationship with his then-manager Willie Randolph, the 36 year-old first baseman batted .313, blasted 24 homers, and drove in 70 runs during the last three months of the season playing for new skipper Jerry Manuel.

2011

The Mets announce on their Twitter page that the team is planning to move the left- and right-field fences at Citi Field closer to home plate by as much as 12 feet and lower the home-run line to eight feet. The Amazins, who have hit the fewest home runs at home of any major league team since moving into their new ballpark in 2009, will see the number of round-trippers dramatically increase when the new dimensions result in 21 additional homers for the team and 24 more for opponents

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1973: Tom Seaver of the New York Mets wins the National League Cy Young Award, the first time the honor has gone to a pitcher with fewer than 20 victories. Seaver finished 19-10 and led the league in ERA (2.08) and strikeouts (251).


2015: In Game 4 of the World Series, the Mets enter the 8th inning with a 3 - 2 lead at home thanks to a good start by rookie Steven Matz and two homers by another rookie, Michael Conforto. But the Royals manufacture one of their specialty late-inning rallies against Tyler Clippard and Jeurys Familia, with 2B Daniel Murphy committing a key error that lets in the tying run. The Royals score three in the inning, and Wade Davis then pitches two scoreless innings to seal the 5 - 3 win, putting Kansas City one win away from the second Championship in its history.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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