11/20/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 11/20/2020

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Jackson Todd and Amed Rosario. It’s Rule 5 Draft Protection Day and Steve Cohen talks about celebrating “Bobby Bonilla” Day.


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


Mets Links:


For The Win: Mets owner Steve Cohen is hilariously mixing it up with fans on Twitter.


NY Post: Steve Cohen offers humorous ‘Bobby Bonilla Day’ plan for Mets fans.






Kevin Davidoff NY Post: DJ LeMahieu’s desire to stay in NYC makes it Yankees vs. Mets. “The most likely scenario remains that The Machine, currently a free agent, re-ups with the Yankees, with whom he enjoyed so much success in 2019 and 2020 that he has proclaimed his desire to stay. Nevertheless, the 32-year-old prefers to remain in the New York area so definitively, an industry source said, that the Mets rank second on his list.”


The Score: Report: Yankees, Mets top suitors for LeMahieu, Blue Jays also involved. 



NY Post: How Mets can spend Robinson Cano savings: DJ LeMahieu not only option. Tommy La Stella, Cesar Hernandez, Francisco Lindor, the Rockies’ Nolan Arenado and the Cubs’ Kris Bryant are all mentioned.


SNY.TV: Target or Avoid? Ranking the Mets' second-tier free agent starting pitching options.  1. 37 Year Old Charlie Morton – “Aggressively pursue”; 2. Jake Odorizzi – “Tentatively pursue”; 3. Masahiro Tanaka - “Tentatively pursue”; 4. James Paxton - Verdict: “Proceed with caution.” 5. Corey Kluber - Verdict: “Avoid”.


Matt Musico Metsmerized Online: Three David Peterson Stats to Watch in 2021. “home ERA (4.50 in 22 innings) and road ERA (2.60 in 27.2 innings)”; “David Peterson’s 75.0% strand rate as a starter was among the top 50 hurlers with at least 40 innings pitched in 2020, and was even a tad better than Zack Wheeler (74.6%)”; “Usage and Results of Four-Seam Fastball”.


Rising Apple: How signing George Springer helps in more ways than one.  “Springer is a deft outfielder, known for his quick feet, defensive instincts, and powerful bat. He would bring a championship pedigree to the Mets…He is a career .270/.361/.491 hitter, and is one of the best power-hitting outfielders in the game. In 51 games in 2020, George Springer clobbered 14 home runs and 32 RBIs.”


Mets360: Brian Joura and Chris Flanders talk about “On Luis Rojas’ return, the top offseason priority, bullpen vs. defense.” One of Brian’s points: “To me the pressing matter for the team is pitching. They need at least one more high-end starter and it wouldn’t hurt to pick up another mid-rotation guy, too. And they need relief help, too.”


Empire Sports Media: New York Mets: Former manager and advisor Terry Collins is “retired”.



Mike’s Mets talks about the Robinson Cano suspension in Cheaters Gonna Cheat. “When someone is caught cheating, it's rarely a one-off type of thing, even if it's the first time they were ever caught. Cheating, particularly the use of PEDs, is a long-term strategy for those who can convince themselves that the rules don't apply to them.”


Mets Junkies also talks Cano in “We appreciate Your Stupidity.”



The Sports Daily: Mike Phillips’ Mets Player Review Series: Brandon Nimmo. “2020 Stats: 55 Games, 186 At Bats, .280 Batting Average, 52 Hits, 8 Doubles, 3 Triples, 8 Home Runs, 18 RBI’s, 33 Runs Scored, 1 Stolen Base, .888 OPS, 1.6 WAR.”


Mets You Tube Channel: Matt Allan Talks Alternate Site Experience.





ICYMI Yesterday At Mack’s Mets:


Tom Brennan – Robbie Cano’s Major Faux Pas is a Huge Benefit to the Mets and their fans.


SAVAGE VIEWS – This and not That.


Mack - Scouting Report - C - Harry Ford.


Mack – Scouting Report - OF - James Wood.


MLB Links:


MLB.com: Experts say Springer signs with...Blue Jays seem to be the top pick in a roundtable discussion of the MLB.com writers. Mets get mentions as well.


MLB.com: Each team's youngest Top 30 prospect. For the Mets they have: “Alexander Ramirez, OF - The Mets continued their trend of targeting lean, athletic, up-the-middle players from the international ranks in 2019 when they signed Ramirez out of the Dominican Republic for $2.05 million, the largest bonus given by the team. The 17-year-old outfielder will need considerable time to develop on both sides of the ball -- especially after a lost 2020 season -- but the final product could be that of a five-tool outfielder who contributes in all facets of the game.”


MLB.com: Tigers prospect could be the next Cuban star. “The Tigers signed Roberto Campos for a franchise record $2.85 million bonus during the international signing period in July 2019.”


MLB.com: Arenado to Dodgers? Don't rule it out.


MLB.com: Giants sign this infielder for 'significant role'. Jason Vosler, 27, joins SF after impressive work in Minors with Padres. “Vosler batted .291/.367/.523 -- all career highs -- with 20 home runs over 116 games with Triple-A El Paso last year [2019], and he spent the final two months of the 2020 campaign working out at the Padres’ alternate training site.”


Mike Lupica MLB.com: Is Lindor following in Betts' steps? “Betts’ lifetime OPS is .895, and Lindor’s is .833. By now -- and certainly after this World Series -- we know how many ways Mookie Betts can change a game, all the way to the last game of the postseason, and how he plays the game with a smile. Francisco Lindor? He’s known as “Mr. Smile.” He and the Indians made their run in 2016 before losing to the Cubs.”


MLB.com: Ozuna's likeliest landing spots, ranked. Braves are #1, Mets #4.


CBS Sports: Cubs' Wrigley Field named national historic landmark. The home of the Cubs has been designated by the Department of the Interior.


MLB Trade Rumors: Rochester Red Wings To Become Nationals’ Triple-A Affiliate.


Baseball America: 2021 Minor League Affiliation Chart.


Today is the last day to add players to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft.






Winter Baseball:


Only game scheduled in the Dominican was rained out.  Toros Del Este and Tigres Del Licey will try to make up their game later in the season.


Here is yesterday’s full Dominican Scoreboard.


Algodoneros de Guasave 6 Los Caneros de los Mochis 3.  Juan Uriarte 0 for 3  for Los Caneros (Box Score).  Juan is now hitting .264 this Winter.


Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard from yesterday.


Asian Baseball:


Chris Flexen’s Doosan Bears and Aaron Altherr‘s NC Dinos continue the Korean Championship series this morning (Box Score).


The Best of 7 Series is tied 1-1.


Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.   


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:



Died on this date:



Transactions:


New York Mets traded Reggie Dobie to the Seattle Mariners for Chuck Carr on November 20, 1988.

New York Mets traded Jorge Fabregas to the Florida Marlins for Oscar Henriquez on November 20, 1998.

New York Mets claimed Esix Snead on waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals on November 20, 2001.

Boston Red Sox claimed Edwin Almonte of the New York Mets on waivers on November 20, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Moises Alou of the San Francisco Giants on November 20, 2006.

New York Mets traded Henry Owens and Matt Lindstrom to the Florida Marlins for Jason Vargas and Adam Bostick on November 20, 2006.

New York Mets traded Guillermo Mota to the Milwaukee Brewers for Johnny Estrada on November 20, 2007.

Cincinnati Reds signed Josh Satin of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 20, 2014.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Travis Taijeron of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 20, 2017.


National Pastime.com:


1967

Tom Seaver is named the National League's Rookie of the Year. The 22 year-old right-hander, who compiled a 16-13 record along with a 2.76 ERA for the last-place Mets, easily outdistances fellow righties Dick Hughes of St. Louis and Cincinnati's Gary Nolan for the freshman honor.

1969

The BBWAA selects Willie McCovey (.320, 45, 126) as the National League's Most Valuable Player. The Giants first baseman edges Tom Seaver, who posted a 2.21 ERA with 208 strikeouts and a league-leading 25 wins for the World Champion Mets.

 Baseball Reference:


1984: Four days after his 20th birthday, New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest player ever to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award. Gooden posted a 17-9 record with a 2.60 ERA and a major league-leading 276 strikeouts. Bryce Harper will be even younger when he wins the award in 2012.


 



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3 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Thought Jackson Todd was a musician.

Great video on Matt Allan...without throwing a pitch.

Like Bonilla Day idea.

Another great compilation post.

November 20, 2020 at 7:01 AM
Anonymous said...

Great job John like always. Very in-depth and if anyone misses a day of research of our beloved Metsies you bring them right up to speed on everything.

Zozo

November 20, 2020 at 7:02 AM
John From Albany said...

Thanks Tom and Zozo.

Bonilla idea embraces the past instead of hiding from it. Great idea.

November 20, 2020 at 10:10 AM

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