11/25/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 11/25/2020

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Chico Walker and Octavio Dotel.  Franklyn Kilome on the Mound in the Dominican, Buster Olney says the Mets are targeting 4 big players, and Marcus Stroman likes Francisco Lindor.


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


Mets Links:


Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Mets facing more pressure to make MLB free-agency splash. “The Braves, as they will do, acted early and aggressively, fired the first shot and wrote the first check. They were already better than the Mets, and just got a little more so Tuesday… For the first time in years, that seems a fixable chasm. Now all they have to do is actually fix it.”


NY Post: Marcus Stroman flirts with Francisco Lindor in Mets trade push.





Mark Berman The Blogging Mets: My Mets Wish List Does Not Include J.T. Realmuto. Mark’s top three wants: George Springer, Trevor Bauer, and Nolan Arenado.


Rising Apple: Acquiring free agents will not be a cakewalk. “The New York Mets may have the advantage, but signing the best free agents won’t come without competition.”



Brian Joura Mets360:  How close are the Mets to playoff contention? “And the answer to that likely depends on if you think they’re closer to the 86-win team they were in 2019 compared to the 70-win pace they played at last season.”


SNY.TV: Leighton Accardo, 9-year-old daughter of Mets assistant pitching coach Jeremy Accardo, dies after cancer battle. 'Her courage and bravery inspired us all'.



SNY.TV: Pros and Cons of Mets trading for Blake Snell. Cons: Buyer beware? The acquisition cost will likely be massive. He's been inconsistent; Pros: The value could be tremendous. A better bet than Bauer? “average annual contract value is $13 million, it could put them in great position to land two other stars this offseason”;


Metsmerized Online: Opinion: Alderson Taking the Proper Approach.



Empire Sports Media: Why Keeping Luis Rojas is a Good Move. “This is a good move because of his past success in the minor leagues. Whether it was winning games or developing players, his pedigree in the Mets system shows he deserves a chance.”


Reflections on Baseball: The Mets Ability To Change Plans In Midstream Another Sign Of New Era.



Metsmerized Online: Should Mets Acquire Kevin Kiermaier this Offseason? “Though he’s crossing over the 30-year old threshold and hasn’t played more than 129 games since 2015, the three-time Gold Glove award winner was still able to showcase his elite defense over the shortened 2020 campaign.”


The Sports Daily: Mike Phillips’ Mets Player Review Series: David Peterson. “2020 Stats: 10 Games, 9 Starts, 49.2 Innings Pitched, 6-2 Won-Loss Record, 3.44 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 40:24 K:BB Ratio, 1.5 WAR.”


Former Mets and Yankees help John Catsimatidis with turkey hand-out. Dwight Gooden, ’69 Mets champs Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky.



ICYMI Yesterday At Mack’s Mets:


Tom Brennan – Binary Choices: George Springer VS. Marcel Ozuna For the Mets?


Mack - Scouting Report: Scouting Report - SS - Peyton Stovall.


Mack - Scouting Report - 2B - Roc Riggio.


MLB Links:


MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Sign Charlie Morton. “a guaranteed $15MM for the 2021 season”.


MLB Trade Rumors: Ha-Seong Kim To Be Posted On November 25. “Primarily a shortstop…a Major League team could also deploy Kim as a second baseman, third baseman, or as a super-utility piece all over the infield”


MLB Trade Rumors: Reds Open To Offers For Sonny Gray.


MLB Trade Rumors: Giants Interested In Jon Lester.


Yahoo Sports: Rays' Randy Arozarena detained in Mexico after allegedly trying to abduct daughter.


MLB.com: A roundtable discussion of Who signs 1st in the Big 5?  Marcel Ozuna is mentioned most as the first to sign of the big 5 free agents. 


MLB.com: Ready to play, Puig drawing interest (sources).


MLB.com: Springer's most likely destination is ...1. Astros; 2. Mets; 3. Red Sox;


MLB.com: 1 player from each club who may be FA soon. For the Mets they think Robert Gsellman will be non-tendered.  Some other notables, Angels - Hansel Robles; Yankees - Gary Sánchez.


MLB.com: 11 hitters with something to be thankful for.




Winter Baseball:


In the only two games played yesterday in the Dominican, Los Toros del Este took two from Leones del Escogido. 


Game 1, Toros 3 Leones 2 – 8 innings (Box Score).  Ex Met Tim Peterson 2/3 inning, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 un-earned run. Pedro Payano (W, 1-0) with 1/3 inning.


Game 2, Toros 2 Leones 0 (Box Score). Mets minor League Free Agent Catcher Bruce Maxwell went 1 for 3 for Los Toros.  He is now hitting .091 this winter. Franklyn Kilome (L, 1-1) 1/3 inning 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, 4.50 ERA.


MLB.com: Runner steals 2B, no throw, still tagged out. This Dominican League trick play is a must see.



The remaining games were cancelled due to rain or COVID.  Scoreboard. 


In the Mexican Pacific League:


Yaquis de Obregon 17 Los Caneros de los Mochis 2 (Box Score).  Juan Uriarte, 0 for 3 with 3 Ks, his Winter average is now .222.


Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard from yesterday.


Asian Baseball:


The NC Dinos 4 Doosan Bears 2 (Box Score).  As Aaron Altherr’s Dinos win the Korean Championship over Chris Flexen and the Bears.



Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.   


SoftBank Hawks 4 Yomiuri Giants 0 (Box Score).  SoftBank leads the series 3-0.


Here is the NPB Scoreboard.            


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:



 Transactions:


New York Mets traded Paul Byrd to the Atlanta Braves for Greg McMichael on November 25, 1996.

 

New York Mets released Doug Henry on November 25, 1996.

 

San Francisco Giants signed Kevin Roberson of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 25, 1996.

 

Florida Marlins signed Willie Collazo of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 25, 2008.


Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History (1973): NLCS: Game #3- The Bud Harrelson Pete Rose Fight.


Breakfast Links One year ago today - 11/25/2019.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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9 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Mets need to bring home the bacon, no turkeys, for 2021

November 25, 2020 at 6:52 AM
Bob W. said...

About whether the Mets are an 86-win team, as they were in 2019, or the 70-win pace they were on for 2020.

In 2019, the Mets had the AL Central for their inter-league play. That included 100-loss teams like the Tigers and Royals. Also, the White Sox were not as formidable.

In 2020, the Mets had the AL East for inter-league play. Of that group, only the Red Sox were weak.

In 2021, the Mets have the AL East again.

November 25, 2020 at 8:44 AM
John From Albany said...

Great point Bob - Plus the Braves just keep getting better. They need to keep depth while adding star players - right now - the best route is free agency. That could hurt them later on as it will tie up $ but think it is the best way to get better while preserving depth.

November 25, 2020 at 9:07 AM
Tom Brennan said...

Bob, I concur - which is why, this off season needs needs to be a fireball for the Mets. They will need to fight fire with fire to get to the off season.

November 25, 2020 at 9:56 AM
bill metsiac said...

I'm thankful today for Mack's Mets and all the writers who keep us up to date on what's happening with our fave team.

But John, I am not only thankful, but amazed at your work. I don't know if you sleep by day so that you can stay awake all night gathering the info that you share every morning, but the result is awesome.

However you do it, I look forward to reading your column when I wake up every morning.

Thank you over and over.

November 25, 2020 at 12:43 PM
Remember1969 said...

Bill . . spot on! John is amazing in his output. Tom is not far behind and Mack and Reese are outstanding as well. The regular commenters are starting to feel like comrades. Everyone here makes this a positive daily read! It's a good thing I retired last year before really finding this site - I'd never have time to go to work!

With all the suffering going during this pandemic, I am thankful, if not feeling a bit guilty that this lousy thing has not hit my family directly. I am praying for all to stay well and safe until we can get that vaccine working against everyone and wipe it out. Only then can we get back to going to the baseball games as we used to.

Stay safe everyone and Happy Thanksgiving. Maybe once we turn the calendar into December, I'll start thinking about my Mets Christmas list a little more. Altho that came early when we watched the Wilpon's walking the other way.

November 25, 2020 at 1:23 PM
John From Albany said...

1969 and Bill. Thank you for reading and proving great ideas for the site.

Bill, Thanks for the great winter ball and prospect ideas.

1969, I have been thinking about your ideas about Prospect information. Hope to have more about that soon.

November 25, 2020 at 1:57 PM
TexasGusCC said...

Completely agree with you Bill, John is incredible in his research and material presented to us every morning.

I’m also thankful for all the work put up by John, Mack, Reese, Tom and the other writers of this site.

Happy Thanksgiving folks.

November 26, 2020 at 7:21 AM
John From Albany said...

Thanks Gus. The readers here make this all worthwhile.

November 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM

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