12/12/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 12/12/2020

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Former Syracuse Met Ervin Santana. Francisco Alvarez not playing ball in Australia.  Mets Bring back Jerry Blevins and the Mets have 4 GM Candidates.

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

Mets Links:

Ken Davidoff NY Post: Mets have their finalists as GM search approaches conclusion. “An industry source confirmed that a pair of assistant GMs, Jared Porter of the Diamondbacks and Zack Scott of the Red Sox, join the previously reported Michael Hill, most recently the Marlins’ president of baseball operations, and Athletics assistant GM Billy Owens as applicants who have advanced to this stage.”


Ken Davidoff NY Post: Mets signing J.T. Realmuto still possible if James McCann gets away. “The Mets have stayed in touch with the J.T. Realmuto camp in case the market shifts. Nevertheless, it appears they’d rather sign James McCann to catch and then commit a larger contract to either Trevor Bauer or George Springer (or both).”



NY Post: Mets bringing back Jerry Blevins on minor league contract. “With the Mets from 2015 through 2018, he tallied a 3.38 ERA in 219 games. If he makes the Mets, he would earn a salary of $1.25 million.”


Brian Joura Mets360: Mets did addition by subtraction on December 11, 1981. “On that date, in two separate deals, the Mets cut ties with their double play combo of Doug Flynn and Frank Taveras. In their Mets careers, Flynn amassed a 57 OPS+ over 2,269 PA while Taveras notched a 75 OPS+ in 1,583 PA.”

Mike’s Mets: Beware the Dreaded Dombrowski. “One of the lessons that I've learned from a lifetime of following this sport is that what your team does is much, much more important than what its competitors do. If your team is well-run and makes mostly smart decisions you're going to have a decent shot at winning, even if the competition in your division is pretty strong.”


Reflections On Baseball: Mets Noah Syndergaard To Benefit Greatly From 2021 Delayed Start.


Rising Apple: Robinson Cano will go down as one of the most disliked players.

Metsmerized Online: Mets Should Temporarily Make Pete Alonso Off-Limits.  “…it’s possible the front office could receive a much larger return for the 2019 NL Rookie of the Year award winner if they decide to wait until the 2021 campaign concludes before making him available on the trade market. If he’s able to further convince that his breakout 2019 performance wasn’t a fluke...”

Amazing Avenue: International Free Agent Profile: OF Sung-bum Na.  “A middle-of-the-order power threat since making his professional debut in 2013, the left-hander is a career .317/.384/.542 hitter and has slugged 179 homers over the course of his eight-year career.”


Mets Junkies Rule 5 Draft Minors Phase.




MLB Links:

MLB Trade Rumors: Takeaways From Dave Dombrowski’s Introductory Press Conference. “he was given some new information from the commissioner’s office…who recently told Dombrowski and the Nashville group that expansion wasn’t going to happen for a couple of years... Dombrowski doesn’t anticipate making wholesale changes in the organization right now… The organization does plan to cut payroll from last season.”

MLB.com: Dombrowski on Phils: 'We want to win' in '21.

MLB Trade Rumors: Rangers Agree To Deal With David Dahl. 1 Year, 3M.

MLB.com: Ozuna named DH of Year in first look at role.

MLB.com: This youngster could be MLB's next star 3B. “You might have missed Ke’Bryan Hayes’ 24-game Major League introduction in 2020…the son of Charlie Hayes…Hayes made the most of 95 plate appearances this past September, hitting .376 with a 1.124 OPS and five homers.”

MLB.com: These are the All-Time Ringless Teams.

MLB Trade Rumors: Wei-Yin Chen Agrees To Deal With Hanshin Tigers.

MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers Agree To Minor League Deals With Morrow, Nelson, Stewart, Pazos.

MLB.com: Baseball's oldest living player is turning 100. Eddie Robinson has seen it all, from an Indians title to Babe to Jackie to Aaron.

Winter Baseball:

Biggest news was the announcement from the Sydney Blue Sox that Top Mets Catching Prospect Francisco Alvarez would not be joining the team when the season starts next week.  As Ernest Dove has told us, 4 Mets Minor Leaguers are in Australia and ready to play, Carlos Cortes, Manny Rodriquez, Andrew Mitchell, and Adam Oller.




In the Dominican Republic:

Game 1 of a Double Header Aguilas Cibaenas 4 Tigres del Licey 3 (Box Score) For Aguilas – Robel Garcia 0 for 2 with a walk and 1 K, .193 Avg. this winter; Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 1 K; 1 run scored; .318 Avg this winter.


Leones del Escogido 5 Los Toros Del Este 2 (Box Score).  For Los Toros Bruce Maxwell 0 for 3 with 1 K, .100 Batting Average this winter; Former Met Raul Valdes (L, 2-2), 5 innings, 6 its, 5 runs, 1 walk, 2 Ks, 3 HR, 2.95 ERA.

MLB.com: Vlad Jr. goes deep twice in Dominican.

Here is the rest of the Dominican Scoreboard.

In Puerto Rico the Liga de Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente had two games yesterday:

Criollos de Caguas 5 Atenienses de Manati 2 (Box Score). Johneshwy Fargas 1 for 4 with a a Walk, 1 K; now hitting .533 this winter.

Indios de Mayaguez 8 RA12 0 (Box Score). T.J. Rivera DH’d, 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBIs, run scored, 1 walk.

In Venezuela:

Caribes de Anzoategui 5 Leones del Caracas 1 (Box Score). Jaison Vilera 1 scoreless inning with no hits or walks; 0.00 ERA this winter so far.

Here is the full Scoreboard from Venezuela.

Charros de Jalisco 5 Los Caneros de los Mochis 1 (Box Score) Juan Uriarte 0 for 3; .214 Batting Average this winter.

Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard from yesterday.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

Died on this date:

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Jim Gosger and Bob Heise to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Sadecki and Dave Marshall on December 12, 1969.

New York Mets traded Rusty Staub and Bill Laxton to the Detroit Tigers for Mickey Lolich and Billy Baldwin on December 12, 1975.

New York Mets traded Gene Clines to the Texas Rangers for Joe Lovitto on December 12, 1975.

New York Mets traded Roy Lee Jackson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Bob Bailor on December 12, 1980.

New York Mets signed free agent Orlando Mercado of the Minnesota Twins on December 12, 1989.

New York Mets traded Alex Ochoa to the Minnesota Twins for Rich Becker on December 12, 1997.

New York Mets signed free agent Jose Valentin of the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 12, 2005.

New York Mets traded Scott Schoeneweis to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson on December 12, 2008.

Ambiorix Burgos granted free agency on December 12, 2008.

New York Mets claimed Jeremy Hefner on waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates on December 12, 2011.

Michael Cuddyer announced his retirement on December 12, 2015..

National Pastime.com:

1975

The Tigers trade pitcher Mickey Lolich and outfielder Billy Baldwin to the Mets in exchange for outfielder Rusty Staub and pitcher Bill Laxton. New York's new southpaw will post an 8-13 record, spending just one year in the Big Apple, while Detroit will enjoy a steady performance from their recently acquired flycatcher and DH, who will bat .275 during his three-plus seasons in the Motor City.

2007

Paul Lo Duca and the Nationals agree to a $5 million, one-year deal that puts the former Mets catcher behind Washington's home plate. The free-agent backstop became expendable and much-needed in the same instance when New York dealt Lastings Milledge to get the Nats starting catcher, Brian Schneider.

 

2008

The Mets, reeling from their second consecutive season-ending collapse, continue to overhaul their much-maligned bullpen, which had 29 blown saves in 72 chances (40%). Scott Schoeneweis joins Joe Smith and Aaron Heilman in becoming the latest New York reliever to be traded as the southpaw is dealt to the Diamondbacks for Connor Robertson, a right-hander acquired by Arizona in the Dan Haren deal.

 

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6 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Could Jesus Reyes turn out to be a competent arm?

Amazing that the aforementioned Sean Gilmartin is married to Kaleigh Mcenany.

Let's get us a good GM and sign some stars.

We do forget Alvarez is a kid. I hope skipping Australia does not delay his development.

December 12, 2020 at 6:49 AM
Tom Brennan said...

And welcome back Jerry Blevins. May be washed up, but we'll find out.

December 12, 2020 at 6:50 AM
John From Albany said...

If we get a regular or even close to regular minor league season next year - it will make a big difference for all the prospects and those of us who love to watch them

December 12, 2020 at 7:59 AM
Tom Brennan said...

It will be different, as some will show great strides from when we last saw them in games, given the 18 month gap, rather than the normal 6 month gap, and will be more mature. For instance, maybe Mauricio shows up 20-25 pounds heavier than in Sept 2019. On the other hand, loss of a season probably hindered development for some.

December 12, 2020 at 9:22 AM
TexasGusCC said...

So, the Metsies just signed McCann to 4/$40. GM should be next, according to Mike Puma of the NY Post. I was two starters more than Springer. But, I can be persuaded...

December 12, 2020 at 1:12 PM
John From Albany said...

Thanks Gus.

December 12, 2020 at 2:09 PM

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