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12/22/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 12/22/2020

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Gavin Cecchini, Jose Mena and Wilmer Reyes. Mets officially sign 6 minor leaguers, and reports say it is Mets vs. Jays for George Springer.      

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

Mets Links:

Mets.com: The Mets officially announced minor league deals for Jerry Blevins and Jerad Eickhoff, as well as lefty Tom Windle and infielder Wilfredo Tovar who all received invitations to Spring Training as well as left-hander Cam Opp and catcher José Colina who sined without a Spring Training invite. “The Mets are also plenty familiar with Tovar, who signed with them as a 16-year-old in 2008 and remained in the organization until '15. The slick-fielding Tovar has played 40 career games in the Majors, including 31 with the Angels in '19.” As we have noted here at Mack’s Mets Wilfredo is playing in Venezuela this Winter where he is hitting .301 in 73 at bats, 22 hits, 12 walks.

Anthony DiComo Mets.com: 5 reasons that led to naming of the Mets. Besides the fact that the name was “easy and direct” and was closely related to the team’s corporate mae “Metropolitans”, Anthony mentioned this: “It had a historical background -- in this case, harkening back to the Metropolitans, an independent baseball team that eventually became part of the 19th-century American Association. The Metropolitans played in that league from 1883-87 at the site of what would soon become the Polo Grounds.”

Nathalie Alonso Mets.com: Jauss has deep ties to Rojas, Alou families. “Jauss…considers the Dominican-born Alou the second-most important mentor he’s had in his life…‘My father has always told me that Dave Jauss is one of the best coaches he had in his career,’ Rojas, 39, said in Spanish via text message. ‘He always said that few things got by [Jauss], and that he helped my father tremendously in his rise as a manager.’”





Mike Puma NY Post: Mets have chance to become offseason winners in NL East. “Within the NL East realm, the Braves are the only other team to have added noteworthy players [Charlie Morton and Drew Smyly], suggesting a flurry of deals will be forthcoming once the calendar flips to January.”

SNY.TV: Latest on George Springer: Execs reportedly believe it's a two-team race between Mets and AL team [Blue Jays]. The 31-year-old George Springer is the best two-way outfielder on the market.

SNY.TV: Pros and Cons: Should the Mets sign Tomoyuki Sugano? “Sugano, 31, was posted by the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball…giving interested teams until Jan. 7 at 5 p.m. to sign him... a career ERA of 2.34 and a 1.03 WHIP…Cons include that he is an unknown and there will b  release fee. Pros: legitimate mid-rotation starter, cost will likely not be huge.”

SNY.TV: With Luis Castillo available, should he be a top trade target for Mets, Yankees? The 28-year-old Castillo is arguably the most intriguing starting pitcher on the market.



Mets360: Where will Steve Cohen stand in labor fight?

Mets You Tube Channel: Get to Know James McCann.



Mets Junkies: Meet the Mets Prospects: C Francisco Alvarez.

Amazing Avenue: The Mets have a Dom/Pete conundrum heading into 2021. The Mets have two of the five best first basemen in the majors but only one first base to put them at.




ICYMI Yesterday At Mack’s Mets:

Reese Kaplan -- Winning is Also About Preventing Runs From Scoring.

Tom Brennan: GM "Remember 1969" Lays Out His Case for How the Mets Could Finish The Rebuild.

Mack’s Scouting Report - LHP - Brandon Neeck.

Mack’s Scouting Report - LHP - Luke Bartnicki.

MLB Links:

MLB,com: These offseason additions led to titles. Besides the obvious ones like the 2020 Dodgers getting Mookie Betts and the 2016 Cubs getting Ben Zobrist, here’s one I still bemoan today - 2012 Giants: Traded for CF Ángel Pagán.

Yahoo Sports Maybe baseball can embrace change after all? MLB's managers come down in favor of new rules.  “’I certainly have been bullish on the old-school pitcher hits,’ Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. ‘But I liked the DH. I really liked it.’”

MLB.com: Hank Aaron reflects on Negro Leagues start.


MLB.com: Players Alliance forges ahead for change.


MLB Trade Rumors: Nationals Sign Welington Castillo To Minor League Contract.

MLB Trade Rumors: Padres, Royals Among Teams Interested In Jurickson Profar.

MLB Trade Rumors: Tony La Russa Reaches Plea Agreement Related To February Arrest.

MLB.com: Here's the delivery: MLB newborns of 2020.

Winter Baseball:

In the Dominican Republic:

Gigantes del Cibao 6 Toros Del Este 2 (Box Score). Former Met Pitching Prospect Marcos Molina (W, 1-0)  3 innings 0 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 5 Ks.

Here is the full scoreboard from the Dominican Republic.

No Games Yesterday in Venezuela or Puerto Rico.

In the Mexican Pacific League:

Algodoneros de Guasave 5 Caneros de los Mochis 0 (Box Score). Juan Uriarte did not play.

MLB.com: Here's how prospects are doing in winter ball. No Mets are part of the discussion here.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

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New York Mets signed free agent Tom Filer on December 22, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Mauro Gozzo on December 22, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Steve Springer on December 22, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Wayne Housie on December 22, 1992.

New York Mets traded Carl Everett to the Houston Astros for John Hudek on December 22, 1997.

New York Mets signed free agent Ramon Castro of the Florida Marlins on December 22, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent Endy Chavez of the Philadelphia Phillies on December 22, 2005.

Milwaukee Brewers signed Sean Green of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 22, 2010.

New York Mets signed free agent Omar Quintanilla of the Texas Rangers on December 22, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Drew Gagnon on December 22, 2017

Centerfield Maz: Italian American Mets Infielder: Gavin Cecchini (2016-2017).

Centerfield Maz: Remembering Mets History: (1982) Dave Kingman Becomes First Met to Lead the NL In HRs.  

Centerfield Maz: Dave Kingman: Part Two- The Second Coming To New York (1981-1983).

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8 comments:

  1. TexasGusCCDecember 22, 2020 at 8:50 AM

    I’m with Ernest Dove on the trade... sub out Allen and put in Peterson and let’s do it!

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  2. Remember1969December 22, 2020 at 9:22 AM

    I agree . .Allan and Alvarez are my two absolute untouchables. I would really hate to see them trade one of their young outfielders they drafted last year, either.

    I cannot see the Reds taking Peterson, Baty, and Rosario for Castillo. Maybe Wolf.

    I would hope he would turn out better than the last Luis Castillo that came our way.

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  3. TexasGusCCDecember 22, 2020 at 9:51 AM

    Seven years control of a MLB pitcher that has had some success is easy to sneer at? I don’t know about that...

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  4. Remember1969December 22, 2020 at 10:09 AM

    I see your point, but the promise of Allan is a top of the rotation guy. Perhaps I am underestimating, but I see Peterson's ceiling as a #3 or a solid #4. His minor league stats are not eye-popping.

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  5. Remember1969December 22, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    Wouldn't it be nice to sign another guy named Springer on 12/22 this year?

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  6. Tom BrennanDecember 22, 2020 at 10:18 AM

    Nice trade proposal by Mr. Dove - but Allan has to stay.

    I have no idea where Tovar would fit with the Mets in 2021, even if he has improved.

    Yes, let's make 12/22 Springer Day. Who the heck would want Toronto?

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  7. Ernest DoveDecember 22, 2020 at 11:16 AM

    In my mind I continue to have only Allan and Alvarez as untouchables. Maybe add PCA only because damn he just got here.
    I certainly dont want farm decimated more than Brodie already did to it but if you can obtain a star ish caliber player UNDER age 30 with multiple years of control it needs serious consideration.

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  8. Remember1969December 22, 2020 at 11:48 AM

    I agree with you about obtaining a player the quality of Castillo. The Mets last brought up an outfielder that has come through their system in 2016 (Nimmo). The next one will be in either 2023 (fastpath) or 2024. That is too long.

    The last words I heard about PCA is that he is already a major-league caliber defender in centerfield with a lot of promise with the bat. That defense and speed is what has been missing and what I really appreciate about baseball.

    I also heard a very high report on Isaiah Greene. I would love to see him progress St. Lucie and Brooklyn and see him in Binghamton before they trade him off.

    Let's develop our own.

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