Good
Morning. Happy Birthday Stanley
Jefferson and Carlos
Gomez. Trevor May
talks, and things heating up between the Mets and James McCann.
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Why @IamTrevorMay signed with the #Mets…
— New York Mets (@Mets) December 3, 2020
1. @StevenACohen2
2. @Jeremy_hefner53
3. YOU - the best fans in the world!#LGM pic.twitter.com/0vtoch9Lbr
SNY.TV:
Newest Met Trevor May talks about how Dominic Smith's homer off him changed how he
pitches. “'...it was that curveball that was kinda the straw that broke the
camel's back’...'Hey, let's make the slider the go-to' after that day,’ he
explained.”
Dominic Smith homers (9) on a fly ball to right off Trevor May
— Strand Sport Stats (@StrandStats) July 17, 2019
Exit Velocity 96 MPH
Distance 350 FT
Launch Angle 33.01#LGM vs #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/PziFxvmRyx
NY
Post: Trevor May to Mets fans: ‘Sorry it wasn’t the other Trevor’.
Amazing
Avenue: How the Mets’ bullpen looks with Trevor May in it.
Amazing
Avenue: Grading the Mets’ Trevor May signing. They give it a B+
Mets haven't said anything publicly about pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, but they are bringing him back.
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) December 3, 2020
MLB
Trade Rumors: Mets, James McCann In “Active” Talks.
Mets in active talks with free-agent catcher James McCann, according to league sources. A deal is not yet close, but it is looking increasingly likely he will land a four-year deal.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) December 3, 2020
Joel Sherman NY Post: “Two executives whose teams have interest in the catching market said they sense that the Mets have intensified their interest in James McCann and that he is their current focus…One of the executives said he thought the Mets began to show a plan…to use Steve Cohen’s money to differentiate themselves to land who they value on the second-tier market, such as May and perhaps McCann, maybe even Masahiro Tanaka.”
MLB.com:
Over the last two seasons with the White Sox, McCann hit .276 with 25 home
runs, 75 RBIs and an .808 OPS in 149 games. In 2020, he also vastly improved
his pitch framing, which was previously a weaker area of his game.
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— MetsFanMania (@MetsFanMania) December 3, 2020
🎥 METS FILM SCHOOL
— Mets Briefing (@MetsBriefing) December 4, 2020
Mets have been linked to catcher James McCann, who drastically improved his framing abilities low in the zone last season
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Rising
Apple: Mets catcher candidate James McCann is not without his flaws. “McCann
strikes out a lot...In 2019, McCann struck out 137 times in 476 trips to the
plate…He’s a .249/.300/.394 hitter without a history of driving in runs. His 60
RBI in 2019 is the highest he has ever achieved.”
Brian Joura Mets360 - Who would be more
valuable to the 2021 Mets – Edwin Diaz or Zack Wheeler? Brian talks about a
hypothetical trade of Edwin Diaz for Zack Wheeler noting “In a vacuum, starting
pitchers are more valuable than ace relievers. No club in this era is going to
give out a nine-digit salary to a closer, which is what Wheeler got from the
Phillies a year ago.”
Metstradamus:
Steven Matz Mosies On Into The Last Chance Saloon.
Mike’s Mets
looks at the Trevor May signing and the Non-Tender deadline in “Comings and
Goings.”
MLB
Trade Rumors: The Mets interviewed Michael Hill for a front office job
early last month, but they don’t appear likely to hire the former Miami
executive. The team hasn’t spoken to Hill since president Sandy Alderson said
Nov. 23 that it won’t hire a president of baseball ops.
@lguillorme13 late BP session. @GrindHouseBSB @CDLR_8 #BeReady #nofilter #offseason pic.twitter.com/5wbcXLXUFA
— Luis Guillorme (Sr) (@lguillorme) December 4, 2020
ICYMI: Yesterday at Mack’s Mets:
Tom Brennan - IS JAKE DEGROM AS GOOD A PITCHER AS SANDY KOUFAX WAS?
SAVAGE VIEWS – On Keeping Prospects.
Mack - Scouting Report - LHP - Anthony Solometo.
Mack
- Scouting Report - 1B - Max McGwire.
MLB Trade Rumors: Staten Island Yankees Cease Operations; Team Files Lawsuit Against Yankees, MLB.
The Staten Island Yankees announce they are ceasing operations and are suing the New York Yankees and Major League Baseball. pic.twitter.com/ULY7ORm49L
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) December 3, 2020
MLB Trade Rumors: Ng: Bullpen Is Marlins’ Top Priority.
RHP Dan Straily is returning to Korea on a one-year deal with the Lotte Giants (KBO), the Free Press has learned. Had several MLB teams interested and a few offers.
— Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) December 2, 2020
Spent eight seasons in MLB from 2012-19. Logged 205 strikeouts in KBO last season.
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Have Shown Interest In Michael Brantley.
MLB.com: Giant’s 19-year-old Luciano on path to stardom.
MLB.com: Sources: Red Sox interested in Rosario.
Ballnine.com: The Hustler: Jim Gosger. Jim Gosger was the last MLB batter to face Satchel Paige, he hit a homer against Whitey Ford, – and the Mets prematurely proclaimed him dead at the Citi Field 50th Anniversary celebration of the ’69 Miracle Mets.
Nippon-Ham outfielder Haruki Nishikawa posted for MLB clubs - The Mainichi https://t.co/dRtBdqvHsT #npb #mlb
— NPB on reddit (@NPB_Reddit) December 4, 2020
No
Games Thursday in the Dominican Republic.
ICYMI: Top overall prospect Wander Franco will miss the rest of the Dominican Winter League but is expected to be ready for #Rays Spring Training. https://t.co/9KNEuO2cTA
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) December 4, 2020
In
Venezuela:
The three
Mets prospects in the League, Pitchers Yeizo
Campos, Jaison
Vilera and Cesar
Loaiza did not see action last night.
Here
is yesterday’s Venezuelan Scoreboard.
In the
Mexican Pacific League:
Los Caneros
de los Mochis 15 Sultanes de Monterrey 3 (Box
Score). Mets Catching Prospect Juan Uriarte did not start for Los Caneros but
came in later and went o for 1. .230
this Winter.
Here is the full Mexican Pacific
League Scoreboard from yesterday.
Today
in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Tucker Ashford (1954)
- Stan Jefferson (1962)
- Jerome
Williams (1981)
- Carlos Gomez (1985)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Jack
DiLauro to the Detroit Tigers for Hector Valle on December 4, 1968.
Kansas City
Royals signed Dan
Schatzeder of the New York Mets as a free agent
on December 4, 1990.
Boston Red Sox drafted Joe
Crawford from the Mets on December 4, 1995.
New York Mets traded Butch
Huskey to the Seattle Mariners for Lesli Brea on December 4, 1998.
New York Mets traded Willie
Blair to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Randa on December 4, 1998.
New York Mets signed free agent Gustavo
Molina of the Baltimore
Orioles on December 4, 2007.
New York Mets signed free agent Raul
Casanova on December 4, 2007.
New York Mets signed free agent Henry
Blanco of the San Diego Padres on
December 4, 2009.
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History (1973): Wayne Garrett's Hot September Hitting.
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History (1969) Rookie Wayne Garrett Drives In Four Runs.
Two Big Stories from a year ago today:
Zack
Wheeler signs with the Phillies for 5 years and $118 million.
Wilpons are taking steps to sell the Mets to billionaire Steve Cohen. Per the NY Post, “As part of the agreement, Wilpon will remain as control person and CEO for five years. Team COO Jeff Wilpon (who is Fred’s son) will also continue in his role for five years. After that period — or perhaps sooner — it’s expected, according to a source, that both Wilpons will be removed from the daily operations of the team.”
Breakfast
Links One year ago today - 12/4/2019
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Funny that a Dom Smith HR off Trevor May triggered May's change to a more effective pitching repertoire utilization.
ReplyDeleteYou reference Jack Dilauro, which reminds me of another 1960s Jack, Hamilton, who I remember hitting a grand slam.
It gave him a 4-0 lead, and he hit it off Al Jackson. Of course, the early 1960s Mets needed more than a grand slam from a pitcher to win, as they last 11-9.
My one McCann concern is his strikeout rate, which hopefully is nothing more than an annoyance while he gives us good production. If the Mets do get McCann rather than JT to save $$, I want Bauer and Springer.
Guillorme looks like a power hitter in that BP session. Just like Jeff McNeil and TJ Rivera before him, it is heartening to see that he has added an element of extra base hit power to his game, which also helps keep outfielders deeper and allow liners to drop in for hits.
ReplyDeleteTom - I agree. If they are getting McCann - then Springer and Bauer need to follow. Reading Joel Sherman's post about the Mets going for Depth I think about the last Off-Season Sandy presided over - 2017/2018 when he signed Todd Frazier, Jay Bruce and Anthony Swarzak at below market deals.
ReplyDeleteHere's what MLB.com said about the moves at the time "The move provides more evidence for Alderson's assertions that the Mets have been among baseball's most active teams this offseason. In signing Frazier, Bruce, Reyes, Gonzalez and Swarzak, the Mets have committed $72.5 million to free agents, increasing their projected Opening Day payroll above $140 million. And they may not be done. A source said the club plans to continue monitoring the pitching market, where Lance Lynn, Alex Cobb, Jason Vargas and others remain available."
"Mets have have to be pleased about these moves"...LOL
John, putting lipstick on a pig was a Mets specialty during the Wilpon era.
ReplyDeleteI wonder who they would have signed that year instead if Sandy had another $30 million in the budget.
All of the signings so far are fller, essentially, with some possible upside from Matz, Gsellman, and Kilome. Their leashes will be short. Be capable of winning baseball, or go elsewhere.
Tom - Yu Darvish, Jake Arrieta, Lorenzo Cain and a lot of busts -
ReplyDeletehttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018-mlb-free-agent-tracker