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1/25/21

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 1/25/2021

 



Good Morning.  Brad Hand goes to DC and the Mets possibly looking at former Angels GM and Yankees Executive Billy Eppler.

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

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Winter Baseball:

In Venezuela, in 11 innings it was Caribes de Anzoategui 9 Cardenales de Lara 6 (Box Score). No current or former Mets were part of the action.

In Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas 7 Indios de Mayaguez 6 (Box Score). Johneshwy Fargas and  T.J. Rivera did not play.  Joshua Torres (W, 1-0), 1 hit no runs.  Criollos wins Puerto Rican Championship 4 games to 0.  


For the complete Winter League Stats for the current Mets, Mets minor leaguers, and Ex-Mets, click here.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

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Transactions:

New York Mets traded Damon Buford to the Texas Rangers for Terrell Lowery on January 25, 1996.

New York Mets sold Angel Pagan to the Chicago Cubs on January 25, 2006.

New York Mets signed free agent Aaron Sele of the Los Angeles Dodgers on January 25, 2007.

Also per National Pastime.com:

1980: The Mets' new owners are formally introduced to the local media at Shea Stadium's Diamond Club. Nelson Doubleday will be the new chairman of the board, replacing the outgoing Lorinda de Roulet, who will play no role in the future of the franchise, and Fred Wilpon is named the president and CEO of the club.

1999: After being aired on WOR, Channel 9 since the team's inception in 1962, Mets games this season will broadcast by WPIX, Channel 11. The Yankees games, which had aired for nearly 50 years on the Amazins' new station, will now be seen on Channel 5, a Fox affiliate.

2005: Carlos Delgado (.269, 32, 99) and Florida come to terms on a four-year, $52 million contract. The 32 year-old first baseman's deal stops the intense bidding war between the Marlins, Mets, Orioles, and the Rangers for the coveted free agent.

2007: Willie Randolph, who brought New York within one game of a World Series appearance, agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to continue as the manager of the Mets through 2008. The skipper's new deal doubles his present salary from $700,000 to $1.4 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 comments:

  1. TexasGusCCJanuary 25, 2021 at 6:49 AM

    Mets pretty fortunate to find an unemployed GM in Eppler. O’Dowd also available, but doesn’t get much love. Why is Eppler tutoring Tim Scott? Is Scott the next GM? What happened to Billy Owens?

    Don’t really mind losing out on Hand or Springer, but I’d like to prefer to miss on Bauer and use his money to sign Syndergaard and Stroman long term.

    For everyone who says that the Mets can’t trade Alonso, his .235 second half 2019 and his .231 in 2020 show a problem. He says that he wants to be a complete hitter but...Looks like a #5 or even #6 hitter to me. That has value too, but with shaky defense I would see what teams are offering.

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  2. John From AlbanyJanuary 25, 2021 at 9:19 AM

    Agreed Gus on all of the above. Today on MLB Network radio Steve Phillips was suggesting trading JD and Dom for Sonny Gray and Suarez.

    No thank you. Dom should be the First Baseman going forward. A team can only have so many K prone all or nothing hitters in the lineup.

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