Good
Morning. Sugano arrives in America to weigh offers, Robinson Cano continues to hit in
Winter Ball while Mets Minor League Catcher David
Rodriguez dips below .400
Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, Winter Baseball, and This Day in Mets History.
SNY.TV:
Mets target Tomoyuki Sugano reportedly lands in America to weigh final offers.
Tim
Ryder Metsmerized Online: Tomoyuki Sugano Indecisive On Jump to MLB Due to
COVID-19.
Joel
Sherman NY Post: Steve Cohen free-agency anger is premature. “Cohen is
unlikely to bid against himself for the top of the market without a clear sign
he must… wanting to boost
the farm system as an indicator the Mets will sign (at most) one from Springer,
Bauer
and LeMahieu…the
compensation would be lost draft picks… Cohen
shuns the remaining Big Three because, as opposed to art or this team, he does
not think they will appreciate well with age. In that case, bet on him pivoting
to something like signing Jackie
Bradley Jr., Liam
Hendriks, Jake
Odorizzi and Sugano
to meet his promise of a big-market payroll of $190 million-ish.”
Bob
Raisman NY Daily News: The ice-cold hot stove is just one symptom of MLB’s
serious problems. “How can any owner budget for the future, including
player payrolls, when the suits don’t know how much revenue they will generate
this season? TV baseball sources said “several teams” lost over $100 million in
2020. There is no guarantee those losses will subside in 2021. There’s a better
chance the losses will grow…And if they somehow are able to sell tickets, if
health officials allow them to play to 25% capacity, how many fans have any
disposable income to spend on tickets?”
NY
Daily News: Carlos Delgado on his charitable work in Puerto Rico, Carlos
Beltran’s baseball future and the overuse of analytics in the game. On
Carlos Beltran: “'good baseball man' who deserves a second chance to manage in
the Big Leagues’”…on Analytic and Kids…”’I think we need to go back to the
basics. Let kids play, have fun. You learn the game the right way, you’re going
to enjoy it. And when you enjoy it, you’re going to be better.’”
Scott Ferguson Mets360: George Springer and
the new Mets. “Without George Springer…the centerfield situation is still
very much up in the air, with everyone agreeing that Brandon Nimmo isn’t the
answer there moving forward, but is the current starter. Other options exist on
both the trade market and in free agency, but they are a significant step down
from Springer.”
Rising
Apple: Five most valuable minor league deals this offseason. #1 Jerry
Blevins; #2: José Peraza; #3: Jerad
Eickhoff; #4: Mallex Smith; #5: Arodys Vizcaíno.
Rising
Apple: Will signing Trevor Bauer get in the way of other extensions?
ICYMI yesterday at Mack’s Mets:
Reese
Kaplan -- A Happier Mets New Year in 2021.
Tom
Brennan – How Does OF Drew Ferguson Comp out vs. Michael Taylor and Jake
Marisnick?
Mack’s
Scouting Report - RHP - Antonio Knowles.
Mack’s
Scouting Report - RHP - Austin Smith.
For the
full list of Mack’s Draft reports click here.
Mike’s Mets
looks at the Padres moves, baseball markets of a similar size in “Embracing the
Pressure”.
NY
Post: Red Sox hiring Bianca Smith as first Black female pro baseball coach.
“The Red Sox are hiring Smith as a minor league coach, according to the Boston
Globe. MLB confirmed to the Globe that Smith will be the first black woman ever
to coach baseball at the professional level.”
AP
Sports: Yu kidding? Darvish learned via Twitter of trade to Padres.
MLB.com:
10 teams with unfinished Hot Stove business. Mets did not make this list.
MLB.com:
Look for these 7 stars to bounce back in '21. Christian
Yelich, Nolan
Arenado and Francisco
Lindor are included.
MLB
Trade Rumors: Dodgers Interested In DJ LeMahieu.
MLB
Trade Rumors: Latest On Masahiro Tanaka. “Tanaka has made some recent
comments about his future, most recently a tweet earlier today stating that he
and his representatives haven’t put any sort of limit on what teams Tanaka
might be considering playing for in 2021 and beyond.”
Masahiro Tanaka shoots down a recent report that suggested he was only considering the Yankees or returning to Japan for next season pic.twitter.com/0E5h0XNY7n
— Mets Fix (@MetsFix) January 2, 2021
MLB
Trade Rumors: Five Teams Showing Interest In Alex Colome. Twins, Nationals,
Red Sox, Astros, and White Sox are the teams mentioned.
MLB
Trade Rumors: Haruki Nishikawa Not Expected To Sign With MLB Team This
Offseason.
MLB
Trade Rumors: Marlins Seeking Corner Outfield Help.
In the
Dominican Republic:
Toros Del
Este 9 Aguilas Cibaenas 1 (Box Score). Robel Garcia 0 for 1, 2 walks; Pedro Payano, a scoreless inning.
Gigantes
del Cibao 1 Estrellas Orientales 0 (Box
Score). Robinson Cano 2 for 4 – now 6 for 12 in 3 games
with 2 HRs.
Here is the full scoreboard from the
Dominican Republic.
In
Venezuela:
Cardenales
de Lara 6 Bravos de Margarita 4 Tiburones de La Guaira 7 (Box
Score). For Los Bravos David
Rodriguez LF 0 for 3 with an error.
His average dropped below .400 to .396
Tigres de
Aragua 9 Leones del Caracas 5 (Box
Score). Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 5 with a run scored, .300 average this Winter.
Full scoreboard from Venezuela.
Criollos de
Caguas 5 RA 12 1 (Box Score). Johneshwy Fargas RF, 1 for 4, run
scored. Joshua
Torres 1 scoreless inning with 1 K.
In the Mexican Pacific League:
Caneros de
los Mochis featuring Mets Catching Prospect Juan Uriarte were not in action.
Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
- John Sullivan (1941)
- Jim Dwyer (1950)
- Luis Rivera (1964)
- Mark Dewey (1965)
- Jender De Jesus
(1998)
- Christofer Dominguez
(2000)
Transactions:
New York Mets released Bobby Bonilla on January 3, 2000.
Houston Astros signed Jim Mann of the New York Mets as a free agent on
January 3, 2001.
Texas Rangers signed John Thomson of the New York Mets as
a free agent on January 3, 2003.
New York Yankees signed Pedro Feliciano of the New York Mets as
a free agent on January 3, 2011.
New
York Mets signed
free agent Taylor Buchholz of the Toronto Blue Jays on January 3, 2011.
New
York Mets signed
free agent Chris Capuano of the Milwaukee Braves on January 3, 2011.
Centerfield Maz; 1988 N.L. Eastern Champion Mets
Pitcher: David Cone (1987-1992 / 2003).
Breakfast
Links One year ago today - 1/3/2020
Want
more? Check out https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/news.
13 comments:
A new decade for David Rodriguez - hope he didn’t leave all his hits were in the last one.
This Cano kid might be something someday.
Never saw David Rodriguez as an outfield possibility that was his third error out there this winter. Sure his team is glad to just keep his bat in lineup while he saves his legs for next year.
I'm confused about the rules for International signings.
I thought they can happen only after a certain date, and each team has a fixed amount (about $5 mil) allowed to spend each year.
Yet the Padres have already signed the Korean IF, and the Mets and others are pursuing Sugano.
Can anyone here explain the system to me.
Bill, I will leave that explanation to John.
John, any catcher knows the number of games before deteriorating from catching is finite.
Bill it has to do with the player's age and if they have played professional ball over seas.
Per MLB.com: "Foreign professionals -- defined as players who are at least 25 years of age and have played as a professional in a foreign league recognized by Major League Baseball for a minimum of six seasons -- maintain exemption from the international bonus pool."
That sounds like the perfect explanation to me. Thanks again, John.
How does Yoelkis Cespedes' signing by the White Sox fit? He's 23.
Bill - Yoelkis Cespedes is considered part of the International Bonus Pool. He can't officially sign until January 15 when this year's International Signing Period begins. Usually it starts in July - they delayed it due to the pandemic and the fact that there were no minor league camps open.
Didn't the White Sox sign him last week, or was that just a rumor?
They announced that they had agreed to terms but the deal can't be officially signed until the 15th.
So you're allowed to agree to terms, and to announce them, with no regard for the restrictions on signing?
Why bother with having an "opening date" at all?
Bill you are now asking questions above my pay grade but you raise a good point.
Think the signing period is aimed to limit teams to a certain amount for a certain period so the big market teams don't gobble all the players.
And probably should have said "it was reported" and not "they announced". Don't think the White Six can announce it before the 15th.
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