Mathew
Brownstein @MBrownstein89
Highest single postseason OPS in New York #Mets history (min. 40 PA):
Carlos
Delgado: 1.199 (2006)
Daniel
Murphy: 1.115 (2015)
Rusty
Staub: 1.096 (1973)
Mike
Piazza: 1.045 (2000)
PETE ALONSO: .999 (2024)
MARK VIENTOS: .998 (2024)
John
Mayer @JohnMayer
Thank you
Francisco Lindor
Thank you
New York Mets. You never know when you’re going to find a new source of
inspiration, and Francisco became that inspiration for me this year. You could
see the dedication in his eyes, in his plays - you could even see it in his
strikeouts; it wasn’t a case of “couldn’t,” only “didn’t that time.”
My Sphere
concerts this summer became games in my mind. Wins were when the music was
cooking, when the notes matched the intention, when the zone could be found.
Every weekend was a series, and every show was a home game.
When I
injured my finger and looked down to see half the nail sheared off and
bleeding, my first thought was how to play with the other three fingers. That
was what Lindor would have done, and so that’s what I did.
The Mets’ talent makes them aspirational, but their humanity makes them relational. It means that it’s never out of the question what’s being done on that field could be done by you and I in our pursuits, too.
Jim
Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball
Conway
Twitty was first drafted by the Phillies after HS, before being drafted once
again into the US Army. While stationed in Japan, he kept both his dreams alive
by forming a band and playing on the
local Army baseball team. His first band, the Fuji Mountain Boys represented their Yokohama unit
& won the 1954 All-Army Talent Competition. Twitty changed the band’s name
after their big win to The Cimarrons.
SNY @SNYtv
Jesse Winker says "it'd be incredible" and "amazing" if he could
return to the Mets next season:
"I
said it was a dream come true and it really was. Hopefully I could come back
because it was really special to be part of this team and this
organization"
Benny BKG
@BennyGreenberg)
Should be
an interesting Winter for the #mets...
FREE
AGENTS
1B Alonso
INF
Iglesias
SP
Quintana
SP
Severino
CF Bader
OF Winker
RP Raley
RP
Ottavino
RP Stanek
RP Smith
DH J.D.
Martinez
OPTIONS
SP Sean
Manaea, $13.5M player option
RP Phil
Maton, $7.75M club option
Arizona
Fall League Update (thru Sunday):
RP Saul
Garcia – 0-0, 0.00-ERA
RP Noah Hall
– 0-1, 3.18-ERA
SP Jonathan
Pintaro – 0-0, 3.00-ERA
RP/SP Jawilme
Ramirez – 1-0, 7.71-ERA
RP Dylan
Ross – 0-0, 32.40-ERA
2B Jacob
Reimer – 0-HR, 4-RBI, .154
SS/OF Jett
Williams – 0-HR, 2-RBI, .192
OF Drew
Gilbert - 1-HR, 2-RBI, .083
Jim
Koenigsberger @Jimfrombaseball
"We
wept, Brooklyn was a lovely place to hit. If you got a ball in the air, you had
a chance to get it out. When they tore down Ebbets Field, they tore down a
little piece of me. The field was even greener than my boy's mind had pictured
it. In later years, friends of ours.
- Duke
Snider
In order
to make Satchel Paige eligible to receive his
pension, Braves President Bill Bartholomay signed Paige to a contract running
through the 1969 season as the Braves pitching coach. Satchel would actually
suit & pitch a couple of innings during two exhibition games early in the spring`69, but he’d spend the rest of the
season “coaching” from his living room in Kansas City.
After
reaching his 158 required days, Paige left the Braves organization & less than three years
later, began drawing that Major League pension.
Satchel
Paige received $250 a month.
Every
organization's Hitting and Pitching Prospects of the Year –
https://www.mlb.com/news/prospects-of-the-year-for-every-org-2024?partnerID=web_article-share –
Mets
Nick Morabito, OF (No. 19)
A dream
leadoff hitter, Morabito led Mets full-season Minor Leaguers with his .312
average, .403 OBP, 135 wRC+, 142 hits and 59 stolen bases in 119 games between
Single-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn. It wasn’t particularly close on the
basepaths either, no one else in the system swiped more than 45 bags.
Jonah Tong, RHP (No. 10)
The 2022
seventh-rounder was one of the breakout stories in any system as he climbed
three levels from Single-A to Double-A in his age-21 season. Tong struck out
160 in 113 innings, finishing third among MiLB full-season qualifiers with a
34.2 percent K rate, and posted an organizational-best 3.03 ERA in that span.
Mack – Look, no one will argue that the Mets had a
disappointing minor league season with their top prospects. The one (surprising
to many) ray of sunshine was infielder Luisangel Acuna when he was an emergency
call-up.
I have no problem with either of these two, though
I would have given strong consideration to St. Lucie starter, Douglas Orellana
(13-G, 9-ST, 1.86, 38.2-IP, 49-K).
Morabito has nothing more to prove in Brooklyn and
will start the 2025 season in Binghamton, joining Tong.
Kevin
Kernan @AMBS_Kernan
Get off
the iPad fellas and get on the field. Take some popups, work on fielding the
ball in the outfield. You know, basic Little League stuff. Throw strikes.
It always
comes down to fundamentals
https://ballnine.com/2024/10/17/best-of-the-worst/
Mack - Kevin and I first met in the Mets ST clubhouse. We have
stayed X friends and he also was a contributor to Mack’s Mets.
READ THIS
Great Mayer comments. Well said.
ReplyDeleteI can be Jesse Winker's agent to get him to come back to the Mets. No fee required.
You are not encouraged, are you, by those early on averages from Jett, Gilbert, and Reimer in a hitters' league, are you?
Saul Garcia and Pintaro pitching very well there so far, to their credit. It is a high runs league.
Lots of free agents. - will be captivating to watch the 2025 build out.
Tom
DeleteI would rebuild 2025 without anyone from the minors right now, though I still feel Baty has value and Pintaro could be first starter up.
Morabito was great. Even though Morabito inexplicably got only as high as Brooklyn, I thought, as I watched Bader go into Siberian Winter hitting mode over the last months of the season, that Morabito would have done better in the playoffs. Does that seem ridiculous? Bader was just 24 for 147 (.165) after the All Star Game, with just 8 walks and 36 Ks.
ReplyDeleteI do not want him back. Why would I?
Interesting Kevin Kernan article. It starts promising but by the middle has become a “I’m holier than thou” where he just aimlessly rags on everyone. It’s so easy to sit in your living room and be an expert. Players have been trying too hard in October for years! Why did Reggie Jackson become Mr. October? Because he sucked all year but of his three homeruns in one game and five in the same Series. Everyone makes mistakes and in every sport; the pressure cooker of the playoffs magnifies and intensifies everything.
ReplyDeleteWithout becoming too sentimental and clingy, the only free agents that I think would age well are Manaea, Alonso and Stanek, and in that order. I would give contracts of five, four, and two years respectively. I noticed that Winker hit .199 in 2023 and .219 the year before. I won’t be seduced by the same magic that allowed this team to ride into late October. Further, while I would kick the tires in Severino, I’m afraid they’d fall off. He doesn’t field his position well but can throw the ball still, but, I don’t know…. What he wants would certainly be of importance, but as I’d like to stop being punished for being over the Luxury Tax, I need to draw the line somewhere.
You make good points here, Gus, but your comment that Sevy "doesn't field his pitching well" is confusing.
DeleteOf all the NL SPs this year, he is one of 3 finalists for the Gold Glove. How can that jive with your comment?
I can’t believe that Bill! I recall him not backup up throws from the outfield in consecutive games and a couple of times not covering first on a grounder to Alonso. How did he get that nomination?
DeleteI have eye surgery at 10am
ReplyDeleteWill "see" you all later
Thanks Mack . .good stuff here. The Kernan article hits the spot .. my sentiments exactly, although I think Cleveland was actually a better team than the dis-credit that they got. While I agree that beating up on the White Sox provided an advantage in the standings, Cleveland still beat a good Detroit team that had beaten the mighty Astros. The Guardians, probably more than any team in baseball, plays the game the old way, although they did break down in the ALCS.
ReplyDeleteI did not read Kernan, but the Mets did really well and I will leave it at that.
ReplyDeleteGus, I liked Winker's swings. His prior problem may have been injuries? Off the cuff, I'd keep him at the right price, for his fiery persona.
Severino I agree. Pete, 4 years could do it, if they also move the fences in 5 feet, which Vientos and Lindor would also love. Notice how much shorter CF was in LAD park? Where hitting conditions are great all season?
Stearns has his work cut out for him - but the $65 million of player-less salary in 2024 drops $65 million in 2025 to ZERO, so that unties the hands. Stanek can stay, but the pen needs lots of help, with no real help on the minors horizon.
After the eye surgery, Mack will see that the Mets in fact made the World Series, he just didn't see that coming. Hope it goes well and you are the Mets' next 20-20 man.
ReplyDeleteMack, in fairness to Jacob Reimer, he has walked 8 times in 5 games and is on base 10 of 21 times (.476) despite his 2 for 13 average.
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