On Thursday, MLB announced that they will not renew their relationship
with ESPN. This will happen beginning next season. No more Mets games being
shown while stupid announcers interview a play and ask them what they had for
dinner that day.
This is good new to me, but I will hold off final approval until I read
where these games are going. Please don’t cut a deal with some platform like
Paramount+ or Hulu where people like me have to shell out more bucks every
month in order the watch these games. I already spend enough on cable, wifi,
and subs.
So Mets RHRP Bryce Montes de Oca went down for the count again at the end of last season and
wound up having his SECOND Tommy John surgery, taking away any chance of him
helping the Mets this season, and maybe forever. I read this and the first
thing I thought was why am I now just hearing about this? Why not when it
happened? Isn’t this shades of the Wilpon days. Regardless, Oca will be 29 soon
and, my guess, this is the end of, at least, his Mets days. Me? Fix him then
DFA him.
The Athletic ran an article this past week on starting pitcher Matt Allan. Seems the 87th operated on Allan now says he is 100% and
ready to join one of the Mets affiliates affiliates this season. It will be
interesting to see where he is assigned. It's been almost a decade since the
43-year old has pitched a game and...
Well. Seriously, it was the NYPL Championship that Matt last pitched... in
2019. Anything the Mets can get out of this arm is thoroughly welcomed by me.
One warning... don't look for any complete games this season. I expect
some serious pitch control here.
The Mets signed RHSP/RHRP Connor Overton to a minor league contract.
The 31-year old was drafted in the 15th round of the 2014 draft, by the
Marlins, out of Old Dominion University.
Overton's best year was 2021 for the Toronto AAA franchise, where he went
2-1, 2.03 in 21 games, seven starts.
He had TJS in 2023 and came back far too early last season
MLB career - 0.7-WAR, 1-2, 4.85
The Mets must believe the lab can help this LAD.
Ronny Mauricio
"I
do think that I'm going to come back better."
Matt Allan
“Definitely,
the dream is there. It’s easy to get caught up in where I want to go, but the
biggest thing I learned from rehab is I just have to be where my feet are. I
have to be present and grounded and where I am today. … Stack as many of those
days as possible, and then we’ll see that dream lived out.”
Juan Soto
on being a Met for 15
years:
"After
all these three years of changing teams, being here and there, it's a different
vibe. It's unbelievable, I'm still learning. This is actually where I'm going
to be for the next 15 years. I'm still learning to see but it's been fun'"
on why he gifted Brett Baty a car
for No. 22:
"He
actually had no excuses or anything he just gave it away for me, I'm just
thankful for that. I made sure he's going to really appreciate it."
Brett Baty
On not knowing he was getting a car from Juan Soto today:
"It's
amazing, just for him to be able to think to do something like that, I couldn't
be more grateful. I'm just really excited that he's on our team and I get to
learn from him."
On driving the same car he drove in high school for his whole
career before Soto's gift:
"Every Spring Training I come in saying 'I'm gonna get a new car, I'm gonna get a new car'... I didn't expect that, that was amazing."
On driving a 2016 Toyota 4 Runner since high school:
"It's
got like 150,000 miles on it. It's kinda near it's last leg but Toyota's run
forever."
Francisco Lindor
On giving up his No. 12 after
learning that Juan Soto gifted Brett Baty a car for giving up No. 22:
"I
told him, if he wants my number, he can take it, too. He can be 1222."
Mark Vientos
On coming to the plate in big
moments:
"I live for those moments. That's why I play this game."
BA - Scouting
Every NL East No. 1 Prospect For 2025
Jett Williams, SS, Mets
Scouting Report: Williams’ batted-ball quality improved late last season after recovering from a wrist injury and he got into a routine. He is receptive to coaching and has a well-rounded profile, but not necessarily a carrying tool—unless his plus speed shows up more consistently. With a few productive months in the minors in 2025, Williams could be poised for an MLB look as a 21-year-old. The Mets plan to keep him as versatile as possible, in case he needs to fill a specific position.
Just
Baseball - Top 20 Relief Pitchers for the 2025 MLB Season
14. Edwin Díaz (New York Mets)
2024
Stats: 54 G, 20 SV, 53.2 IP, 3.52 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, .187 BAA, 3.02 FIP, 14.1 K/9,
3.4 BB/9
Now we
really start to enter the closer’s realm with arms like Edwin Díaz, who made
nothing short of an admirable return to the mound in 2024 after missing the
entirety of the season prior.
Was the
blaring of Timmy Trumpet ahead of the ninth as fear-inducing as it was at the
peak of his powers in 2022? No.
However,
a season with a 1.04 WHIP and .187 AVG against is nothing to dismiss by any
means, as it’s a testament to how he continued to keep hitters on their toes.
While
2024 may not have rendered the same 50.2% strikeout rate that 2022 did, a 38.9%
mark last season still placed him in the 100th percentile of league arms, only
trailing the Athletics’ Mason Miller.
Díaz was
also extremely successful in his pursuit of limiting hard contact, ranking in
the 97th percentile in both hard-hit rate (30.3%) and AVG exit velocity
(85.9%).
There
were some concerns in 2024 that limited such a traditionally dominant arm like
Díaz to a lower-half ranking on this year’s list.
15 comments:
Diaz with the sticky fingers episode and overuse of his slider for a while in 2024 was not in the top 1% of smarts.
I'll give up my number too - who couldn't use a new car. My # is 4 - Lou Gehrig - durable. And great.
Matt Allan - I will be intrigued to see as someone almost turning 24, if his age maturity will accelerate his upwards climb - I think he was 18 when he last pitched in a game?
Mark Vientos likes those big spots? He will have so many big spot chances on this potent team.
Holmes - when is the last time you can remember a pitcher going 3 innings on Feb 22?
Soto is Soto. Many of us may not be around for year # 15, but man, we will enjoy these earlier years.
I still think, if family loyalty means anything, that the fact that the Mets signed both Greg Soto several years ago and Vlady Guerrero last year should really mean something to Vlad the Great when he is considering his team of choice after 2025.
The three innings from Holmes may be a big thing
2 games today so we may see Allan
I don't believe that Diaz will ever pitch like that magical year for the Mets, but the current Diaz is just fine as the current closer
De Oca got hurt early last year. As soon as he came back.
I'm disappointed, Tom. Why isn't your #4 in honor of Da Dook?
Or at least Ron Swoboda? 😁
I hope Holmes is half as good as he showed yesterday, but it was against a triple A roster. They also say pitchers are always more advanced than hitters in begging of spring training. My fingers are crossed, hopefully we found a diamond in the rough?
I know I sound like a broken record but now would be a time to trade McNiel for Montgomery?
Also still try and trade Marte for whatever money relief you can get. The trade for Arenado and put Vientos at short.
I did not realize he had such a good year. Other than the ERA, those are some pretty gaudy stats. I'll take a 1.04 WIP with a 14.1/3.4 K/BB rate. He just needs to not unravel when he gets a baserunner.
My guess is trading time has sailed
Zozo, I followed (and agreed with) all that until the last word of your post. I'm thinking you are not going to have Lindor as your utility guy?
RE: Vientos liking the big spots. I ran his numbers through my RPR (Runs Produced Ratio) and with runners on third, he is slightly better than Nimmo, but has not yet produced the results of Alonso, Lindor or Soto. Soto is elite with runners on third.
If he is going to be the guy in the big spots, he needs to raise his game a bit over 2024 where he was average to just above average.
On Jett Williams: we all love the word “versatility”, sound sexy and exciting! Problem is, with versatility a player doesn’t have a set position they can work on. So, they come to the majors like Vientos and are lacking defensively. Williams needs to find a position and work on it defensively. Versatility is for players that need it to be relevant. For too prospects, they need a home.
I'm surprised to hear Alonso was a better run producer than Vientos last year.
Actually for 2024 alone, Vientos was more productive than Alonso with runners on third. Alonso for his career is better than Vientos.
I heard the guys talking y/day and they said they don't have any of the opening series this year WTF! Can the powers that be ever stop the money grab.....NO. So another year of playing "what station is carryng tonight's game ". I remember the old days with Directv and one remote and the MLB package and just pop a dot and good to go but now trying to find anything is an adventure. Sure looked good y/day so lets keep it up for another 7 months ...no problem. LGM!
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