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The
NY Post had Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on the 2020 Mets and Pete Alonso’s response:
“Pete Alonso:
“is not hitting 50 homers again.”
“I’m not picking the Mets to make the
playoffs,” said Russo, who predicted the Amazin’s would win between 83 and 87
games. “Maybe that would do them some good because every time I pick them to go
to the World Series … they go 82-80 and fire a manager…
“I just don’t think that
they’re very good. You’re asking too many components to click,” he added.
“Alonso, the top two in the rotation (Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard),
(Amed) Rosario, getting something out of center field. Maybe (Yoenis) Cespedes
adds something. Will (Jed) Lowrie play a game, outside the seven at-bats that
he got last year for $10 million bucks? I just don’t think the Mets … too many
questions.” Pete Alonso—
tweeted a one-word response: “Fuel.”
Kevin
Kernan of the NY Post talked to Mets hitting Chili Davis about Amed
Rosario “whom the Mets believe he could become an All-Star this season. ‘I
could see that,’ hitting coach Chili Davis told The Post on Thursday at Clover
Park.
What changed? Rosario hit the books. ‘I think his preparation has been
real nice before games,’ Davis said. ‘Looking at pitchers and not only
preparing for the starter but taking the whole package, the bullpen and the
starter, looking at them and seeing how they pitch and see where they make
mistakes.’”
Baseball America posted their list of top 30 Mets
Prospects. 90
Percent Mets posted the entire list: #1 Ronny Mauricio SS; #2 Francisco
Alvarez C; #3 Brett Baty 3B; #4 Matthew Allan RHP; #5 Andres Gimenez SS;
#6 Mark
Vientos 3B; #7 Thomas Szapucki LHP; #8 Josh Wolf RHP; #9 Kevin Smith LHP; #10 David
Peterson LHP;
#11 Jordan Humphreys RHP; #12 Junior Santos RHP; #13 Franklyn
Kilome RHP; #14 Michel Otanez RHP; #15 Robert Dominguez RHP;
#16 Alexander
Ramirez OF; #17 Shervyen Newton INF; #18 Freddy Valdez OF; #19 Jose Butto RHP;
#20 Jaylen Palmer INF;
#21 Dedniel Nunez RHP; #22 Walker Lockett RHP; #23 Tony
Dibrell RHP; #24 Daison Acosta RHP; #25 Carlos Cortes 2B;
#26 Ryley Gilliam RHP;
#27 Ali Sanchez C; #28 Quinn Brodey OF; #29 Scott Ota OF; #30 Hayden Senger C.
MLB.com had each
team’s Best Power Hitting Prospect.
For the Mets it was Brett
Baty.
Anthony
DiComo on Mets.com explained how “four of the 35 pitchers in Mets camp – Jordan
Humphreys, Drew Smith, Franklyn Kilomé and Thomas Szapucki -- spent last summer
recovering from Tommy John… They have formed something of a club in the
clubhouse, understanding how difficult recovery from the surgery can be.” DiCome had this regarding Humphreys: “A
former 17th-round Draft pick, Humphreys was raising two kids on a Minor League
salary. His initial rehab did not go smoothly, necessitating a second operation
to reposition a nerve in his forearm. There were days, he said, ‘when I didn’t
even want to pick up a baseball, it hurt so bad.’”
Also
per Mets.com: The Mets will play a March 24 exhibition against the Orioles
at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., the team announced
Thursday.
Tim
Healey of Newsday described how Jacob
deGrom and Yoenis
Cespedes went mano a mano in spring training batting practice. “Cespedes’ most square contact might have
been a line drive to leftfield — a swing that resulted in a broken bat. That
induced a big smile from deGrom, who cheesed some more on two swing-and-misses
from Cespedes, including on the last pitch of their duel.” SNY.TV
had in on video.
Video:
Michael
Conforto talked about the walk off single against Washington where Pete Alonso
ripped off his shirt and about improvement in 2020: "I felt like 2017 was
the year that felt most like me, spraying the ball all over the field, playing
well in the outfield, doing all the right things fundamentally as a baseball
player," said Conforto. "That's who I want to be. It's not crazy to
have those aspirations knowing that's who I've been before.
Video:
J.D.
Davis talks about his swing with SNY's Todd Zeile about hitting the ball to
right field and staying off breaking balls. "I started really tuning into
that right-center or at second base probably by college, it's just the way my
swing worked," Davis said. "It helped me stay more on the fast ball
and not really pull off on any off-speed."
Video:
“Pete Alonso: Mets have what it takes to 'bring home a trophy'.”
Video:
“Jeff
McNeil looks forward to playing third base full-time; Robinson Cano
changed his offseason routine this year in an attempt to strengthen his legs
for the long haul in 2020; Dellin Betances
believes the Mets could have one of the best bullpens in baseball with Seth Lugo,
Edwin
Diaz, Jeurys
Familia, and Justin
Wilson, among others.”
Danny
Abriano of SNY.TV said that Spring Training games do not matter noting that:
“In 2009, the Mets went 18-15 in spring training before suffering the first of
six awful regular seasons. The 1986 Mets were an even .500 in the spring before
winning 108 games and the World Series. In 1994, the Mets went 21-13 in
Grapefruit League play before going 55-58 in the strike-shortened regular
season.”
Per
the NY Post: Ex-National Matt Adams thankful to get opportunity with Mets.
From
Elite Sports NY: Jacob deGrom believes New York Mets have a ‘good shot’ at
World Series.
213
Miles from Shea had Get to Know a Non-Roster Invitee: Adonis Uceta.
213
Miles from Shea did a 2020 Mets Conglomerate Projections: J.D. Davis – 470.5
Plate Appearances, 445 At Bats, 21.6 HR, .270 BA., .806 OPS.
Mets 360 had “‘Strike
Zone; Scoreboard Lights’”. A song brought on by Art Shamsky’s visit to see Tom
Seaver.
Bleacher
Report ranked all 30 MLB Teams on home grown talent. The Mets came in at #4 behind the #3 Twins,
#2 Dodgers and #1 Astros.
Fangraphs
had MLB Team payrolls as Spring Training begins. The graphs they posted
showed the Mets were not big spenders this off season.
MLB
Trade Rumors had the power rankings of the Top 10 2020-21 Free Agents: 1. Mookie
Betts; 2. J.T.
Realmuto; 3. George
Springer; 4. Marcus
Semien; 5. Trevor
Bauer; 6. Robbie Ray;
7. Marcus
Stroman; 8. Justin Turner; 9. DJ LeMahieu; 10. Nick Castellanos.
Bleacher
Report: J.T. Realmuto Expected to Seek Record Contract for Catcher.
Per
Yahoo Sports: Batting champ Tim Anderson
says he won't change his style. Anderson led the major leagues with a .335
average last season for the Chicago White Sox.
Mack’s
Blast From the Past comes from 2-21-13: A look at Mack’s Mets #13 Prospect,
Jacob deGrom.
Born on
this date:
- Joe Foy (1943)
Died on this date:
- Vinegar Bend Mizell (1999)
- Sherman Jones (2007)
Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Joe Orsulak on February 21, 1998.
New York Mets traded Corey Brittan to the Colorado Rockies for Kane Davis on February 21, 2002.
Washington Nationals signed Chris Young of the New York Mets as
a free agent on February 21, 2013.
1974
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Tom Seaver becomes the highest-paid pitcher in baseball
history when he signs a contract for $172,000 per season to hurl for the
Mets. 'Tom Terrific' has posted a 135-76 record during his seven years in New
York.
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4 comments:
"Mad Dog" Russo is a San Francisco Giants fan who's had a chip on his shoulder since the 2000 playoffs.
A Joe Orsulak mention. Another one of the defensive-minded first basemen the Mets have had through the years. He gets kind of overlooked due to Hernandez and Olerud (and Brogna to some extent). He was also more of an on-base guy as opposed to a power hitter.
Thanks Bob. That Joe Orsulak signing was his second go round with the Mets. He did not make the team in 1998 and was released later in that March.
I DVR Russo's high heat everday but have to watch it with head phones on or when my wifevis not around. Otherwise my wife says "why is that man yelling on my TV?!"
Of the 4 TJS recovery guys, I am especially pulling for Humphreys.
As for their pay, it is getting better soon.
Walker Lockett is listed as prospect # 22. If they say so, I guess they're right.
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