Good Morning and Happy Birthday to Endy Chavez. Lets hit the links -
Per
the NY Post - Steve Cohen released a message for Mets fans: “I gave it my
best shot… I’m very disappointed we couldn’t work out a deal,” Cohen wrote.
“But as an 8% holder I’m looking forward to a higher bid for the team… I want
to thank the fans for their support and the respect they showed me and I want
to thank Commissioner [Rob] Manfred and MLB for their support through the
process.”
Per
the NY Post: “At the late stages of his agreement to buy 80 percent of the
franchise for $2.6 billion, Cohen was informed by Fred and Jeff Wilpon that
their plan was for Jeff to maintain total operational control of the Mets
throughout the pre-agreed-to five-year transition period and then maintain a
senior role within the organization even after Cohen took over.”
Per
MLB.com MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed in on the sale/no sale: “The
first is that there is not going to be a transaction. My belief is that’s
accurate. The second is, exactly what happened with respect to the transaction,
I can tell you, and it’s based on conversations with the buyer and the seller
on an ongoing basis, the assertion that the transaction fell apart because of
something that the Wilpons did is completely and utterly unfair.”
Per
Mets.com: “However, the Wilpon family still intends to sell the team, and
has hired a local investment bank to spearhead that process.”
Ken
Davidoff of the NY Post asks: “Where Wilpons and Mets go from here is the
big question... We can play the blame game all the way until Jarred Kelenic’s
Hall of Fame induction. The key question remains, what now for the Mets and
their beleaguered stewards?... Look, when a dumpster fire like this produces
such wildly divergent accounts of what transpired, the truth typically lies
somewhere in the middle. Yet the Wilpons get crushed thanks to their general
history of ineptitude as well as their specific history of dancing this dance
nearly nine years ago with hedge-fund magnate David Einhorn, only to have that
agreement fall apart, too…If someone else as prominent and as loaded as Cohen
exists, that person flies successfully under the radar. Which is why you still
can’t wholly rule out a reconciliation with Cohen.”
Larry
Brown Sports reported on a tweet from Jon Heyman: “Also, after what
happened here, belief is Stevie Cohen, despite his reported $13B, will have trouble ever buying any team.”
Per
Mets.com: Yoenis
Cespedes posted a video of him working out.
Per
SNY.TV: Mets' Steven Matz
reflects on winning minor league championship with Luis Rojas. "2013 we
won a South Atlantic League championship. That's a pretty hard thing to do, go
through the minor league season together, win that championship. So I have
great memories with him, that was a really fun season. I learned a lot that
year, it was a big step to my career as well."
Also
Per SNY.TV: Noah
Syndergaard discussed his off season workouts: "This offseason was
much like the last -- just keep on learning more about my body and trying to
train in the smartest way possible, but also knowing I'm a professional athlete
and I need to challenge myself in the weight room in order to get better on the
field," he said. "Just a really solid offseason season, it went by
just as fast as any of the other ones go."
Per
SI.com: Report: “Mets' Spring Training Stadium Renovation Won't Be Finished
By Start of Workouts…According to the Treasure Coast Palm, citing a December
quarterly construction report St. Lucie County sent to the state, the
renovations of the Mets' 7,100 seat stadium in Port St. Lucie, Fla. is only 62%
complete. County officials told the paper that they hope to have work on the
stadium done by Feb. 24, two days after New York's first Spring Training home
game. The entire project is projected to be finished by June 3, according to
the report. The Mets told the paper they are "100% confident" the
stadium will be ready for pitchers and catchers on Monday and for fans to watch
preseason workouts on Thursday.”
Empire
Sports Media projects the Mets Bullpen: Edwin Diaz;
Seth Lugo;
Dellin
Betances; Jeurys
Familia; Justin
Wilson; Robert
Gsellman; Brad Brach;
and Michael
Wacha.
Per
Mike Puma in Baseball America: Franklyn
Kilome Nears MLB Debut. “To a fair amount of people in the public, because
he didn’t pitch last year, he’s become a little bit forgotten, but he certainly
isn’t forgotten to us,” assistant general manager Adam Guttridge said.
"The ingredients are there, we feel like. He’s a big guy and he’s an
athlete. There is a lot to work with there.”
Brian Joura of Mets
360.com has 2020 Projections for Jeff McNeil.
“It looks like a done deal that McNeil will be at 3B in 2020… 620 PA; .285
BA/.355 OBP/.560 SLG; 27 HR; 86 RBIs.”
I’ll take it.
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Miles From Shea looks at the 2019 Projection Vs. result for Mets #19 Prospect:
Will
Toffey. “2019 Binghamton: 323 PA, 269 AB, .219 BA/.347 OBP/.349 SLG, .696
OPS… First off, Toffey hit as advertised last year, putting up an on base
percentage way higher than his batting average. That’s a positive sign. His
power just wasn’t there, which is the opposite of a positive sign. Unlike BA’s
prediction, Toffey did not get bumped to Syracuse last year and was the average
age in Double A last year. Unless some crazy roster stuff happens, he’ll
probably get bumped up to Syracuse this year.”
Foul
Territory Baseball has “Carlos Beltran Conspiracy Theories for Your
Consideration: What if Carlos Beltran stepped down to cover up for somebody
else?”
The Mookie
Betts Trade has hit a snag.
Per
Yahoo Sports: Report: Red Sox trying to 'reconfigure' part of Mookie Betts
trade to avoid deal falling apart. “Pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol’s
medicals are reportedly holding up the still-unannounced deal.”
Per
NBC Boston: “Everyone knew Brusdar Graterol was damaged goods — everyone
except the Red Sox, apparently. So let's get this straight: the 265-pound
reliever who has already undergone Tommy John surgery and missed two months
last year with a bad shoulder is damaged goods? Who could've seen this coming?”
Per
12up.com: “Red Sox Reportedly Saved Money Last Year by Giving Fake World
Series Rings to Scouts and Staffers.”
ClutchPoints.com
had the small market teams with the best chance to make the playoffs:
Twins, Rays, and Padres.
Per
Yahoo Sports: Commissioner Rob Manfred on Kris Bryant decision: ''The club has
the right to decide who is going to be on its roster,'' Manfred said Thursday
after an owners meeting. ''That's a fundamental management right because it's
got to do with the core of our product, and that is the competition.''
Per
Yahoo Sports: Hank Aaron thinks Astros cheaters should be banned for life
from MLB.
The Mayors of Columbia, S.C, Chattanooga, Tenn, and Dayton,
Ohio penned a piece for Fortune.com
saying: “Supporting these teams also serves MLB’s interests. Right now, owners
are dealing with the repercussions of a massive sign-stealing scandal. Like any
good business, they need to earn and keep the trust of their fans. The fact is
that there are no greater ambassadors for the sport than the minor league
teams. Those linked with big league teams serve as great brand advertisements
for the league and its players.”
Per
the Associated Press: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred concerned with
team/media roles of Pedro Martinez, Jessica Mendoza.
Per
Syracuse.com: The 7 Line Army announced it will visit NBT Bank Stadium on
Friday June 5 to watch the Syracuse Mets host Columbus. They plan on then
on attending the Saturday Game June 6 in Binghamton.
The
Twins win their arbitration hearing against right-hander Jose Berrios. “He’d
filed for a $4.4MM salary but will now be paid at the $4.025MM figure submitted
by Minnesota.”
Winter Ball:
Yesterday the Caribbean series in
Puerto Rico had their semi-finals games.
Despite being out hit 9-2, Venezuela
beat Mexico 1-0 (box).
Mexico over Columbia 4-0. (box).
The Dominican Republic came back
from a 3-2 deficit with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to beat Puerto
Rico 4-3 (box).
Jordany
Valdespin went 1 for 3 with a walk and scored the tying run in the
eighth on a wild pitch.
Tim
Peterson threw a scoreless sixth inning with one strikeout.
Peter
O’Brien, former Yankee and Marlin, recently signed to a minor league deal
with the Braves and the MVP of the regular season in the Dominican Republic,
continued to hit going 2 for 3 with a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.
Venezuela and the Dominican
Republic now play the Series Finale tonight.
Mack’s
Blast From the Past comes from February 7, 2012 – Mack talked about a David
Wright to Philly trade for, among others, Dominic
Brown. At one point Dominic was the number ranked prospect in baseball
ahead of Bryce
Harper.
Born on
this date:
- Benny Ayala (1951)
- Charlie Puleo (1955)
- Endy Chavez (1978)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Hank Webb and Richard Sander to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rick Auerbach on February 7, 1977.
New York Mets traded Hank Webb and Richard Sander to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rick Auerbach on February 7, 1977.
Mickey Lolich announced his retirement
on February 7, 1977.
New York Mets released Ross Jones on February 7, 1986.
New York Mets claimed David Lamb on waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on February 7,
2000.
Seattle Mariners signed Kelly Shoppach of the New York
Mets as a free agent on February 7, 2013.
New York Mets signed
free agent Todd Frazier of the New York Yankees on February 7, 2018.
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1979
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Jesse Orosco becomes 'the player to be named later' in the
Mets' trade of Jerry Koosman to the Twins. The left-handed reliever will
spend 24 seasons in the major leagues, setting the record for appearances
with 1,252.
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3 comments:
I think this is about the Wilpons they can get more money in another deal. We'll find out.
I am sure Will Toffey was disappointed with his 2019. Let's see what is in store for 2020
A Kelly Shoppach mention this morning. There is a interesting story that goes along with the trade the Mets made with the Red Sox to acquire Kelly Shoppach in 2012.
Sandy Alderson wanted Shoppach to be a back-up catcher for the reaminder of the 2012 season (I think they got him in August, 2012).
Alderson agreed to a deal with the Sox to get Shoppach in exchange for a AA-prospect pitcher who was recovering from TJ surgery. One of Sandy's scouts told him not to do the deal because the prospect's arm seemed to be recovered nicely, and his fastball was showing plus stuff.
Alderson pulled the prospect and put Pedro Beato in his place, and the deal went through.
And who was this AA prospect? Someone named Jacob deGrom.
Bob W. Great insight. So glad Sandy listened to his scout. Jacob did not have outstanding minor league numbers and was not on too many "top" prospect lists. Goes to show you, you never know.
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