10/13/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 10/13/2020

 


Good Morning. Born Today Mets Coach Eddie Yost.  Happy Birthday Julio Valera and Taylor Buchholz. Steve Cohen expects to lose $400M the 1st 2 years as Mets Owner, Rays beat the Astros and the Braves beat the Dodgers.


Section Links: Mets Links, MLB Links, and This Day in Mets History.


Mets Links:


Mike Puma NY Post: Steve Cohen to blow up Wilpons’ ‘archaic’ Mets technology. “Cohen has told associates, according to sources, he expects to lose about $400 million on the team in his first two years as the new owner… Behind the scenes, the Mets are expected to become more analytically driven, perhaps worthy of the nickname the ‘East Coast Dodgers’… ‘While all these other owners are trying to save money, he’s already spent money,’ a major league executive said. ‘So what’s another $50 million to put together the best front office and [infrastructure] he can put together?’”


Mike’s Mets talks about when the Mets ruled the city in the past and maybe one day again in “The Keys to the City”.


 

David Groveman Mets360 Mets Minors: The difference between the upper and lower levels for pitchers. David looks at the minor league careers of Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard,  Rafael Montero, Michael Fulmer,  Harol Gonzalez, and others and has some lessons learned including “Rookie League Stats are Meaningless” and “Prove Your Worth by AA”.

 

SNY.TV: 5 free agents the Mets and Yankees could fight over during 2020 MLB offseason. Trevor Bauer and J.T. Realmuto highlight a top-heavy free agent class. George Springer, Masahiro Tanaka, and Taijuan Walker are also discussed.


Mike Phillips The Sports Daily.com: New York Mets' 2020 offseason preview: Big questions lie ahead. Catching, the Rotation, Free Agents and more are all asked.



Rising Apple: What the Amazins can learn from the Tampa Bay Rays. “the Rays are about ten quality relief pitchers deep on any given day… Their team defense is always solid and remained so in 2020...They don’t run into outs on the bases. Their fielders don’t misplay balls in the infield or outfield.”


Rising Apple: Mets Monday Morning GM: Brodie Van Wagenen’s weak 2020 trade deadline.


Metsmerized Online: 2020 Mets Report Card: Jacob deGrom, RHP. Primary Stats: 16 G, 68 IP, 4-2, 2.38 ERA, 7 HR, 18 BB, 104 SO, 0.956 WHIP; Grade A+.


Empire Sports Media: New York Mets Player Evaluations: Center Fielder Brandon Nimmo. “…his slash line of .305/.393/.534 with six home runs and 13 RBIs is very impressive…He had a -4 outs above average and a -5 defensive runs saved in center field. Despite having good speed, he could not combine it with getting good jumps and taking correct angles to the ball…he ranked as one of the worst defensive center fielders in baseball.”


Matt Musico Metsmerized.com: Michael Conforto’s Ascent On Mets Franchise Leaderboards Continues. Michael Conforto is now the 5th ranked Mets outfielder in fWAR with 16.  Darryl Strawberry is the all-time leader for Mets outfielders with 35.5.


Amazing Avenue: Revisiting the Mets’ sweep of the Braves in first-ever National League Championship Series.


Amazing Avenue: Five years later: A look back at Jacob deGrom in the NLDS. Somehow the Mets’ ace has only gotten better since his memorable NLDS starts.





MLB Links:





MLB.com: Morton's postseason dominance on display. In four postseason starts with the Rays, Morton is now 4-0 with a 0.90 ERA. His four wins are the most by a Rays pitcher in postseason history. Rays 4 Astros 2 (Box Score).



Yahoo Sports: 'We just got beat by misfortune today': Dusty Baker's Astros stare down an ALCS deficit.


AP Sports: Altuve’s 2 early throwing errors doom Astros in ALCS Game 2.







MLB.com: Braves beat LA with stunning 4-run 9th. Riley delivers go-ahead blast; Fried sharp over 6 innings. Braves 5 Dodgers 1 (Box Score).


ESPN.com: Walker Buehler's early exits (5+ innings) trip up Dodgers' pitching plan for NLCS.


AP Sports: Baseball’s first fans of 2020 see Dodgers-Braves NLCS opener. “The announced attendance was 10,700, not including those who didn’t pay…About 75% of fans appeared compliant with the requirement to wear masks except when “actively” eating or drinking. Some weren’t covering their nose or mouth.”


MLB.com: Preview Braves Vs. Dodgers 6:05 PM. 


MLB.com: Preview Rays Vs. Astros 8:40 PM. 



MLB.com: Here's the 2021 MLB Draft order. Major League Baseball confirmed Monday that the 2021 Draft order will be based on the reverse order of the 2020 regular-season standings.  As projected, the Mets will pick #10.  The Pirates have the overall #1 pick.


AP Sports: Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77.




MLB Trade Rumors: White Sox Part Ways With Rick Renteria.


MLB Trade Rumors: Don Cooper Will Not Return As White Sox Pitching Coach.


MLB Trade Rumors: White Sox Managerial Rumors: Hinch, Cora, La Russa.


MLB Trade Rumors: Tommy Pham “In Good Condition” After Being Stabbed.


MLB Trade Rumors: Billy Beane’s MLB Future Uncertain.



MiLB.com: Hector Espino stands tall among game's home run kings. Prodigious slugger fondly remembered as 'Babe Ruth of Mexico'.


MiLB.com: Eco-friendly turf gem of FredNats stadium. Fredericksburg park also features LED, solar-powered lighting. 

 

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

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Transactions:


New York Mets traded Ray Sadecki and Tommy Moore to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Torre on October 13, 1974.


National Pastime.com:

1983

"I would like to thank Frank Cashen for being smart enough to hire me." - DAVEY JOHNSON, speaking to the press about the Mets GM's decision to name him as the team’s manger.

Davey Johnson, the Mets’ Triple-A Tidewater pilot, inks a two-year deal to become the 11th manager in franchise history, replacing Frank Howard who is promptly hired as the team’s first base-coach. The 40 year-old Floridian will compile a 595-417 (.588) record during his six-plus seasons in the dugout which includes capturing a World Championship in 1986.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baseball Reference:


1973 - The Mets hold Oakland to four hits in the World Series opener, but three of those hits come in the two-run 3rd inning as Oakland wins, 2 - 1.


1999: The Atlanta Braves take a two-game lead over the Mets in the NLCS with a 4 - 3 victory. The Braves score all four of their runs in the 6th inning on a pair of home runs by Brian Jordan and Eddie Perez off Mets starter Kenny Rogers. Kevin Millwood gets the win for Atlanta, with John Smoltz making his first relief appearance ever to get the save.


2015: Clayton Kershaw ends a five-game postseason losing streak when the Dodgers defeat the Mets, 3 - 1, in Game 4 of the other NLDS. Justin Turner hits a two-run double against his former team for the key blow.


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2 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Great playoff baseball, with the Mets on the outside looking in.

The Mets need analytics - and a true willingness to do relevant spending.

Relevant spending is the incremental spending a club does to turn it from a decent team to a playoff squad.

October 13, 2020 at 7:16 AM
John From Albany said...

Yes. Good playoffs so far. The Braves Bullpen could be the difference maker in the series.

October 13, 2020 at 8:54 AM

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