11/12/20

John From Albany – Mets News and Breakfast Links 11/12/2020

 



Good Morning. Happy Birthday Aaron Heilman.  Marcus Stroman accepts qualifying offer. Mets Interview ex-Marlins Pres. Michael Hill and info on Rule 5 Draft prospects.


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


Mets Links:

As we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets: Marcus Stroman accepts the Mets' $18.9 million qualifying offer.


Yahoo Sports: Marcus Stroman accepts Mets qualifying offer after being energized by Steve Cohen presser.


SNY.TV: Ripple effects of Marcus Stroman's Mets return, including impact on payroll and Seth Lugo's role. “When you add in Stroman's $18.9 million salary, the Mets' payroll for 2021 -- when factoring in projected raises via arbitration -- is roughly $153 million. That means they have roughly $57 million to spend this offseason before hitting the luxury tax threshold.”



Mets Junkies: Marcus Stroman must impress in 2021. 


Andy Martino SNY.TV: Sources: Mets interview Michael Hill for top baseball job. Hill is first candidate to interview for head of baseball operations. The former Marlins President “earned raves in the industry for patching together a playoff roster in 2020 after the team experienced a major coronavirus outbreak, but was dismissed by CEO Derek Jeter at the end of the season.”


Reflections On Baseball: Mets GM: Hire Tampa Bay’s Erik Neander Before Someone Else Does. Neander is the current general manager of the Tampa Bay Rays. He is a former MLB Executive Of The Year winner in 2019, the same year the Rays won the award for Organization Of The Year.  At 37, Neander hails from Oneonta, NY.


SNY.TV: Mets’ Jacob deGrom finishes third in 2020 NL Cy Young voting as Trevor Bauer takes home award. “Bauer basically ran away with voting, taking home 27 of 30 first place votes, and 201 voting points overall. Yu Darvish finished runner-up with three first place votes and 123 voting points. DeGrom finished third in voting, recording three second place votes and 23 third place votes.”


SNY.TV: Trevor Bauer responds to Sandy Alderson’s comments: ‘It was refreshing to hear him speak that way about me’. New Mets president recently said New York would embrace Bauer's personality.


Mike Vaccaro NY Post: Mets should make strong push for quirky Trevor Bauer. ”If Bauer is willing, and if The New Boss is willing, this feel like a marriage that almost has to happen.”



SNY.TV: Mets Hot Stove: George Springer, Trevor Bauer are legitimate guys to keep an eye on.


Joel Sherman NY Post: Mets may outspend Yankees in shocking turn of events. “We may see a converging point this offseason in which the Mets’ payroll actually exceeds that of the Yankees for the first time in nearly three decades. With Stroman back, the Mets project to roughly a $155 million payroll for luxury-tax purposes next season. The Yanks are currently at $175 million.”


Kevin Kernan ballnine.com: What do Mets Fans want? “They want to be free and clear of the Wilpons, which has happened, but this is important too, they want to be done with the Wilpons from a mental standpoint as well. That has yet to happen. That will take time and spending money and winning games.”


CBS Sports: Samson: Mets fans should judge Steve Cohen after more than just one offseason at the helm. “Judge me in a decade," Samson said. "Don't judge me after 2020. Don't judge after this set of free agents. Don't make me overpay for George Springer or J.T. Realmuto because I know we could use a catcher and left-fielder. Judge me after I've been here and you can see what I've done for this franchise.”


Rising Apple: The only three free agents worth overpaying for this winter. George Springer, James McCann, and Brad Hand.


Mets Junkies: Mets Trade Target Jo Adell.  “The Angels have a need at SS, a position where the Mets can afford to move (especially if they are targeting Lindor) and a need for a starting Pitcher. The Mets have a need for a true CF. The two might be able to work out a trade.”


Mets Junkies: Mets Trade Target Byron Buxton.  “Even though Buxton is a career .238/.289/.430/.719 hitter, he should provide top notch defense in centerfield as well as both of the corner spots and a tremendous amount of speed on the base paths”.


Mike’s Mets: Waiting for What Happens Next. Mike talks about possible Mets targets such as George Springer, Trevor Bauer, and Francisco Lindor.


Metsmerized Online: Cleveland Seeking Three Major Leaguers in Trade for Francisco Lindor.


Metsmerized Online: 2020 MMO Report Card: Amed Rosario. Primary Stats: 46 G, 147 PA, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 4 BB , 34 SO, .252 BA, .272 OBP, .371 SLG, .643 OPS.


NY Post: Steve Cohen’s wife ‘proud’ after Mets intro: ‘That’s my guy!


MLB.com had every team’s top prospect that needed to be added to the Roster or risk being lost in the Rule 5 Draft.  For the Mets they had: Shervyen Newton, INF; Dedniel Nunez, RHP; Michel Otanez, RHP; Tony Dibrell, RHP; Daison Acosta, RHP; and Luis Carpio, INF (Carpio is subject to the minor league portion and will not need to be added to another team’s MLB Roster).   The Rule 5 Draft is scheduled for December 10th. 


Mets Junkies: International Free Agency Part 1: “The IFA period runs on a fiscal year, so it’s 19/20, 20//21 etc. and it runs from July to June.” The Mets are in Pool C – $5.35 mil.


Elite Sports NY: Steve Cohen Purchase Leads to Big Betting Money on Mets.


Rising Apple: One move said it all about Brodie Van Wagenen. It is the Robinson Cano/ Diaz/Kelenic trade which they say: “At the time this was the wrong move and looking back now it was definitely the wrong move. The main attraction to Van Wagenen and the Mets in the deal was Edwin Diaz, who was coming off of a dominant 2018 season. If the Mets were one dominant reliever away from being a championship team, this deal would have been an easier pill to swallow. The only problem is, the Mets weren’t one piece away. The trade didn’t help the Mets in the win column as they failed to even make the playoffs during Van Wagenen’s tenure as General Manager.”




ICYMI Yesterday At Mack’s Mets:


Reese Kaplan -- Lost in the Tuesday Press Conference.


Tom Brennan – Mets Announce Stunning Cohen Vaccine…And Chris Flexen is Excelling in Korean Baseball.


Mack - Scouting Report - RHP - Kumar Rocker.


Mack - Scouting Report - RHP - Michael Morales.


MLB Links:


MLB.com: Bieber, Bauer bring Cy honor back to its roots. “Not long after Young’s death, Major League Baseball introduced a prestigious pitching prize bearing the name of the Ohio farm boy who had set an unbreakable record with 511 career victories.”





All Time Cy Young Awards Winners.


MLB.com: Bauer will change teams, experts predict. The Mets seemed to come up the most as a destination.


Yahoo Sports: Q&A: Trevor Bauer on free agency, the Cy Young and his latest effort to make MLB players more marketable.



MLB Trade Rumors: George Springer, J.T. Realmuto Decline Qualifying Offers.


MLB Trade Rumors: Kevin Gausman Accepts Qualifying Offer.


MLB Trade Rumors: Braves Re-Sign Josh Tomlin.


MLB Trade Rumors: Tigers Interested In Taijuan Walker.






Asian Baseball:


The KBO Playoffs continue this morning (Box Score). Doosan leads the 5 game series 2-0. 


Here is KBO’s Scoreboard.   


Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:


Born on this date:



Transactions:
Larry Bowa granted free agency on November 12, 1985.

Rusty Staub granted free agency on November 12, 1985.

New York Mets traded Ron Gardenhire to the Minnesota Twins for Donnie Iasparro on November 12, 1986.

New York Mets signed free agent Kevin Roberson of the Chicago Cubs on November 12, 1995.

New York Mets traded Jermaine Allensworth to the Boston Red Sox for Jon Nunnally on November 12, 1999.


Baseball Reference:


1975 - Tom Seaver of the New York Mets wins his third Cy Young Award. He posted 243 strikeouts with a 2.38 ERA and led the National League with 22 victories.




One Year Ago today, the Breakfast Links returned to Mack’s Mets. Biggest Story was that Pete Alonso won the Rookie of the Year award and the GM meetings were underway. 


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4 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Al Smelzer and Gary Thurman? 2 innings and 6 ABs as Mets between them. Never heard of the first guy. And we had the wrong Thurman.

Stroman will be highly motivated in a 1 year deal. For sure.

Jake did not deserve the Cy this year. Of course, if it had gone 162 games, a very good chance he would have had a three peat.

November 12, 2020 at 7:03 AM
John From Albany said...

Jake can win the award for the next three years as part of winning the WS in the next 3-5 years.

November 12, 2020 at 7:41 AM
Tom Brennan said...

In that regard, John, I start to try to carve out what this team COULD look at with a big star approach, that I believe could get us to the WS often.

November 12, 2020 at 7:52 AM
Bob W. said...

Not one, but TWO names on the transaction list that were truly spring training wonders: Kevin Roberson and Jon Nunnally.

November 12, 2020 at 1:46 PM

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