Good
Morning. Brad Hand goes to DC and the Mets possibly looking at former Angels GM and Yankees Executive Billy Eppler.
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Closer Brad Hand and the Washington Nationals are in agreement on a one-year, $10.5 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 25, 2021
Hand winds up with more than his option and will be the Nationals’ new closer.
JUST IN
— Mack (@JohnMackinAde) January 25, 2021
The Hand loss is not on Sandy.
The Mets DID offer Hand a TWO YEAR DEAL.
He turned it down because the Mets would not guarantee he would be the closer.
Back to bed.
Brad Hand lives in West Palm Beach where the Nats train. From their perspective, he erased the issue of a lack of lefties in pen. Luis Avilan was their one experienced lefty reliever.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 25, 2021
Talking to folks who know Brad Hand, he wanted to play in DC and wanted chance to close. This wasn’t so much about Mets getting outbid or beat. They just weren’t able to offer those two factors.
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) January 25, 2021
mets fans if you’re having a bad night here is jd davis getting a walk off off of brad hand pic.twitter.com/Yl2nEkbhCU
— olivia (@oliviapipia_) January 25, 2021
Mets may consider lefty Justin Wilson now. Wilson spent the last two years in Queens, and they like him. For now Mets are righty heavy in pen.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 25, 2021
🎧🍎 New Shea Anything! 🍎🎧@martinonyc and @DougWilliamsSNY discuss the timing of potential contract extensions for Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor: https://t.co/VqNoyoZBi7
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 24, 2021
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"It is possible that the Mets will also bring in a seasoned executive not to run baseball operations, but to advise Alderson and help to mentor Scott"
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 24, 2021
What's next for the Mets front office https://t.co/T5qYLbDU8E pic.twitter.com/vP80XXBXyR
MLB
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This year's list of #MLB's Top 10 second-base prospects has a much stronger pedigree than usual: https://t.co/oP9uSlFmyl pic.twitter.com/deEffZ4Wvp
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) January 25, 2021
In Venezuela, in
11 innings it was Caribes de Anzoategui 9 Cardenales de Lara 6 (Box
Score). No current or former Mets were part of the action.
In Puerto Rico, Criollos
de Caguas 7 Indios de Mayaguez 6 (Box
Score). Johneshwy
Fargas and T.J. Rivera
did not play. Joshua Torres (W, 1-0), 1
hit no runs. Criollos wins Puerto Rican
Championship 4 games to 0.
¡Los Criollos son los Máximos Campeones! 🏆
— Los Criollos de Caguas (@CriollosCaguas) January 25, 2021
⚾️ Revive la dramática novena entrada y el último out del campeonato 19#SomosCriollos#El19EsNuestro#SomosCampeones pic.twitter.com/ZYvVDekKB6
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Vern Ruhle (1951)
Died on this date:
- Jane Jarvis (2010)
- Bill Monbouquette (2015)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Damon Buford to the Texas Rangers for Terrell Lowery on January 25, 1996.
New York Mets sold Angel Pagan to the Chicago Cubs on January 25, 2006.
New York Mets signed free agent Aaron Sele of the Los Angeles
Dodgers on January 25,
2007.
Also per National Pastime.com:
1980: The Mets' new
owners are formally introduced to the local media at Shea Stadium's Diamond
Club. Nelson Doubleday will be the new chairman of the board, replacing the
outgoing Lorinda de Roulet, who will play no role in the future of the
franchise, and Fred Wilpon is named the president and CEO of the club.
1999: After being aired
on WOR, Channel 9 since the team's inception in 1962, Mets games this season
will broadcast by WPIX, Channel 11. The Yankees games, which had aired for
nearly 50 years on the Amazins' new station, will now be seen on Channel 5, a
Fox affiliate.
2005: Carlos Delgado (.269, 32, 99) and Florida come to terms on a four-year, $52
million contract. The 32 year-old first baseman's deal stops the intense
bidding war between the Marlins, Mets, Orioles, and the Rangers for the coveted
free agent.
2007: Willie Randolph, who brought New York within one game of a World Series
appearance, agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to continue as the
manager of the Mets through 2008. The skipper's new deal doubles his present
salary from $700,000 to $1.4 million.
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2 comments:
Mets pretty fortunate to find an unemployed GM in Eppler. O’Dowd also available, but doesn’t get much love. Why is Eppler tutoring Tim Scott? Is Scott the next GM? What happened to Billy Owens?
Don’t really mind losing out on Hand or Springer, but I’d like to prefer to miss on Bauer and use his money to sign Syndergaard and Stroman long term.
For everyone who says that the Mets can’t trade Alonso, his .235 second half 2019 and his .231 in 2020 show a problem. He says that he wants to be a complete hitter but...Looks like a #5 or even #6 hitter to me. That has value too, but with shaky defense I would see what teams are offering.
Agreed Gus on all of the above. Today on MLB Network radio Steve Phillips was suggesting trading JD and Dom for Sonny Gray and Suarez.
No thank you. Dom should be the First Baseman going forward. A team can only have so many K prone all or nothing hitters in the lineup.
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