As
we had yesterday on Mack’s Mets, the Mets resigned Brad Brach and
designated Chris Flexen for assignment.
The
NY Times profile had a very detailed profile on the Wilpons. The article recapped a lot of the core
problems the Mets have had operating the franchise sine the Wilpons became
majority owners including the micro management, the insistence of players to
play hurt for marketing reasons, the Bernie Madoff scandal, etc. “People familiar with the team’s finances
said the Mets have lost more than $60 million during each of the past two
seasons, as the team struggled to attract fans, and they are at the limit of
debt allowed by Major League Baseball rules.”
That explains recent lack of spending, but given that, it makes the Cano
trade even more puzzling. Also, as has
been pointed out here on Mack’s Mets by writers and commenters: “Former
executives said the team changed philosophies from year to year, and sometimes
from month to month.” This may be a
painful read for Mets fans but well worth it.
The
NY times on Thursday had a profile on the prospective new owner, Steven Cohen. The key quote in the article: “As Cohen is a
raptor’s raptor, I would bet a large sum of money I don’t have that the Wilpons
will quickly become potted plants.”
Faith
and Fear in Flushing continued their top 100 Mets of the 2010’s. #57: Jordany Valdespin. #52 T.J. Rivera among others.
SNY.TV
says has five big questions Brodie needs to answer this winter meetings. How
might Steve Cohen becoming majority owner change things now and in the future? How
do the Mets plan to catch up to and surpass their more aggressive NL East
rivals? With the team close to the luxury tax threshold and a bunch of holes to
fill, what's the plan? Did the team make an effort to retain Zack Wheeler? Has
there been any dialogue about extensions with the team's young, under control
players?
Speaking of Brodie, Reflections
on Baseball notes how Coen didn’t hire Van Wegenen who didn’t hire Callaway –
Result? “Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen will soon get a taste of the purgatory
Mickey Callaway endured all of last season as Brodie’s Unwanted Man – the
manager he didn’t hire and never wanted.”
With
the Modern Era Hall Of Fame Veterans Committee voting being announced tomorrow,
Kevin Kernan discusses Thurman Munson’s case. Keith
and Rusty! Keith and Rusty!
In the Dominican Republic last night, Daniel
Zamora and Chris
Mazza each saw action for Toros
Del Este in a 13 inning 4-3 Toros win.
Coming on in the top of the 6th with men on first
and second, no out, and the Toros up 3-1 Daniel
Zamora pitched to one left handed batter, 2019
AAA Buffalo Bisons Outfielder Socrates Brito and struck him
out.
Chris
Mazza then came in and recorded a strikeout and a ground out to end
the inning.
The top of the 7th did not go as well for
Chris. He struck out the first two
batters and then came to face Ex-Met
Anderson Hernandez. Anderson had
been locked in an 0 for 24 slump and was looking for his first hit of the
winter. He singled off Mazza and after 3
more singles, the game was tied and Chris Mazza’s night was over.
Chris
Mazza has appeared in 6 games for 12 innings this winter, 19 hits, 7
runs, 6 earned, 2 walks, 13 Ks, 4.50 ERA.
Daniel
Zamora’s totals are 7 games for 4 innings, 5 hits, 1 un-earned run,
2 walks, 6 Ks, 0.00 ERA.
Ex-Met Minor Leaguer Matt
Pobereyko also pitched in the game for Estrellas
de Oriente going one inning and giving up one hit. Matt has pitched well this winter going 4 and
1 in 25 games, 22.1 innings, 17 hits, 5 runs, 27 Ks, 10 walks, 2.01 ERA.
In
Australia, the Auckland Tuatara won 4-2 Saturday night (16 hour time
difference) but St. Lucie Mets Hansel
Moreno did not play.
Hansel
Moreno is hitting .222 in 9 games playing 8 at shortstop with 3
RBIs, 3 walks, 8Ks.
The
Mack’s Mets Blast from the Past from December 2010,
Dave Rubin reacted to Jon Heyman’s comments on a trade that happened today in
Mets history: Mike Antonini to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Chin-lung
Hu.
Speaking of which -
UltimateMets has this
date in Mets History:
Born on this date:
- Don Cardwell (1935)
- Mike Baxter (1984)
- Pete Alonso (1994)
Transactions:
New York Mets sold Chris Cannizzaro to the New York Yankees on December 7, 1966.
New York Mets purchased Tim
Foli from the San Francisco
Giants on December 7, 1977.
New York Mets traded Walt
Terrell to the Detroit Tigers for Howard
Johnson on December 7, 1984.
New York Mets traded Doug
Sisk to the Baltimore Orioles for Blaine
Beatty and Greg Talamantez on
December 7, 1987.
Minnesota Twins signed Don
Schulze of the New York Mets as a free agent on
December 7, 1987.
New York Mets traded Wally
Backman and Mike Santiago to
the Minnesota Twins for Toby Nivens, Steve Gasser and Jeff Bumgarner on
December 7, 1988.
Cleveland Indians signed Keith
Hernandez of the New York Mets as a free agent on
December 7, 1989.
Mets drafted Mike
Draper from the New York Yankees on
December 7, 1992.
New York Mets signed free agent Chris
Jones of the Colorado Rockies on
December 7, 1994.
Seattle Mariners signed John
Olerud of the New York Mets as a free agent on
December 7, 1999.
New York Mets traded Robin
Ventura to the New York Yankees for David Justice on
December 7, 2001.
New York Mets signed free agent D.
J. Carrasco of the Arizona
Diamondbacks on December 7, 2010.
New York Mets traded Mike Antonini to
the Los Angeles Dodgers for Chin-lung
Hu on December 7, 2010.
New York Mets signed free agent Ronny
Paulino of the Florida Marlins on
December 7, 2010.
Florida Marlins signed Jose
Reyes of the New York Mets as a free agent on
December 7, 2011.
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