/     /   No comments

Mets News and Morning Links 12/4/2020

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Stanley Jefferson and Carlos Gomez.  Trevor May talks, and things heating up between the Mets and James McCann.

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

Mets Links:


SNY.TV: Newest Met Trevor May talks about how Dominic Smith's homer off him changed how he pitches. “'...it was that curveball that was kinda the straw that broke the camel's back’...'Hey, let's make the slider the go-to' after that day,’ he explained.”


NY Post: Trevor May to Mets fans: ‘Sorry it wasn’t the other Trevor’.

Amazing Avenue: How the Mets’ bullpen looks with Trevor May in it.

Amazing Avenue: Grading the Mets’ Trevor May signing.  They give it a B+


MLB Trade Rumors: Mets, James McCann In “Active” Talks.


Joel Sherman NY Post: “Two executives whose teams have interest in the catching market said they sense that the Mets have intensified their interest in James McCann and that he is their current focus…One of the executives said he thought the Mets began to show a plan…to use Steve Cohen’s money to differentiate themselves to land who they value on the second-tier market, such as May and perhaps McCann, maybe even Masahiro Tanaka.” 

MLB.com: Over the last two seasons with the White Sox, McCann hit .276 with 25 home runs, 75 RBIs and an .808 OPS in 149 games. In 2020, he also vastly improved his pitch framing, which was previously a weaker area of his game.



Rising Apple: Mets catcher candidate James McCann is not without his flaws. “McCann strikes out a lot...In 2019, McCann struck out 137 times in 476 trips to the plate…He’s a .249/.300/.394 hitter without a history of driving in runs. His 60 RBI in 2019 is the highest he has ever achieved.”

Brian Joura Mets360 - Who would be more valuable to the 2021 Mets – Edwin Diaz or Zack Wheeler? Brian talks about a hypothetical trade of Edwin Diaz for Zack Wheeler noting “In a vacuum, starting pitchers are more valuable than ace relievers. No club in this era is going to give out a nine-digit salary to a closer, which is what Wheeler got from the Phillies a year ago.”

Metstradamus: Steven Matz Mosies On Into The Last Chance Saloon.

Mike’s Mets looks at the Trevor May signing and the Non-Tender deadline in “Comings and Goings.”

Faith and Fear in Flushing looks back at the 2020 season and the changes that it brought such as the Runner on 2nd in Extra Innings, 7 inning double headers, etc. in “So Far Away”.

MLB Trade Rumors: The Mets interviewed Michael Hill for a front office job early last month, but they don’t appear likely to hire the former Miami executive. The team hasn’t spoken to Hill since president Sandy Alderson said Nov. 23 that it won’t hire a president of baseball ops.


MLB Links:

MLB Trade Rumors: Staten Island Yankees Cease Operations; Team Files Lawsuit Against Yankees, MLB. 


MLB Trade Rumors: Ng: Bullpen Is Marlins’ Top Priority. 


MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Have Shown Interest In Michael Brantley. 

MLB.com: Giant’s 19-year-old Luciano on path to stardom. 

MLB.com: Sources: Red Sox interested in Rosario. 

Ballnine.com: The Hustler: Jim Gosger. Jim Gosgerwas the last MLB batter to face Satchel Paige, he hit a homer against Whitey Ford, – and the Mets prematurely proclaimed him dead at the Citi Field 50th Anniversary celebration of the ’69 Miracle Mets. 

Yahoo Sports: How did that instantly become a T-shirt? Inside baseball's moment-based merchandise boom. 


Yahoo Sports: How an MLB relief pitcher (ex-Met Sean Gilmartin} found himself in the middle of the latest White House mask drama. 

Winter Baseball:

No Games Thursday in the Dominican Republic.


In Venezuela:

The three Mets prospects in the League, Pitchers Yeizo Campos, Jaison Vilera and Cesar Loaiza did not see action last night.

Here is yesterday’s Venezuelan Scoreboard.

In the Mexican Pacific League:

Los Caneros de los Mochis 15 Sultanes de Monterrey 3 (Box Score). Mets Catching Prospect Juan Uriarte did not start for Los Caneros but came in later and went o for 1.  .230 this Winter. 

Here is the full Mexican Pacific League Scoreboard from yesterday.

Todayin Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:

Born on this date:

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Jack DiLauro to the Detroit Tigers for Hector Valle on December 4, 1968.

Kansas City Royals signed Dan Schatzeder of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 4, 1990.

Boston Red Sox drafted Joe Crawford from the Mets on December 4, 1995.

New York Mets traded Butch Huskey to the Seattle Mariners for Lesli Brea on December 4, 1998.

New York Mets traded Willie Blair to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Randa on December 4, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Gustavo Molina of the Baltimore Orioles on December 4, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Raul Casanova on December 4, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Henry Blanco of the San Diego Padres on December 4, 2009.

Two Big Stories from a year ago today:

Zack Wheeler signs with the Phillies for 5 years and $118 million. 

Wilpons are taking steps to sell the Mets to billionaire Steve Cohen.  Per the NY Post, “As part of the agreement, Wilpon will remain as control person and CEO for five years. Team COO Jeff Wilpon (who is Fred’s son) will also continue in his role for five years. After that period — or perhaps sooner — it’s expected, according to a source, that both Wilpons will be removed from the daily operations of the team.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want more?  Check out https://sportspyder.com/mlb/new-york-mets/news. 

Want something else tracked here each day?  Please leave a comment below.

Labels: 

No comments:

Post a Comment

Featured Posts

More Featured Posts.


Mets Videos

More Mets Videos.


Gamedays

More Gamedays.


Transactions

More Transactions.


Mack's Mets

More Mack's Mets.


The Mediagoon

More Mediagoon.


SportSpyder Links

SportSpyder Mets Links: