Mets News and Morning Links 7/21/2022

 

Good Morning. Happy Birthday to Mike Cubbage and Mike Bordick. MLB.com Rates Mets with the best Draft Haul, the NY Post and SNY have Mets first half grades, and Dom goes on the 10 Day IL.     

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MLB.com: Teams with the hauls in 2022 Draft: #1 Mets. "New York got more than [Kevin] Parada, a Georgia Tech catcher who was one of the best all-around hitters in the college class, and [Jett] Williams, a 5-foot-8 sparkplug beloved by scouts. The Mets concluded the first day with Tennessee right-hander Blade Tidwell (second round), a likely mid-first-rounder before he missed the first six weeks of the season with shoulder trouble, and Washington D.C. high school outfielder Nick Morabito (supplemental second), who combines hitting ability with plus raw power and speed. The hits kept coming afterward, including a power arm in Florida righty Brandon Sproat (third) and offensive upside in California prep third baseman Jacob Reimer (fourth)."

NY Post: Mets first-half report card: One stands above all the rest. The Post says that's Edwin Diaz: A+; Here are the article's A's - Jeff McNeil: A; Brandon Nimmo: A; David Peterson: A; Taijuan Walker: A; Pete Alonso: A-; Francisco Lindor? He gets a B, a low grade IMO.

SNY.TV: Mets 2022 Midseason Grades for every key player. Buck gets an A; Pete Alonso GRADE: A+; Max Scherzer: GRADE: A+; Edwin Diaz: GRADE: A+; Francisco Lindor...GRADE: A

MLB,com: Here are 7 potential Juan Soto trade proposals.  This includes - Mets get: OF Juan Soto. Nationals get: LHP David Peterson, C Francisco Álvarez (MLB No. 2 prospect), 3B/OF Brett Baty (MLB No. 20 prospect), SS Ronny Mauricio (MLB No. 52 prospect), OF Alex Ramirez (MLB No. 87 prospect).

The Mets have placed Dominic Smith on the 10-day injured list.https://t.co/o1OqWzzTcx pic.twitter.com/Fy3S9WQgE0

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 20, 2022

Cubs, Red Sox Among Teams To Discuss Dominic Smith With Mets https://t.co/Ey6xIKVKQX pic.twitter.com/2kqPzfDqR4

— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) July 21, 2022

Source: Mets have had trade conversations with the Pirates around 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach.

Vogelbach is hitting .228/.348/.430 with 12 home runs, 34 RBIs, and 117 OPS+ this year.

— Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) July 20, 2022

Mets first base coach Wayne Kirby has successfully undergone prostate cancer surgery.

He is "feeling good" and is expected to return to the team in the next 10 days https://t.co/dAbuWUDrVT pic.twitter.com/hsMsPUZlc7

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 20, 2022

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Tommy Tanous joins @Jacob_Resnick and @PSLToFlushing to recap the Mets' 2022 draft on Mets Prospective! https://t.co/cmrHk2qBHV

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 20, 2022

Nido. Guillorme. Friends. pic.twitter.com/ZuJwQfiL2R

— Clem (@TheClemReport) July 20, 2022

Writer Joe Durso on Wes Westrum, who replaced Mets' Casey Stengel: "He was as much a loner as Stengel was an extrovert. He toiled over his job where Stengel whirled through it. He drank beer while Casey tossed down rye. After a close game, he'd say, 'That was a cliff-dweller.' " pic.twitter.com/JoLGJ2dxCA

— Mark Tomasik (@retrosimba) July 20, 2022

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The New York Mets have released LHP Andrew Edwards. He recorded the final out in the 2019 Brooklyn Cyclones Championship game. @KeithRaad #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @BTB_MikeII @MiLBMetsMadness https://t.co/y4P4Y3kWFv

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) July 20, 2022

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ClutchPoints.com: Wild Juan Soto-Bryce Harper trade proposal breaks MLB twitter.

Sportsnaut: 3 ideal Noah Syndergaard landing spots at the 2022 MLB trade deadline.  Mets, Yankees and Brewers are seen as the favorites.

$204.76: average cost for a family of 4 to attend a MLB game, via @TheHustle: pic.twitter.com/w7ehdW6DqO

— Mark J. Burns (@markjburns88) July 20, 2022

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Mike Cubbage (1950)
• Mike Bordick (1965)
• Brian Buchanan (1973)
• Brett Hinchliffe (1974)

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New York Mets traded Jesse Gonder to the Milwaukee Braves for Gary Kolb on July 21, 1965.

New York Mets traded Wayne Garrett and Del Unser to the Montreal Expos for Pepe Mangual and Jim Dwyer on July 21, 1976.

New York Mets traded Jason Jacome and Allen McDill to the Kansas City Royals for Derek Wallace, John Carter and Geno Morones on July 21, 1995.

New York Mets traded Jeurys Familia to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Wahl and Will Toffey on July 21, 2018.

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1962

Craig Anderson throws a seven-hit, complete-game against Cincinnati, but New York cannot overcome Marv Throneberry's error which would have ended the fifth inning, allowing Vada Pinson to hit a two-out, two-run homer. The eventual 5-3 defeat at Crosley Field makes the right-hander the third consecutive Mets' starter, following losing efforts by Jay Hook and Roger Craig, to pitch a complete game and not get a victory.

1970

Ignoring Clay Kirby's bid for the Padres' first no-hitter in the 259th of their existence, San Diego skipper Preston Gomez, with his club trailing the Mets, 1-0, in the eighth inning, decides to pinch hit for his starting pitcher. Reliever Jack Baldschun fails to keep New York hitless, yielding a leadoff hit to Bud Harrelson, and San Diego eventually loses the Jack Murphy Stadium contest, 3-0. (Ed. Note: The Padres remain the only franchise without a no-hitter. LP)

1975	Mets' infielder Joe Torre becomes the first player in National League history to hit into four straight double plays in one game. Felix Millan singles in four consecutive at-bats against the Astros, making the dubious mark possible.

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1970 - Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for eight innings, but with two outs in the 8th and trailing 1 - 0, Padres manager Preston Gomez lifts him for a pinch hitter, Cito Gaston. Gaston fails to get a hit off Mets starter Jim McAndrew, and reliever Jack Baldschun gives up two runs in the 9th. The Padres lose, 3 - 0. Gomez will repeat the controversial move on September 4, 1974.

1975: The Mets' Felix Millan has four straight singles but is wiped out each time when Joe Torre grounds into four straight double plays, tying a major league record. New York loses, 6 - 2, to the Astros.

1976: Montreal trades OFs Jim Dwyer and Pepe Mangual to the New York Mets for OF Del Unser and INF Wayne Garrett.  The Mets lose to the Reds, 4 - 0, on Fred Norman's four-hitter.

2018 - The Mets trade closer Jeurys Familia to the Athletics for two prospects and $1 million in international bonus money.

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