Mets News and Morning Links - 1/1/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy New Year and Happy Birthday Fernando Tatis.  Mets make some minor league moves, Dominic Hamel talks to MiLB.com, and SNY.TV profiles Jett Williams.

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

Mets Links: 

Happy 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣3️⃣! #LGM pic.twitter.com/dpMOsY2Pal

— New York Mets (@Mets) January 1, 2023

Happy New Year! Here’s to an AMAZIN’ 2023 🥂 pic.twitter.com/4ugFS0yi85

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) January 1, 2023

.@john_jastremski and @AnthonyMcCarron make their 2023 bold predictions in New York sports: https://t.co/awJ0Aog1UK

➡️ @Honda pic.twitter.com/gcXzc6k1P3

— SNY (@SNYtv) January 1, 2023

Mets sign CF Lorenzo Cedrola to a minor league deal, assign to Syracuse. "Last year in Louisville in 124 games, 504 at bats he hit 4 Home Runs with 41 RBIs - .267/.303/.356 with a .659 OPS;  In 502 minor league games in the outfield, he has played 434 in CF(just 12 errors), 144 in RF and 55 in LF...In addition, the Mets have re-signed recent minor league free agent catchers Jose Mena and Oscar Campos."  

Joe DeMayo SNY.TV continues his recent series on Mets Prospects: What to expect from Mets prospect Jett Williams in 2023. "'Jett The Met' has a chance to be a dynamic top-of-the-order type of bat...In talking to scouts, the thought is his best position long-term is going to be second base, but if you want to try him in center field, he has enough athleticism to handle that spot."

Mets #12 Prospect Dominic Hamel talks to MiLB.com's podcast about his offseason training and his 2022 season.

Metsmerized:

• Top 5 GKR Moments in 2022
• Mets Created 5-Man Rotation, Now It’s Time For 6-Man Rotation
• Shohei Ohtani Still Obtainable For Mets
• MMO Roundtable: Favorite Mets Moments of 2022

Rising Apple:

• 3 NY Mets players on the 40-man roster who may not make it to Opening Day; Stephen Nogosek, Darin Ruf, and recent rule 5 draftee Zach Greene.
• NY Mets: The Fab Five are all gone - Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, and Jacob deGrom;
• Former NY Mets owners remind us why we love Steve Cohen with Keith Hernandez unsigned;

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• 60 and All Right, I Guess As Greg Prince turns 60, he looks at Mets players who have worn that number, Florida State Road 60 and more. 

Mets360:

• Come write for Mets360

Mack's Mets:

• Reese Kaplan -- Enjoy Holiday Champagne to Toast a Former Met.  Reese looks at the Oakland A's GM Billy Beane.

Just Mets

• Happy New Year, from Just Mets!

The Sports Daily

• New York Mets 2022 In Review
• Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Nick Plummer

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Winter Baseball:

In the Australian Baseball League:

Melbourne Aces 3 Canberra Cavalry 1 (Box Score) Mets Minor Leaguer Matt O'Neill DH 1 for 3, 1 K; 

Completed already today -

Canberra Cavalry 8 Melbourne Aces 5 (Box Score) Matt O'Neill C 0 for 3, 2 Ks - hitting .243; 

The Mexican Pacific League resumes play tonight. Games in the Dominican, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela resume tomorrow.

For more of yesterday's Winter Ball results, click here.

MLB Links:

Kevin Kernan Ballnine: The Hangover.  Kevin rails against the new Baseball rules, analytics and the current state of the Boston Red Sox. 

MLB.com:

• Here are 7 early predictions for 2023
• Rumors: Cubs in 'promising' talks Hosmer (report)
• Former top prospect Calhoun invited to Yankees camp (source)
• Wreath-laying ceremony caps year of Clemente tributes
• Andruw Jones' Cooperstown candidacy
• The weirdest baseball uniforms ever worn
• Baseball birthdays with the most WAR
• Incredible 2022 stats -- 1 for each team
• Like dad 27 years ago, Tyler Nevin traded to Tigers

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Managers & Top Front Office Executives On Expiring Contracts
• MLBTR Chat Transcript
• Tigers Acquire Tyler Nevin, Designate Zach Logue
• Yankees Sign Billy McKinney To Minors Contract
• Cubs, Orioles Interested In Eric Hosmer
• Yankees Sign Willie Calhoun To Minor League Contract
• Braves Sign Joshua Fuentes To Minor League Deal
• MLBTR’s Most Read Articles Of 2022
• Red Sox Add Kyle Hudson To Coaching Staff
• A History Of New Year’s Eve Transactions

Yahoo Sports:

• 2022: The year sports finally dropped the charade
• Tigers acquire INF Tyler Nevin from Orioles for cash
• Detroit Tigers acquire INF Tyler Nevin in New Year's Eve trade with Baltimore Orioles
• Why Hayden Wesneski Cubs' Most Interesting Man in the World in '23
• Giants describe ‘frustrating’ Carlos Correa situation, say chances of deal with star now ‘unlikely’
• Ranking the Top 10 New York sports stories of 2022

ESPN:

• MLB free agency tracker: Keep up with all the latest offseason moves
• Free agency grades: Just how much does Kluber have left to offer for the Red Sox?

FanGraphs:

• FanGraphs Q&A and Sunday Notes: The Best Quotes of 2022

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Fernando Tatis (1975)

Died on this date:

• Danny Frisella (1977)

National Pastime.com:

1977	At the age of 30, Milwaukee reliever Danny Frisella tragically dies in a dune buggy accident in Arizona. The right-hander, best known for his first six seasons with the Mets, compiled a 34-40 won-loss record, recorded 57 saves, and had an ERA of 3.37 during his ten-year major league tenure, including stints with the Braves, Padres, Cardinals, and the Brewers.
1979	Lorinda de Roulet replaces the very unpopular M. Donald Grant as the Mets' Chairman of the Board. The daughter of franchise founder Joan Payson became the first woman to direct the day-to-day operations of an MLB club when elected as the team president and named to its board of directors following her mother's death in 1975.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (1999) 1969 Amazing Mets On Everybody Loves Raymond
• Remembering Mets History: (1969) Amazing World Champion Mets On the Ed Sullivan Show

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