Mets News and Morning Links - 1/2/2023

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday David Cone, Yoan Lopez and William Lugo.  Playoffs start in the Mexican Pacific League, MLB Trade Rumors thinks Mets will improve bench with Correa signing and YouTube shows that Correa also knows his analytics.

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

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SNY.TV: Ranking the Top 10 New York sports stories of 2022. #6. Jacob deGrom leaves Mets; #4. Mets win 101 games, return to playoffs; #2. Mets' wild offseason haul; 

Anthony McCarron SNY.TV: 10 things for NY sports fans to look forward to in 2023. "Subway Series (for real) redux", "Steve Cohen’s next shopping spree" and Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer each trying to outdo the other.

MLB Trade Rumors: How NL Teams Have Addressed Their Weakest Positions Of 2022. "Mets (Pinch-Hitting, 0.0 bWAR): With the Carlos Correa signing not yet official, we’ll wait before declaring that Eduardo Escobar will be an overqualified backup for the Amazins’ next season.  However, the Mets might be more likely to keep Escobar than trade him to a team that can offer more playing time, since the Mets will want plenty of depth to keep its World Series push from being waylaid by injuries (especially given whatever concerns New York has about Correa’s health). "

YouTube: Carlos Correa gave a master class in analytics.



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The playoffs get underway in the Mexican Pacific League:

Caneros de los Mochis 7 Navojoa Mayos 6 (Box Score)  Ex-Syracuse Met Wagner Lagrange DH 0 for 5, 1 K - hitting .000 in the playoffs;  Ex-St. Lucie Met Juan Uriarte PH-C 0 for 1 - hitting .000 in the playoffs;  Ex-Syracuse Met Bruce Maxwell C 0 for 2 - hitting .000 in the playoffs; 

Baseball Mexico Blog: Los Mochis Wins second half, Playoffs underway.

In Australia:

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

For more of yesterday's results. click here.

Games in the Dominican, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela resume today.

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New York Mets signed free agent Mike Birkbeck on January 2, 1992.

Boston Red Sox signed Frank Viola of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 2, 1992.

Chicago White Sox signed Barry Jones of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 2, 1993.

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1992The Red Sox sign Mets' free agent Frank Viola, a former Cy Young Award winner (1988, Twins) to a three-year, $13.9 million deal. The 31-year-old southpaw will injure his arm and undergo 'Tommy John' surgery with Boston, posting a 25-21 record and a 3.40 ERA during his three seasons with the team.

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2011 - P Dylan Owen of the Criollos de Caguas pitches seven no-hit innings and combines with teammates Eddy Ramos and Saul Rivera on a 5 - 0 no-hitter against the Gigantes de Carolina in the Puerto Rican League. A New York Mets farmhand, Owen pitched in AA and AAA last season.

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