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.

Mets Links: 

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.

Metsmerized:

• MMO Free Agent Profile: AJ Pollock, OF
• MMO’s 2022 Mets Report Cards
• World Baseball Classic: Ready Or Not, Here It Comes
• 2023 New York Mets Wish List

Mets360:

• A look at the offensive output of the three NL East teams to make the playoffs in 2022

Mets Daddy:

• Hopefully John Sadak Or Jake Eisenberg Return

The Sports Daily

• 2023 New Year’s Resolutions for the New York Mets

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Winter Baseball:

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.

MLB Links:

Happy 2023! An exciting year in baseball lies ahead 👀 pic.twitter.com/NASiVmCxOl

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 2, 2023

In loving memory of the baseball legends we lost in 2022.

No matter their accolades or tenure, they each hold a part of our special fraternity forever. pic.twitter.com/8LNKD5iCwj

— MLBPAA (@MLBPAA) December 30, 2022

The 2022 season was one for the ages!

Here it is: Our No. 1 game of the year. pic.twitter.com/Osq170PM3V

— MLB (@MLB) January 1, 2023

MLB.com:

• Here are the first Power Rankings of 2023
• 5 reasons why Scott Rolen belongs in Hall of Fame
• NHL stars unveil MLB-themed gear for frozen Fenway game

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Three Teams Interested In Yu Chang
• The Angels’ Potentially Elite Rotation
• Free Agent Profile: Andrew McCutchen
• Farhan Zaidi: “Unlikely” That Giants Can Circle Back To Carlos Correa Deal
• Hirokazu Sawamura Looking For MLB Opportunities Over Return To Japan
• Royals To “Explore” Adding More Starting Pitching
• How AL Teams Have Addressed Their Weakest Positions Of 2022
• Angels Sign Jose Godoy, Gerardo Reyes, Cam Vieaux To Minor League Deals

Yahoo Sports:

• Pete Rose bets on the Reds, only it's legal now
• MLB Rumors: Red Sox hire Kyle Hudson as new first base coach

ESPN:

• MLB free agency tracker: Keep up with all the latest offseason moves

Cooperstown Cred

• Scott Rolen’s Hall of Fame Case: a Matter of WAR

CBS Sports:

• Pete Rose places Ohio's first legal sports bet on Reds to win 2023 World Series

FanGraphs:

• Sunday Notes: Brewers Prospect Tyler Black Wants to Bash, Not Broadcast
• FanGraphs Q&A and Sunday Notes: The Best Quotes of 2022

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Red Kress (1907)
• David Cone (1963)
• Yoan Lopez (1993)
• William Lugo (2002)

Died on this date:

• Jerry Buchek (2019)

Transactions:

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.

National Pastime.com: 

1992	The 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.

Baseball Register:

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.

Centerfield Maz:

• David Cone: The Mets Years (1987-1992 / 2003)

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