Good Morning. Happy Birthday Mets Coach Wayne Kirby. Jeff McNeil is looking forward to playing behind new Mets pitchers, a case made for the Mets getting Andrew Chafin and Robinson Cano will play in the Caribbean Series.
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SNY.TV: Jeff McNeil is looking forward to playing behind Mets pitching staff that’s ‘gotten even better’. The post includes this quote from Jeff: “'I know losing deGrom is going to hurt a little bit, but we’re replacing him with Verlander, who’s just as good,'...'I’m really looking forward to that. And losing Bassitt is going to be tough, but we’ve brought in some pretty incredible pitchers.'”
Kevin Kernan ballnine: Ballpark Rankings '23. Kevin puts San Diego's Petco Park at #1 followed by the Pirates PNC Park, #3 Fenway Park and #4 Wrigley Field. Where does Citi Field fall? #21 as he adds: "Really needs something unique to show it is where the Mets play, not a place where the former owner loved the Dodgers. The Tom Seaver statue was a tremendous addition by Steve Cohen. Shea Bridge is a fun walk. Good food."
Rising Apple: A sleeper candidate who could get more innings than expected in 2023. Tim Boyle discusses LHP Josh Walker noting "The sample size as a reliever thus far has been minimal. However, a rate of 15.5 strikeouts per 9 in 22 total innings for the Mets on the farm last season is notable enough to catch our attention."
Metsmerized:
Mets360:
- Divvying up playing time for potential righty DH candidates
- Signing Chafin would push the Mets bullpen to the top - writer Dalton Allison makes the case that "Chafin has been consistently excellent across his past few seasons, registering a 2.63 ERA over the past three. Three years younger than Britton with less of a recent injury history, choosing Chaffin between the two makes sense purely from an eye test perspective."
Mack's Mets:
In the Mexican Pacific League:
Caneros de los Mochis 9 Algodoneros de Guasave 6 (Box Score) Ex-St. Lucie Met Juan Uriarte DH 3 for 4, HR (2nd of playoffs), 4 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 K - hitting .409 in the playoffs; 2021 Syracuse Met Sebastian Elizalde 3 for 5, HR (2nd of playoffs), 3 RBIs, 1 run scored, Stolen Base (5th of playoffs) - hitting .389 in the playoffs;
Nos estás conquistando esta noche, Don Juan💚💣
— Cañeros de Los Mochis (@verdesxsiempre) January 22, 2023
Por todo el izquierdo, JUAN URIARTE vacía las colchonetas y amplia la distancia en el marcador. TOMÁS y AMADOR anotan.#LAMPxSky #SkySportsMX#VamosConTodo #FuerzaVerde pic.twitter.com/nZOhHCjFD5
EL DEPREDADOR 👽
— Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico (@Liga_Arco) January 22, 2023
Cuadrangular de Sebastián Elizalde y los @AlgodonerosGsv se acercan en la pizarra ☁️🔥#LAMPxSky #SKYSportsMX#LigaARCO ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/WPTCVS6uz9
Caneros leads the Championship Series 1 game - 0.
It was announced yesterday on Twitter that LIDOM Championship winners, Tigres del Licey, will be including former Mets Raul Valdes and Robinson Cano on their Caribeean Series team. The Series kicks off in Venezuela on February 2nd.
For more of yesterday's Winter Ball results, click here.
Could this be the year 8x Gold Glove winner Scott Rolen is elected into the @baseballhall? #HOF2023 pic.twitter.com/WR0qwQ5i6q
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 22, 2023
Does K-Rod have a Hall of Fame-worthy resume? pic.twitter.com/awze2RwaW5
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 22, 2023
Board Chair @cgrand3 talks about how The Players Alliance is addressing the critical need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in baseball. pic.twitter.com/G6Swa7TUD9
— Players Alliance (@PlayersAlliance) January 21, 2023
.@G_Henderson2 details his mindset approaching Spring Training and explains how his relationship with fellow @Orioles rising star @RutschmanAdley helped him adjust to his initial days as a Big League ballplayer.#MLBNHotStove | #BirdLand pic.twitter.com/PgR8Ac51FC
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 21, 2023
Bill Madden NY Daily News: Bill Madden: Yankees didn’t do much this offseason, but neither did rest of AL East. In addition to talking about the Yankees, Bill mentions this - "Thanks in large part to Steve Cohen, MLB reaped a record total of $78,479,606 in luxury tax revenue this year according to the estimable baseball salary and tax watchdog Ron Blum of the Associated Press. It is worth noting that this is the same pool that MLB uses for annual payments to the (now 179) pre-1980 players who got jobbed out of their pensions years ago...it would cost MLB and the Players Association $5 million...a year to get all those 179 players up to $10,000. Surely with all this revenue at their disposal, there must be a way for MLB and the Union to do the right thing by these aging former players who, through no fault of their own, never got a pension."
MLB.com:
- This is each team's coolest current jersey
- Wild Thing! Strider switches to No. 99
- Projecting 10 stats leaders for the 2023 season
- Rejuvenated Sale: 'Humpty Dumpty got put back together'
- Yordan's idol Abreu excited to join World Series champs
- 5 reasons Billy Wagner should be in Hall of Fame
- Rumors: Will Yanks add one of these free agents?
- D-backs name Gajownik as 1st woman skipper at High-A level
- Sal Bando, A's captain and Brewers 3B/GM, dies at 78
- Batting champ Arraez traded to Marlins for López, more
- Story thinks he'll return in '23; Kiké eager to fill void at shortstop
- Braves confident in shortstop options post-Swanson
- 8 HOFers you may have forgotten were traded
- Eovaldi sees World Series potential in Rangers' rotation
- The 14 most common postseason matchups
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Sal Bando Passes Away
- Make Or Break Year: Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- AL East Notes: Guerrero, Sale, Rays
- Marlins Explored Trades For Mets’ Brett Baty
- Marlins “Moving Toward” Deal With Yuli Gurriel, Twins Also Involved
- Astros Notes: Catching, Brantley, Gurriel
- Trevor Story Confident He’ll Play In 2023
- Dodgers To Sign Tyler Cyr To Minor League Deal
- White Sox Add Mike Morin On Minor League Deal
- Royals Sign Johan Camargo To Minor League Deal
- Rockies Sign Harold Castro To Minor League Deal
- John Angelos Hopes Orioles’ Payroll Can Return To Top Half Of League
Yahoo Sports:
- New rules to make players pick(off) and choose
- Saquon Barkley on his future with the Giants, loss to a tough Eagles squad | Giants Post Game
- Chris Sale shares encouraging health update: 'Humpty Dumpty got put back together'
- Yankees free agency and trade buzz: NY's reportedly among teams keeping tabs on free agent outfielder Jurickson Profar
- Pedro Grifol breaks down White Sox situation in right field
- Jose Abreu on Astros journey: 'I'm now starting a new process'
CBS Sports:
Braves.com:
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Wayne Kirby (1964)
Died on this date:
- Tommie Agee (2001)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Mark Carreon and Tony Castillo to the Detroit Tigers for Paul Gibson and Randy Marshall on January 22, 1992.
New York Mets traded Yudith Ozario, Erik Hiljus and Eric Ludwick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bernard Gilkey on January 22, 1996.
New York Mets signed free agent Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox on January 22, 2009.
New York Mets traded Brian Stokes to the Los Angeles Angels for Gary Matthews on January 22, 2010.
New York Mets signed free agent Antonio Bastardo of the Pittsburgh Pirates on January 22, 2016.
|
1979 |
Lindsey Nelson, selected by the expansion Mets as the
team's lead announcer in 1962, reveals he will not be returning to the Mets
broadcast booth this season, ending a 17-year partnership with Ralph Kiner
and Bob Murphy. The colorfully clad Hall of Fame announcer, who will
eventually do play-by-play for the Giants, is replaced by Steve Albert, the
younger brother of the well-known NBA Knicks and NHL Rangers' broadcaster
Marv Albert. |
|
2001 |
Fifty-eight-year-old Tommie Agee, the 1966 American League
Rookie of the Year, dies of cardiac arrest in Manhattan. The World Series
standout made two memorable catches in center field at Shea Stadium (possibly
saving five runs) and homered in the Mets' 5-0 victory over the Orioles in
Game 3 of the 1969 Fall Classic. |
|
2008 |
The Mets and outfielder Endy Chavez agree on a $3.85
million, two-year deal. The 29-year-old Venezuelan, who missed most of last
season with a hamstring pull, will always be remembered in Mets lore for 'the
catch' in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS against the Cardinals. |
|
2010 |
The Mets, in need of a center fielder, until Carlos
Beltran returns to the lineup in early May, deal 30-year-old right-handed
reliever Brian Stokes (2-4, 3.97) to the Angels in exchange for the
highly-paid but under-achieving Gary Matthews Jr. (.250, 4, 50). Los Angeles
agrees to pay a significant portion of the slumping outfielder's $50 million
five-year contract that 'Little Sarge' signed three seasons ago with the
Halos. |
Baseball Reference:
1992 - The New York Mets trade outfielder Mark Carreon and
relief pitcher Tony Castillo to
the Detroit Tigers in
exchange for pitcher Paul Gibson and Randy Marshall.
1996: The St. Louis Cardinals send
outfielder Bernard Gilkey to
the New York Mets in
exchange for pitchers Eric Ludwick, Erik Hiljus and Yudith Orozio.
2016: The Mets make a couple of moves to defend their National League pennant, re-signing free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and adding reliever Antonio Bastardo. Cespedes, the star of the team's late surge in 2015, returns after protracted negotiations, signing for three years and $75 million, while the price tag for Bastardo is $12 million over two years.
2020 - News emerges that Luis Rojas, son of major league outfielder and
manager Felipe Alou and
brother of Moises Alou, will be
named manager of the Mets, in replacement of Carlos Beltran,
who was dismissed for his role the 2017 Astros sign-stealing scandal
before he could actually manage a game. Rojas has chosen to use his family's
true last name, which was erroneously changed to the matrimonial name when his
father became a professional ballplayer in the 1950s. In addition to belonging to baseball
royalty, Rojas has found a lot of success managing in the minor leagues and in
the Dominican Republic and
was a quality control coach with the Mets.
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