Mets News and Morning Links - 1/30/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Davey Johnson and Nick Evans. Ronny Mauricio makes a fan's day in the Dominican, Mets sign a minor league 1B and MLB misspells Justin Verlander's Cy Young award plaque.

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

Mets Links: 

Yesterday Arismendy Lantigua posted on YouTube amazing video of Mets Prospect Ronny Mauricio, the LIDOM MVP, visiting a disabled fan at his house:

SNY.TV: Justin Verlander 'very excited' for Mets chapter of MLB career. Verlander thanked Buck Showalter, Steve and Alex Cohen during BBWAA awards dinner.

CBS Sports: Mets' Justin Verlander, Marlins' Sandy Alcantara receive Cy Young Award plaques with spelling mistake. The two best pitchers in baseball are the most 'valuble' at their position. It is likely that the mistake was in part due to a change of wording on the Cy Young Award plaque. In previous years, the plaque had read "most outstanding pitcher" before being changed to "most valuable." 

SNY.TV: Mets sign 1B Dariel Gomez to minor league contract: report. Gomez led Northwest League with 26 home runs in 2022.

1B Dariel Gomez signed a minor league deal with New York Mets. Last year, he led the Northwest League in home runs (26), playing for @EverettAquaSox.@Mets @Metsmerized pic.twitter.com/XVI4N1EMRl

— Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) January 29, 2023

Dariel Gomez Stats:

Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2015	18	-0.3	Cardinals	DOSL	FRk	STL	49	185	149	20	39	8	4	0	19	0	2	26	41	.262	.374	.369	.743	55	7	3	3	4	0
2016	19	0.8	Cardinals	DOSL	FRk	STL	43	168	141	13	33	14	1	0	24	0	0	25	25	.234	.351	.348	.699	49	6	1	0	1	0
2017	20	0.5	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	35	126	104	16	25	4	0	2	12	0	0	17	30	.240	.357	.337	.694	35	2	3	0	2	0
2018	21	0.7	Johnson City	APPY	Rk	STL	49	185	152	26	41	8	1	6	36	1	0	28	43	.270	.389	.454	.843	69	2	3	0	2	0
2019	22	1.1	State College	NYPL	A-	STL	63	250	221	30	58	14	1	6	27	0	1	28	51	.262	.344	.416	.760	92	7	0	0	1	3
2021	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	SEA	97	416	353	60	94	28	4	15	60	0	1	53	151	.266	.370	.496	.866	175	6	7	0	3	1
2021	24	1.1	Everett	HAW	A+	SEA	51	215	186	32	49	16	3	12	34	0	0	24	79	.263	.354	.575	.929	107	3	3	0	2	1
2021	24	2.9	Modesto	LAW	A	SEA	46	201	167	28	45	12	1	3	26	0	1	29	72	.270	.388	.407	.795	68	3	4	0	1	0
2022	25	2.5	Everett	NORW	A+	SEA	113	470	409	57	91	20	2	26	65	0	1	55	163	.223	.321	.472	.793	193	12	5	0	1	0
All Levels (7 Seasons)							449	1800	1529	222	381	96	13	55	243	1	5	232	504	.249	.353	.437	.790	668	42	22	3	14	4

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 1/30/2023.

Metsmerized:

• Mets Worst Free-Agent Signing No. 3: Óliver Pérez
• Tommy Pham Could Be An Exceptional Addition For Mets
• 2023 NL East Position Rankings: Second Base Edition
• OTD 2008: Mets Trade for Johan Santana

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• Welcome, THB Class of 2022! Jason Fry looks at all the players that made their Mets debut in 2022.

Mets360:

• Low-cost decisions with Daniel Vogelbach and Tommy Pham

Mack's Mets:

• Tom Brennan - Remaining Options and Pen Arms in Metsville

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Winter Baseball:

In the Australian Baseball League:

Perth Heat 10 Brisbane Bandits 8 (Box Score) 2021 Syracuse Met Josh Reddick RF 0 for 5, 1 K - hitting .077 in the playoffs.

Perth wins the Semi-Final Playoff Series 2 games - 1.

Adelaide and Perth will face off in a best of three game series starting Friday night, February 3rd.

Baseball Mexico: Thunder Struck: Caneros win Mex Pac Pennant

Click here for more Winter Ball news.

MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

MLB.com:

• Here are the top candidates for a 40-40 season
• Yankees, Gleyber Torres avoid arbitration with 1-year deal
• These are the top tools on our Top 100 Prospects list
• Which teams have the best rotation depth?
• Josh Harrison joining Phillies on 1-year deal (report)
• How Comerica's new fences will affect Tigers
• Langs' BBWAA honor couldn't be more fitting

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Phillies Sign Josh Harrison
• Angels Interested In Zack Britton
• MLBTR Chat Transcript
• NL Notes: Schuerholz, Braves, Astros, Mets, Dodgers
• Giants To Sign Roberto Perez
• Free Agent Profile: Dylan Bundy
• Yankees Avoid Arbitration With Gleyber Torres
• Dipoto: Mariners Likely Done Adding To Roster Before Camp
• Fernando Tatis Jr. Opens Up About Lost Season

Yahoo Sports:

• MLB rumors: Roberto Perez agrees to Giants contract over Red Sox offer
• Report: Former White Sox 2B Josh Harrison signs with Phillies
• Phillies to sign Josh Harrison to one-year contract
• Nightengale's Notebook: Malachi Moore is a trailblazer as first umpire from MLB's Compton academy

Cooperstown Cred

• Jeff Kent, after 10 Tries, Fails to Make the Hall of Fame

CBS Sports:

• Rockies owner Dick Monfort questions Padres' spending, highlights MLB's biggest problem in the process

FanGraphs:

• Sunday Notes: Chase Utley is Ballot-Bound (and Underrated)

Phillies.com:

• Will new balanced schedule help the Phillies?

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Charlie Neal (1931)
• Davey Johnson (1943)
• Nick Evans (1986)
• Ariel Jurado (1996)

Died on this date:

• Jeff Innis (2022)

Transactions:

New York Mets signed free agent Joe Ginsberg on January 30, 1962.

New York Mets released Dave Kingman on January 30, 1984.

New York Mets signed free agent John Valentin on January 30, 2002.

Toronto Blue Jays signed Victor Zambrano of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 30, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Robinson Cancel on January 30, 2007.

New York Mets signed free agent Shaun Marcum of the Milwaukee Brewers on January 30, 2013.

New York Mets signed free agent Aaron Loup of the Tampa Bay Rays on January 30, 2021.

National Pastime.com:

2009

The Mets avoid salary arbitration with John Maine (10-8, 4.18) when both sides agree to a $2.6 million, one-year deal. The 25 year-old right-handed starter, who missed the last five weeks of the season due to an injury to his pitching shoulder, is expected to play a significant role this year in the team's pitching rotation.

Baseball Reference.com:

1962 - The New York Mets sign Gil Hodges for $33,000. The veteran first baseman had been languishing on the Dodgers' bench for the past two seasons. 

1984 - After failing to trade him, the New York Mets give veteran slugger Dave Kingman his release. Kingman hit .198 with 13 home runs last year, but will find a new home as designated hitter with the Oakland Athletics, hitting 35 home runs this year, ranking second behind American League leader Tony Armas, who will finish with 43.

January 30, 1984: The @Mets give Dave Kingman his unconditional release. “I'm not bitter,” Kingman told the media. “It's not unexpected. The handwriting was on the wall when they got Keith Hernandez.” #MetsRewind #LGM pic.twitter.com/YJJBQNcgsx

— @MetsRewind (@metsrewind) January 30, 2021

Centerfield Maz:

• Nolan Ryan: The Mets Years (Part One:1966 thru the Amazing 1969 Championship Season)
• Rafael Santana: 1986 World Champion Mets Short Stop (1984-1987)

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