Good Morning. Happy Birthday Austin Jackson. Mets officially announce Jeff McNeil extension and hold press conference, make official some minor league signings and haven't given up on Darin Ruf.
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The Mets Officially announced yesterday's Jeff McNeil's 4 year contract extension. "'We are thrilled for Jeff and his family,' Mets Owner, CEO and Chairman Steve Cohen said. 'It feels like he hasn't stopped hitting since he lined a single in his first at-bat at Citi Field five years ago...'"
Mets.com: McNeil extension signals Mets' commitment to homegrown players - "In addition to filling countless needs through the top of the free-agent market, Cohen’s Mets like the idea of enticing their homegrown players to stay put...Longer term, the Mets’ appetite for extensions could allow them to follow Atlanta’s model in locking up high-upside players such as Francisco Álvarez or Brett Baty long before they approach free agency."
NY Post: Jeff McNeil awaits car from Francisco Lindor as he savors Mets contract. "Promised a car by teammate Francisco Lindor if McNeil won the batting title last season, the Mets second baseman still hasn’t received his prize after leading the National League with a .326 batting average in 2022...McNeil recently sent Lindor a video of cars that had caught his attention and received acknowledgment from the shortstop. 'He said they were nice cars,' McNeil said at a Citi Field press conference."
Yahoo Sports: Jeff McNeil credits 2021 struggles for helping him win batting title: ‘I found the real hitter I am’
You can watch the full Press Conference here.
"We're glad he's here and look forward to having him here for many years to come. It's a great day for the Mets."
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 31, 2023
- Billy Eppler on Jeff McNeil's extension pic.twitter.com/l89dFuhTmH
"New York Mets is the only team I know... that's where I want to be. New York is my home."
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 31, 2023
- Jeff McNeil pic.twitter.com/JX3W1TMuWA
"I'm super happy to be a New York Met for a long time"
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 1, 2023
Jeff McNeil talks with @SteveGelbs about his career journey, his contract extension, his bounce-back season last year and his expectations for the 2023 season: https://t.co/sVFNZ619qK
➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/BbTmkBym8n
📽️ Here's Jeff McNeil on his winding path from late-blooming prospect to $50 million player: pic.twitter.com/9AiGImOA5U
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) January 31, 2023
A word from @JeffMcNeil805 🫶 pic.twitter.com/qNz5GZr8r8
— New York Mets (@Mets) February 1, 2023
Here is Jeff, Tatiana and an unbearably cute Lucas McNeil.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) January 31, 2023
“We just got him to sleep almost through the night, which is almost as good as this ($50 million contract) extension,” Jeff said of his 6-month-old son. “It’s been tough, but he’s learning.” pic.twitter.com/xHAzALmsXs
.@jerry_blevins talks about Jeff McNeil's contract extension and how McNeil's journey resonates with his own on BNNY: https://t.co/pA5G3XxGL3
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 1, 2023
➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/CzJRZRTyrR
"This is a great value for the Mets"@PSLtoFlushing and @ConnorJRogers discuss the Jeff McNeil extension on The Mets Pod! https://t.co/51AM8QRnQC
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 31, 2023
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On the transactions tab on their 40 Man Roster page, the Mets Officially signed Minor League Deals with 1B Dariel Gomez - assigned to St. Lucie Mets and C Michael Perez - assigned to Syracuse. They also re-signed minor league free agent Manuel Alvarez assigning him to Binghamton. Manny, who turned 27 last September was picked up in August last year after being released from the Cleveland organization. He pitched real well for Binghamton in 8 games - 9.2 innings, 17 Ks - 0.93 ERA.
Here are his recent stats:
| Year | Age | AgeDif | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | W-L% | ERA | RA9 | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CLE | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.33 | 7.95 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43.0 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 214 | 1.930 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 1.34 | |
| 2021 | 25 | -2.0 | Columbus | AAAE | AAA | CLE | 0 | 2 | .000 | 16.20 | 20.25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 3.150 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 10.8 | 0.57 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0.3 | Akron | AANE | AA | CLE | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.70 | 5.70 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36.1 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 169 | 1.706 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 1.70 |
| 2022 | 26 | 3 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | CLE-NYM | 3 | 3 | .500 | 7.75 | 8.85 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.2 | 44 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 206 | 1.893 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 11.1 | 1.52 | |
| 2022 | 26 | -1.0 | Syracuse | IL | AAA | NYM | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.000 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
| 2022 | 26 | 1.5 | Akron | EL | AA | CLE | 2 | 3 | .400 | 9.79 | 10.38 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 155 | 1.945 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1.5 | Binghamton | EL | AA | NYM | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.93 | 3.72 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 1.448 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 15.8 | 4.25 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | -1.6 | Ponce | PRWL | FgW | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.333 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | |||
| Year | Age | AgeDif | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | W-L% | ERA | RA9 | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | WHIP | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | SO9 | SO/W |
| Minors (4 seasons) | Minors | 11 | 8 | .579 | 5.73 | 6.80 | 146 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 177.1 | 156 | 134 | 113 | 13 | 142 | 1 | 212 | 18 | 5 | 63 | 839 | 1.680 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 1.49 | |||||
Also on the transactions tab, the Seattle Mariners claimed LHP Tayler Saucedo off waivers from the Mets. Tayler was designated for assignment when the Adam Ottavino signing was made official.
SNY.TV: Billy Eppler not writing off Darin Ruf as Mets spring training nears. "Ruf struggled badly with the Mets in 2022 after being acquired from the Giants."
NY Post: "Patrick McCarthy, son of former Mets radio play-by-player Tom, will be the WCBS pregame and postgame host and swingman game-caller when the voice of the team, Howie Rose, is off, according to sources. The Post previously reported that Keith Raad would be the Mets’ replacement for Wayne Randazzo as Rose’s main booth partner. Raad has been the Brooklyn Cyclones lead broadcaster."
Mets.com: 1 reason to be excited about each of MLB's top 3 prospects - "Francisco Álvarez, C, Mets -- Big bat potential. But one thing we did see is that Álvarez doesn't get cheated at the plate, and he can drive the ball a long way. Three of the eight balls Álvarez hit [last year in the Majors] were barreled: a 107.8 mph, 356-foot double off the wall at Citi Field;"
A Citi Field construction update... 👀 pic.twitter.com/jlmGShiKqH
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 31, 2023
Asked today about Starling Marte (recovery from core surgery), Mets GM Billy Eppler didn't dismiss the notion that Marte might be limited at the start of spring training. He also didn't say no to the possibility that Marte could play for the DR in the WBC. It's wait-and-see mode.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) January 31, 2023
Tylor Megill faced Dom Smith in a workout today in California
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) February 1, 2023
(via cypresscc_bsb/IG) pic.twitter.com/zOojUz9Tbc
Terry Collins takes @sal_licata, @Jim_Duquette and @jerryblevins through the art of an ejection on BNNY 😂 https://t.co/pA5G3XxGL3
— SNY (@SNYtv) February 1, 2023
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No Winter Ball games yesterday. The Caribbean Series gets underway with ten teams tomorrow.
MLB.com:
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- Women in baseball share their first and current sports jobs
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- 2023 World Series odds
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- Exclusive Q&A with Mariners GM Justin Hollander
- Rumors: AL club has 'strong interest' in Zack Britton (report)
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Blue Jays Sign Chad Green
- Mariners Re-Sign Taylor Williams To Minor League Contract
- Blue Jays Add Jeff Ware To MLB Coaching Staff
- White Sox, Nate Mondou Agree To Minor League Deal
- Astros, Ty Buttrey Agree To Minor League Deal
- Blue Jays Designate Matt Gage For Assignment
- Rangers GM Chris Young Discusses Closer Options
- Dodgers, Tony Gonsolin Avoid Arbitration With Two-Year Deal
- Twins Notes: Lewis, Polanco, Kirilloff, Miranda
- Which Aaron Hicks Will Show Up In 2023?
- Mariners Claim Tayler Saucedo, Designate J.B. Bukauskas
- Royals, Ryan Goins Agree To Minor League Deal
- KBO’s NC Dinos Sign Taylor Widener
- Rays Extend Yandy Diaz
- Read The Transcript Of Our Chat Hosted By Diamondbacks Shortstop Nick Ahmed
Yahoo Sports:
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FanGraphs:
- Cardinals Pitching Prospect Tink Hence Has a Sky-High Ceiling
- Jeff McNeil Hit His Way to a Four-Year Extension
- Zack Is Back: Greinke Returns to Royals
- An Emergency Hackathon: Multiple Swings at Analyzing Two-Strike Approach
- Fletcher Lives! (In the Form of Brendan Donovan)
- Gunnar Henderson Explores the Rolen Zone
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Joe Vitko (1970)
- Rich Becker (1972)
- Austin Jackson (1987)
Transactions:
New York Mets claimed Endy Chavez on waivers from the Detroit Tigers on February 1, 2002.
Oakland Athletics signed Ricky Ledee of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 1, 2007.
New York Mets signed free agent Jesus Feliciano on February 1, 2007.
Kansas City Royals signed Brian Lawrence of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 1, 2008.
New York Mets signed free agent Marlon Byrd on February 1, 2013.
New York Mets traded Federico Polanco to the Miami Marlins for Jordan Yamamoto on February 1, 2021.
2001 | Postseason hero Jim Leyritz signs a $500,000, one-year minor league contract with the Mets. The former Yankee has hit one home run per every 7.6 postseason at-bats, making it the third-best performance for players with five or more postseason round-trippers. |
2008 | In the richest contract ever given to a pitcher, southpaw Johan Santana agrees to a $137.5 million, six-year deal, completing the blockbuster trade between the Twins and the Mets. In exchange for the two-time Cy Young Award winner, Minnesota gets four of New York's highly touted minor leaguers, including three top pitching prospects, Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and Deolis Guerra, as well as fleet-footed outfielder Carlos Gomez. |
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