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Mets News and Morning Links - 9/30/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Dave Magadan and Born Today Jose Lima.  Mets/Phillies postponed - Doubleheader today, and scouting reports and video of the Mets top 2024 International signees.

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Mets Vs. Phillies postponed.  The teams are scheduled to play two today starting at 4:10PM.

Jose Quintana is scheduled to pitch Game One.  The Starting Pitcher for Game Two is TBD.

MLB.com: Here are the Top 50 international prospects for the 2024 signing period

According to MetZZ 1986 @bkfan on X/Twitter: Mets will sign 4 of the top 50 international prospects: 

  • #6: Yovanny Rodriguez, C; 16, DOB: 11/07/2006; Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 45 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55; "Rodriguez has a chance to become the best player in this class, and it’s easy to see why. An advanced catching prospect with some pop and skills, Rodriguez has the potential to be a star on both sides of the ball. Behind the dish, he shows an advanced defensive approach and scouts rave about his upside. He is composed with an advanced and calculated, almost chess-like mindset for calling games."
  • #26 Raymel Ortiz, SS; 16, DOB: 11/20/2006; Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 55; "There’s a lot to like about this switch-hitting infielder’s game. Offensively, Ortiz's bat-to-ball skills stand out on both sides of the plate, and he projects to be a solid contact hitter in the future. He hits the ball hard to the gaps and more power could be on the way. Overall, he has an advanced approach when he’s in the batter’s box."
  • #31 Jensy Rivas, SS; 16, DOB: 10/14/2006; Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50; "The switch-hitting Rivas is one of the most polished hitters in the class, and he can play defense too. In short, he has skills. On offense, he has shown the ability to be disciplined at the plate and scarcely strikes out. He has good bat-to-ball skills and has shown good pull-side power from both sides of the plate. The athletic Rivas sprays the ball to all fields with hard contact."
  • #41 Edward Lantiqua, OF; 16, DOB: 11/13/2006; Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 50 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50; "Lantigua is an evolving player with premier talent and is already one of the most interesting prospects on the international market. The Dominican teen has drawn comparisons to Mariners superstar Julio Rodríguez in terms of size, speed and athleticism. He has a natural feel for hitting with some pop and easy power at the plate."


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New York Mets signed free agent Nino Espinosa on September 30, 1970.

New York Mets released Jerry Martin on September 30, 1984.

Raul Casanova granted free agency on September 30, 2008.

Aaron Altherr granted free agency on September 30, 2019.

Tim Peterson granted free agency on September 30, 2019.

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1962

The Mets finish their inaugural season with 120 losses, a 20th-century record when the team drops a 5-1 decision to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. In his last career at-bat, New York catcher Joe Pignatano hits into an eighth-inning triple play with Richie Ashburn and Sammy Drake on base, both who are also appearing in their last major league game.

1971

Tom Seaver, for the second time in his career, becomes a 20-game winner when the Mets beat St. Louis, 6-1, at Shea Stadium on the final day of the season. En route to the complete-game victory, 'Tom Terrific' whiffs 13 Redbirds to end the campaign with a league-leading 289 strikeouts.

1979

In his last big-league game, Ed Kranepool pinch hits in the top of the seventh inning and doubles off Bob Forsch when the Mets beat the Cardinals in the season finale at Busch Stadium, 4-2. The James Monroe High School graduate, who made his debut with the team in 1962 at the age of 17, had been the last original Met left in the majors.

1980

In front of only 1,754 patrons, Mets southpaw Pete Falcone beats the Pirates in the season's last game at Shea Stadium, 3-2. The crowd is the smallest ever to attend a game at the Flushing ballpark, 33 fewer fans than yesterday's meager gathering.

1988

Joining Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Dwight Gooden, David Cone improves his record to 20-3, becoming the fourth pitcher in Mets history to win twenty games in a season. After his 4-2 complete-game victory against the Cardinals, the 25 year-old right-hander receives congratulations from a surprise visitor to the Shea Stadium dugout, former president Richard Nixon.

1999

Mets' shortstop Rey Ordonez plays in his 96th consecutive game without committing an error, breaking Cal Ripken's major league record for errorless games in that position. The flashy infielder will finish the season extending the record to 100 games.

2006

In the Mets' 13-0 rout of Washington at RFK Stadium, Julio Franco drives in five runs, tying a career-high, to become the oldest major leaguer in history to accomplish the feat. The 48 year-old first baseman, with three hits, falls a triple short of completing the cycle.

2006

Five years and two cities after Frank Robinson, then the vice president in the commissioner's office in charge of on-field discipline, accepts Bud Selig's offer to take the MLB-owned Expos' manager job for just one season, the franchise, now known as the Washington Nationals, will have a new skipper. Jim Bowden, the team's GM, announces the search for the replacement for the 71 year-old Hall of Famer will begin after tomorrow's season finale against the Mets at RFK.

2007

With the help of New York losing 6 out of their seven last games (all at home) and squandering a seven-game lead with 17 to play, the Phillies clinch the NL. East title for the first time in 14 years by beating the Nationals on the last day of the season, 6-1. The Mets' colossal failure down the stretch is considered by many to be the worst collapse by a team in baseball history.

2009

Ricky Nolasco, en route to the Marlins' 5-4 victory over Atlanta in the season's finale, sets a franchise record with 16 strikeouts. The 26 year-old right-hander's performance includes whiffing nine consecutive batters, one shy of the major league record set by Tom Seaver with the Mets in 1970.

2009

Francisco Rodriguez becomes the fourth pitcher in the history of the game to yield two walk-off grand slams in the same season when Justin Maxwell goes deep, giving Washington a dramatic 7-4 victory over the Mets at Nationals Park. Last month, Everth Cabrera of the Padres also hit a game-ending four-run round-tripper, making K-Rod Rodriguez the only major leaguer to surrender two game-winning grand slams to a pair of rookies.

2013

The Mets extend manager Terry Collins' contract for another two years, adding a club option for 2016. During his three-year tenure with New York, the 64 year-old skipper, who has also managed the Astros and Angels, has guided the team to a 225-261 record, the lowest winning percentage (.463) of his major league managerial career.


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