Mets News and Morning Links - 11/14/2023

 

Good Morning. Born Today Jimmy Piersall. Happy Birthday Francisco Lindor and Xavier Nady. Mets officially announce Carlos Mendoza as Manager - Press Conference today, Kodai Senga finishes 2nd in ROY vote, and Baseball America rates Mets with 5th best organizational pitching.

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Mets Links: 

Press Release - Carlos Mendoza Named Mets Manager "The New York Mets today announced that they have named Carlos Mendoza the 25th manager in team history, agreeing to terms on a three-year contract with a club option for a fourth year. He will be introduced in a press conference in the Piazza 31 Club at Citi Field on Tuesday, November 14 at 12 p.m...Mendoza...will wear uniform #28...Mendoza said. 'I want Mets fans to know that I will pour every ounce of energy into this job and we share a common goal of bringing a championship to Queens.'"

Baseball America: 2023 MLB Farm System Statcast Pitching Rankings.  Looking at data like Overall Stuff, K% and Chase %, BA ranks each organization's pitching.  #1 Tampa Bay, #2 Dodgers, #3 Yankees, #4 Baltimore and #5 Mets - "The Mets perform well across all metrics. They rank fourth for in-zone whiff, sixth in chase rate and ninth in xwOBA against. They have some interesting traits under the hood, they rank first in extension, sixth in four-seam fastball xwOBA, third in slider in-zone whiff and fourth in changeup in-zone whiff. They also throw the fourth most amount of sliders of any organization."

.@EliseMenaker, @NYNJHarper and @sal_licata discuss the Mets' and Yankees' pitches for Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency: https://t.co/ojrbHwn2o1

➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/wARQ9Sehfy

— SNY (@SNYtv) November 14, 2023

Kodai Senga has finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting to Corbin Carroll.

His season in review:

🔶️ 29 starts
🔶️ 166.1 IP
🔶️ 12-7 record
🔶️ 2.98 ERA (5th in MLB and 2nd in NL among qualified starting pitchers
🔶️ 202 strikeouts
🔶️ 10.9 K/9 (5th in MLB among… pic.twitter.com/MlwtC9U7oe

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) November 13, 2023

"When he had [the ghost fork] working, it didn't matter if it was an MVP-type player or a rookie, they were swinging through it." 👻

Ron Darling breaks down Kodai Senga's incredible repertoire before the NL Rookie of the Year announcement. pic.twitter.com/CAyMgVcgXY

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 13, 2023

Mets.com:

• Senga places 2nd for NL Rookie of the Year "Senga earned 22 second-place votes and 71 total points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, which conducts balloting for the award...An 11-year veteran of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan before coming to the Mets, Senga’s inaugural MLB season included a 12-7 record and a 2.98 ERA, making him one of only two NL pitchers with a sub-3.00 mark.

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

• Mets right-hander Senga second in NL Rookie of the Year vote
• Carlos Mendoza gets three-year deal as Mets manager, will be introduced Tuesday at Citi Field
• Mets pitcher has been MLB's best at beating new rules "David Peterson's skill of keeping baserunners close is among the best in baseball."
• Odds Indicate Mets Have a Chance for Ohtani

Metsmerized: 

• Kodai Senga Runner Up, Corbin Carroll Wins NL Rookie of the Year
• MMO Crossfire: Which Former Met to Bring Back?
• Mets Officially Name Carlos Mendoza Manager
• MLB and Television: A Mixed Bag in 2023
• 2023 Mets Report Card: Omar Narváez, C

Amazing Avenue:

• Tommy Pham turned out to be a great signing
• From Complex To Queens, Episode 250: Middle Infielders of the Year

Mets360:

• Mets Minors: Offseason deep dive on Jett Williams

The Sports Daily:

• Minor League Mondays Affiliate Review: Syracuse Mets

Mack's Mets:

• Awards Week
• Paul Articulates – The Dominican Winter League
• Reese Kaplan -- Time for the Mets to Embrace Zagging

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Winter Baseball: Just two games last night -

In the Dominican:

Estrellas de Oriente 11 Leones del Escogido 4 (Box Score)

• Robinson Cano 2B 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K;
• Ex-Syracuse Met Orlando Calixte 3B 0 for 4, 1 K;

In Puerto Rico:

Cangrejeros de Santurce 3 Indios de Mayaguez 1 (Box Score) 

• Albert Almora Jr. LF 1 for 4, triple, 1 run scored, 1 walk;  

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

With Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson winning Rookie of the Year Awards, the D-backs and O's will receive Prospect Promotion Incentive picks at the end of the first round of the 2024 Draft.

Here’s how the order is shaping up: https://t.co/9OeSJ25fHY pic.twitter.com/5tb9GPCW8Q

— MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) November 14, 2023

Corbin Carroll’s combination of power and speed won him NL Rookie of the Year honors. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/d0f2ajcN8Q

— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) November 14, 2023

Shohei Ohtani is reportedly "very intrigued" about the possibility of playing for the Braves https://t.co/SiSBpm1hok pic.twitter.com/b84KMDNwn5

— SNY (@SNYtv) November 13, 2023

MLB.com:

• Carroll, Gunnar linked again as unanimous Rookies of the Year
• Could Ohtani be open to signing a short-term deal?
• These 2 playoff teams hot on the trail of Josh Hader
• 5 moves Yanks could make to return to postseason in '24
• Brewers expected to promote Pat Murphy to manager (source)
• Here's every team's hardest roster decision ahead of the Rule 5 Draft
• Braves reportedly looking to add top starter in free agency
• Henderson, Carroll rare top prospects to both win ROY
• The case for each Manager of the Year Award finalist
• Belli or Soto? Who's the higher priority for Yanks?
• Gunnar grabs O's first ROY Award in 34 years
• Carroll takes home D-backs' first Rookie of Year Award unanimously
• Here are the Rookie of the Year vote totals
• Gray has emerged as 'strong possibility' for this NL team
• Ranking every Rookie of the Year winner

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Top 25 Offseason Trade Candidates Pete Alonso comes in at #25.
• Angels To Hire Bo Porter As First Base Coach
• Big Hype Prospects: Manzardo, Tiedemann, Jobe, Scott, DeLauter
• Brewers Expected To Name Pat Murphy Manager
• West Notes: Nevin, Giants, Angels, A’s
• Pirates’ Johan Oviedo Being Evaluated For Elbow Injury
• Angels Select Jack Kochanowicz
• Tanner Bibee Earns Full Service Year With Rookie Of The Year Runner-Up
• Corbin Carroll Wins National League Rookie Of The Year Award
• Gunnar Henderson Wins American League Rookie Of The Year Award
• Wilking Rodríguez Elects Free Agency
• Brewers Select Jeferson Quero, Bradley Blalock
• Blue Jays Hire DeMarlo Hale As Associate Manager
• Royals Avoid Arbitration With Taylor Clarke
• Enter The MLBTR Free Agent Prediction Contest

Yahoo Sports: 

• The lesson from this year's ROYs: Play your best young players
• Ozzie Guillén says Craig Counsell is not an upgrade for the Cubs
• Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll named unanimous Rookie of the Year winners
• David Ross reportedly rejects Yankees' offer to join staff
• Brian Cashman blunt about oft-injured Giancarlo Stanton, says missed time in 2024 is 'more likely than not'
• Cubs may ‘have other priorities,' but still in on Cody Bellinger: report
• 'I've been managing my whole life.' Torii Hunter on Angels' managing and coaching searches
• Yankees hire James Rowson as hitting coach
• Craig Counsell reveals hilarious mishap that started Cubs conversations

ESPN:

• MLB Awards Week: Baltimore's Henderson, Arizona's Carroll win Rookie of the Year honors
• Carroll, Henderson both win ROY unanimously
• Taking Cubs to 'next level' helped sway Counsell
• Astros introduce 'humbled' new manager Espada
• Rowson returns to Yankees as new hitting coach
• New Marlins president Bendix relishes 'perfect fit'
• Hale hired as Blue Jays' associate manager
• Fantasy baseball: Preseason buzz about Ohtani, De La Cruz and more
• Shohei Ohtani tracker: Why race for No. 1 free agent could expand

CBS Sports: 

• Pat Murphy promoted to Brewers manager: Bench coach moves into top job after Craig Counsell's exit, per report
• MLB manager tracker: Joe Espada replaces Dusty Baker as Astros manager, Pat Murphy promoted to Brewers manager
• 2023 Rookie of the Year awards: Orioles' Gunnar Henderson, Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll take home honors
• MLB rumors: Shohei Ohtani not as concerned with geography during free agency, Aaron Nola garnering interest
• Country star Morgan Wallen to perform ''98 Braves' from Truist Park as part of 2023 Billboard Music Awards
• Why calling for a manager's firing at first sign of trouble is hasty, reactive and wrong

FanGraphs: 

• My 2023 National League Rookie of the Year Ballot
• 2024 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Candidate: Cito Gaston
• FanGraphs Power Rankings: The Start of the Offseason
• Postseason Managerial Report Card: Torey Lovullo

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Jim Piersall (1929)
• Darrell Sutherland (1941)
• Tim Hamulack (1976)
• Xavier Nady (1978)
• Joely Rodriguez (1991)
• Akeel Morris (1992)
• Francisco Lindor (1993)

Died on this date:

• Jesse Gonder (2004)

Transactions:

New York Mets released Gary Carter on November 14, 1989.

Atlanta Braves signed Jorge Velandia of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 14, 2003.

“There’s only room for one clown on this team.” – Casey Stengel after the @Mets released Jimmy Piersall (1963) pic.twitter.com/YHcmbNegHA

— Mets Rewind (@metsrewind) November 12, 2019

National Pastime.com:

1986	Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon buy the World Champion Mets from the Doubleday Publishing Company for $80.75 million. In 1980, the book company had purchased the franchise for a then-record $21.1 million.

Baseball Reference:

2012:  The Cy Young Awards are announced in both leagues. In the National League, R.A. Dickey of the Mets is the first knuckleballer ever so honored after finishing the year with a record of 20-6, 2.73 and 230 strikeouts. In the American League, David Price of the Rays edges last year's winner, Justin Verlander of the Tigers, 153 to 149. Price receives 14 first-place votes after finishing the season at 20-5, 2.56 with 205 Ks, while Verlander gets 13, after a season during which he went 17-8, 2.64 with 239 strikeouts.

2018 - In spite of notching just 10 wins, Jacob deGrom of the Mets wins the 2018 National League Cy Young Award, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes. His major-league leading ERA of 1.70 convinced voters to set aside his win/loss record, which was largely influenced by terrible run support. In the American League, Blake Snell of the Rays is the winner after going 21-5 with an ERA of 1.89.

11/14/2018 Jacob deGrom wins his first Cy Young Award. His 1.70 ERA was the lowest ERA in a single season by a Mets starter since Doc Gooden in 1985, and he set a MLB record with a streak of 24 consecutive quality starts. 364 days later, deGrom would win his second Cy Young. pic.twitter.com/lBKDA1gBcX

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) November 14, 2019

Centerfield Maz:

• Brett Baty: Mets Third Baseman (2022 - 2023)
• Jimmy Piersall: Remembering the Animated Career of Former Met Who Once Ran Around the Bases Backwards & Had a Movie Based on His Life (1963)

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