Mets News and Morning Links - 12/17/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Bob Ojeda and Josh Edgin.

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

Mets Links: 

NY Post:

Mets.com:

  • Lindor lands on All-MLB Second Team again "Francisco Lindor...made the All-MLB Second Team...for the second year in a row...He produced the Mets’ first 30-30 season since David Wright in 2007, hitting 31 homers and stealing 31 bases. Lindor also won a Silver Slugger and finished ninth in National League MVP voting."

Port St. Lucie Mets Manager, Gilbert Gomez, has been named the manager of Tigres Del Licey in the Dominican Winter League replacing Jose Offerman.  

Metsmerized:

Metsmerized Online

Morning Briefing: Mets Facing Decision With Alexander Canario

Mets Announce Record Season Ticket Sales at What’s New 2025

Top Mets Opening Day Moments

2025 Mets Pitching Preview: Edwin Diaz

Amazing Avenue:

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Mets Morning News for March 26, 2025

Can you guess this Mets righty in today’s in-5 trivia game?

2025 Mets King of Spring Training, final poll

The Mets’ rotation is the team’s biggest unknown as 2025 season is set to begin

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

Faith and Fear in Flushing

Won and Still Not Done

Making New History

Mets360:

Mets360

Protected: 2025 Luigi Draft

We have officially moved to Substack

Mets Daddy:

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Pete Alonso Gets One More Chance With Mets


Mike's Mets:

Mike's Mets

Attempting a Comeback

Mack's Mets:

Mack's Mets

Reese Kaplan -- Mets Offseason Roster Bullet List Week Seventeen

In Focus - Max Kranick

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Fansided: Rising Apple
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New York Post
Mar 26, 12:10pm
Sports Illustrated
Mar 26, 12:07pm
Syracuse
Mar 26, 11:48am
We Gotta Believe
Mar 26, 11:34am
Mets Merized Online
Mar 26, 11:17am
SB Nation: Amazin' Avenue
Mar 26, 11:08am
Mets Fix
Mar 26, 10:45am
Just Mets
Mar 26, 10:37am
The Athletic
Mar 26, 10:25am
Mack's Mets
Mar 26, 10:11am
Newsday
Mar 26, 10:06am
The Athletic
Mar 26, 9:31am
Total Pro Sports
Mar 26, 9:29am
The Athletic
Mar 26, 9:20am

Winter Baseball:

In the Dominican - 

  • Juan Lagares RF 3 for 3, 2 runs, 1 RBI - .304 batting average with a .762 OPS; 
  • Michael Perez C 2 for 3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 walks - .293 batting average with a .857 OPS;
  • Ex Minor League Met Hector Rodriquez RF 1 for 4, HR (3), 1 run, 1 RBI, 2 Ks - .307 batting average with a .836 OPS;
  • Jimmy Yacabonis 2/3 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 K - 0.00 ERA;

In Puerto Rico -

In Venezuela -

  • Lorenzo Cedrola CF 1 for 4, 1 walk - hitting .341 with an .804 OPS;
  • Wilmer Flores DH 2 for 3, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run, 2 walks - hitting .347 with an .949 OPS;

MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

MLB.com:

MLB News

MLB experts predict each division winner (and WS champ!)

Every team's great unknown ahead of Opening Day

Here's where every Top 100 prospect is expected to start the season

The major milestones within reach for star players in 2025

Juan Soto, pitcher? It could have been, if not for this coach

Cam Smith makes Astros roster -- and you have to see how he found out!

'Ready to go': Betts returns to lineup, will be ready for home opener

How family, health and 'The Greatest' gave Murphy perspective on life

No Minors needed: Johnson makes Halos' Opening Day roster

MLB Trade Rumors:

MLB Trade Rumors

Nationals Place DJ Herz On Injured List Due To UCL Sprain

Mariners, Cal Raleigh Finalizing Extension

Jordan Montgomery To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Cam Smith To Make Astros’ Roster

Dan Altavilla Opts Out Of White Sox Deal

Astros To Select Brendan Rodgers

Mets Likely To Remove Alexander Canario From 40-Man Roster

Red Sox Likely To Select Sean Newcomb

Angels Select Tim Anderson

Jared Jones Will Not Require Surgery, To Be Shut Down For Six Weeks

Angels Sign Nicky Lopez

Padres Return Rule 5 Pick Juan Nunez To Orioles

Blue Jays Extend Alejandro Kirk

Ryan Johnson Makes Angels’ Roster

Diamondbacks To Sign Jalen Beeks

Yahoo Sports:

MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

How to watch MLB Opening Day 2025: full schedule, where to stream every game and more

All The Losing Is Getting ‘Tiring’ For The Rangers

Mookie Betts confident he'll be Opening Day-ready after illness that made him lose 18 pounds

Mookie Betts is happy to be back in the Dodgers' lineup

Dodgers will visit President Trump and the White House to celebrate World Series title

Dodgers confirm they will visit President Trump at White House next month

Gary Cohen stops by the show, and a full 2025 Mets season preview | The Mets Pod

Top 50 people who will impact the 2025 MLB season: Nos. 50-26

2025 Fantasy Baseball predictions for the American League

Cody Bellinger homers again as Yankees fall to Marlins in final spring tune-up

ESPN:

www.espn.com - MLB

MLB predictions: From playoffs and World Series to MVPs and Cy Youngs

Season preview: Ranking all 30 teams as baseball returns

Dodgers to visit White House, call it 'great honor'

CBS Sports:

CBSSports.com Headlines

Pirates' Jared Jones avoids ligament damage, could resume throwing in six weeks, per report

Watch as Astros surprise top prospect Cam Smith by having his family announce he made the Opening Day roster

Cam Smith debut: Astros to carry top prospect on Opening Day roster vs. Mets


FanGraphs:

FanGraphs Baseball

Effectively Wild Episode 2300: Our Favorite Offseason Transactions

Szymborski’s 2025 Booms and Busts: Pitchers

To Boldly Stay: Alejandro Kirk Signs Five-Year Extension With Blue Jays

2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 1-15)

In Canha and Margot, a Pair of Brewers NRIs Find New Homes Elsewhere

2025 Positional Power Rankings: Starting Rotation (No. 16-30)

Get Your Relief Pitcher Transactions in Before It’s Too Late

Guardians Shop Local, Extend Tanner Bibee

The Orioles and Kyle Gibson Settle for Each Other

2025 Positional Power Rankings: Bullpen (No. 1-15)

Braves.com:

Braves News

Braves' motto is clear as Spring Training wraps: 'We’re ready to go'

Opening Day FAQ: Braves vs. Padres

Here's where every Top 100 prospect is expected to start the season

Marlins.com:

Marlins News

Norby (left oblique strain) to open season on IL

Opening Day FAQ: Pirates vs. Marlins

Team MVP, bold predictions & more: Previewing the Marlins '25 season

Phillies.com:

Phillies News

Dombrowski dishes on 2025 Phils: Suárez's injury, roster, lineup, more

Opening Day FAQ: Phillies vs. Nationals

Here's where every Top 100 prospect is expected to start the season

Nationals.com:

Nationals News

With Spring Training complete, Nationals 'itching to go'

Opening Day FAQ: Phillies vs. Nationals

Here's where every Top 100 prospect is expected to start the season

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

Died on this date:

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Roger Mason and Mike Freitas to the San Diego Padres for Mike Maddux on December 17, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Jae Seo on December 17, 1997.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Zeile of the Texas Rangers on December 17, 1999.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed Brian Buchanan of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 17, 2004.

Los Angeles Dodgers signed Angel Berroa of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 17, 2009.

Arizona Diamondbacks signed Henry Blanco of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 17, 2010.

Minnesota Twins signed Mike Pelfrey of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 17, 2012.

New York Mets traded R. A. DickeyJosh Thole and Mike Nickeas to the Toronto Blue Jays for Travis d'ArnaudJohn BuckNoah Syndergaard and Wuilmer Becerra on December 17, 2012.

New York Mets signed free agent RHP Joshua Torres to a minor league contract on December 17, 2016.

New York Mets signed free agent Rajai Davis of the Cleveland Indians on December 17, 2018.

New York Mets signed free agent RHP Peter Tago to a minor league contract on December 17, 2019.

National Pastime.com:

2012

In a seven-player swap, the Mets acquire highly-regarded minor leaguers Travis d'Arnaud, a catcher, and right-hander Noah Syndergaard, in addition to backstop John Buck and outfielder Wuilmer Becerra from the Blue Jays in exchange for right-handed pitcher R.A. Dickey and catchers Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas. New York decided to deal their 38 year-old knuckleballer, last season's NL Cy Young award winner with a year remaining on his contract, to procure two of Toronto's top prospects.

Baseball Reference:

2009: The Mets sign Japanese right-handed reliever Ryota Igarashi to a two-year contract. Igarashi has spent his entire 11-year career in Nippon Pro Baseball with the Yakult Swallows.

2010The Yankees bring Pedro Feliciano across town, signing the rubber-armed reliever from the Mets.


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