Mets News and Morning Links - 12/23/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Jerry Koosman, Jerry Manuel, and Jordany Valdespin. Steve Cohen talks about Yoshinobu Yamamoto, some Yamamoto back up plans discussed, Baseball Prospectus releases Mets Prospect List and Ex-Mets results in Winter Ball.

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NY Post: Steve Cohen: Mets ‘left it all on the field’ in failed Yoshinobu Yamamoto pursuit. “I think the whole organization tried our hardest, and someone was going to win and someone was going to lose and that is the way it goes,” Cohen said, interrupting a Caribbean vacation. “I feel good about our efforts and I left it all on the field. Life goes on.” 

NY Post: How Mets can build out rotation after Yoshinobu Yamamoto snub. Lucas Giolito, Shōta Imanaga and Sean Manaea are some of the proposed alternatives.

Jon Heyman NY Post: Yoshinobu Yamamoto whiff more disastrous for Mets than Yankees.

NY Post Sports+: How pitch-data technology helped inform the Mets’ ill-fated $325M bid for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. “When teams see spin rate and vertical drop, then it’s not, ‘Oh, sure, he struck that guy out because it was a Japanese hitter,’ ” said former Mets manager Bobby Valentine, who had two stints managing in Japan and still visits the country regularly to scout players. “It’s more like, ‘He struck him out because it was a quality pitch on the computer,’ and that’s how things are viewed these days.” (Subscription required)

Baseball Prospectus: New York Mets Top Prospects.  Good in-depth analysis of Mets Prospects with a top 20 list led by Jett Williams #1, Drew Gilbert #2, Luisangel Acuña #3, Ryan Clifford #4, Christian Scott #5, Marco Vargas #6, Jeremy Rodriguez #7, Ronny Mauricio #8, Colin Houck #9, and Mike Vasil #10. (subscription required).

On Baseball Night in New York, @JimDuquetteGM gave a cautionary tale from his days as the Mets' GM when the Mets missed out on Mike Mussina and how the team pivoted to Kevin Appier https://t.co/3n9iNaUKf3 pic.twitter.com/DR5kSTRzUQ

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) December 23, 2023

On Baseball Night in New York, @John_Jastremski, @AnthonyMcCarron, @BryanHoch & @JimDuquetteGM discuss Yoshinobu Yamamoto signing with the Dodgers and if it's a bigger missed opportunity for the Mets or Yankees https://t.co/W0etvDAVRu

▶ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/CnGGAFUPT7

— SNY (@SNYtv) December 23, 2023

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Winter Baseball:

In the Dominican - 

• Michael Perez DH 1 for 3, 1K - .302 batting average with a .873 OPS;
• Jonathan Arauz SS 1 for 4, 2 RBIs, 3 Ks - .268 batting average with a .730 OPS;
• Robinson Cano 2B 0 for 4 - .182 batting average with a .422 OPS;
• Hansel Robles 1 inning, 2 runs, 2 ER, 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 Ks - 4.87 ERA;

In Venezuela -

• Lorenzo Cedrola CF 1 for 3, HR, 1 run, 1 RBI, 1 walk - hitting .331 with an .814 OPS;
• Wilmer Flores DH 0 for 4, 1 walk, 2 Ks - hitting .328 with an .886 OPS;
• Wilson Ramos C 2 for 4, double, 2 runs, 1 walk - hitting .323 with a .853 OPS;
• Ex-Syracuse Met David Rodriguez RF 1 for 3, double, 2 RBIs, 2 walks, 1 K - hitting .326 with a .871 OPS;

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Tim Harkness (1937)
• Jerry Koosman (1942)
• Jerry Manuel (1953)
• Tim Leary (1958)
• Rick White (1968)
• Josh Satin (1984)
• Jordany Valdespin (1987)

Transactions:

Seattle Mariners signed Mackey Sasser of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 1992.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Pratt on December 23, 1996.

New York Mets signed free agent Craig Paquette of the Kansas City Royals on December 23, 1997.

New York Mets traded Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel and Kyle Kessel to the Houston Astros for Derek Bell and Mike Hampton on December 23, 1999.

Texas Rangers signed Mike Bacsik of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2003.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Padilla on December 23, 2004.

Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Molina of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 23, 2008.

New York Mets signed free agent Omir Santos of the Baltimore Orioles on December 23, 2008.

Milwaukee Brewers claimed Kirk Nieuwenhuis of the New York Mets on waivers on December 23, 2015.

New York Mets signed free agent Alejandro De Aza of the San Francisco Giants on December 23, 2015.

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