Mets News and Morning Links - 11/12/2024

 

Good Morning. Happy Birthday Aaron Heilman.  Francisco Lindor finalist for NL MVP and and Carlos Mendoza finalist for NL Manager of the year, Mets lose Jordany Ventura to Yankees, and the Mets hire pitching coach away from Yankees.

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Mets minor League Free Agent Jordany Ventura signed with the Yankees yesterday.  The 24 year old RHP was once a top prospect for the Mets.  He missed all of 2020 and 2021 due to COVID and Tommy John Surgery.  After struggling in 2022 and 2023, he had a better year in 2024 going 4-2 with a 2.96 ERA in St. Lucie, Brooklyn and Binghamton.

Jordany Ventura's Stats:

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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
2022	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	NYM	0	0		4.15	4.15	4	4	0	0	0	0	8.2	7	4	4	0	2	0	13	0	1	3	35	1.038	7.3	0.0	2.1	13.5	6.50
2023	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	NYM	7	5	.583	4.81	5.42	25	23	0	1	0	0	103.0	79	62	55	5	83	0	106	14	6	16	472	1.573	6.9	0.4	7.3	9.3	1.28
2024	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-A	NYM	4	2	.667	2.96	3.70	22	4	2	0	0	0	48.2	38	20	16	5	20	0	55	3	2	9	204	1.192	7.0	0.9	3.7	10.2	2.75
2024	23	-1.5	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYM	0	0		0.00	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	0	9.1	3	0	0	0	4	0	11	0	0	1	35	0.750	2.9	0.0	3.9	10.6	2.75
2024	23	0.0	Brooklyn	SALL	A+	NYM	4	2	.667	3.89	4.62	15	3	2	0	0	0	37.0	33	19	16	5	16	0	42	2	2	7	159	1.324	8.0	1.2	3.9	10.2	2.63
2024	23	1.1	St. Lucie	FLOR	A	NYM	0	0		0.00	3.86	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	10	0.857	7.7	0.0	0.0	7.7
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 (5 seasons)					Minors		13	10	.565	3.98	4.68	69	45	3	1	0	0	219.1	169	114	97	13	131	1	231	25	11	34	956	1.368	6.9	0.5	5.4	9.5	1.76

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Anthony DiComo MLB.com:  Lindor, Mendoza finalists for BBWAA hardware "Both Lindor and Mendoza face significant competition in their bids to win. Before injuring his back in mid-September, Lindor briefly passed Shohei Ohtani in FanGraphs’ version of WAR...But as Lindor sat out eight consecutive games, Ohtani added 22 hits, six home runs and eight stolen bases to his ledger...Most pundits consider Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy the favorite after he took over a Brewers team that lost Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff and led them to the NL Central crown anyway."

NJ.com: Yankees coach takes job with Mets, joining manager Carlos Mendoza. "Desi Druschel, who served as the Yankees’ assistant pitching coach since 2022, was added to the Mets’ staff, Andy Martino of SNY reported on Monday afternoon...According to Martino, Druschel will serve in the same role as an assistant pitching coach with the Mets. Pitching coach Jeremy Hefner is staying."

Mets offseason Top 30 prospects for 2024 SNY's Joe DeMayo has Jett Williams as #1, Brandon Sproat #2 and Drew Gilbert as #3.  He lists Jesus Baez, recently #3 on Baseball America's list, as #8.

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA NL Most Valuable Player Award finalists:

Francisco Lindor
Ketel Marte
Shohei Ohtani pic.twitter.com/bhcLeCMr7m

— MLB (@MLB) November 12, 2024

Let's hear from NL MVP Finalist @Lindor12BC!

The superstar shortstop joined us to discuss the honor of being named a Finalist, the pride he takes in his defense and much more.@Mets | @officialBBWAA pic.twitter.com/EhoB326YWl

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 12, 2024

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA NL Manager of the Year finalists:

Carlos Mendoza
Pat Murphy
Mike Shildt pic.twitter.com/uhgQPwOfCz

— MLB (@MLB) November 11, 2024

Luke Ritter talks about hitting in a powerful @SyracuseMets lineup and more on today's Meet at the Apple! 🍎

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— New York Mets (@Mets) November 11, 2024

Yahoo Sports/Mets: 

• Blue Jays 'biggest threat' to Yankees, Mets for Juan Soto
• Mets' Carlos Mendoza named 2024 NL Manager of the Year Award finalist
• Yankees coach takes job with Mets, joining manager Carlos Mendoza
• Ohtani, Lindor and Marte are finalists for NL MVP. Judge, Witt and Soto contend for AL honor
• Mets projected $38M star, Luis Severino, predicted to cut ties with N.Y. for Tigers
• Mets superstar, Pete Alonso, predicted to re-sign with N.Y. on $135M contract
• Mets projected to pull off $185 million signing of Astros superstar, Alex Bregman
• Pros and Cons: Should Mets sign Corbin Burnes?

Metsmerized: 

• Francisco Lindor Named NL MVP Finalist
• Carlos Mendoza a Finalist For NL Manager Of The Year
• Mets Hire Desi Druschel as Assistant Pitching Coach
• Where Does Brett Baty Fit Into Mets’ 2025 Plans?
• Free Agent Profile: Corbin Burnes, SP
• Happy Veterans Day to All Who Serve
• 2024 Mets Report Card: José Buttó, RP

Amazing Avenue: 

• Francisco Lindor named 2024 MVP Finalist
• Carlos Mendoza named National League Manager of the Year finalist
• Free Agent Profile: Clay Holmes
• The 2024 ‘Alternate’ Mets: Justin Turner

Mack's Mets: 

• Hot Stove Question of the Day
• Reese Kaplan -- Can David Stearns Spin the Wheel for a Jackpot?

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Arizona Fall League:

11/11/2024: Box Score - Scottsdale Scorpions 5 Surprise Saguaros 2

• Jett Williams; CF 0 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 2 Ks;
• Drew Gilbert*; RF 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 K;
• Jacob Reimer; 3B 1 for 2; 1 run; 2 walks; 1 K; 

Winter Baseball:

For the complete Mets 2024 Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA NL Cy Young Award finalists:

Chris Sale
Paul Skenes
Zack Wheeler pic.twitter.com/AYmSCW6Azm

— MLB (@MLB) November 12, 2024

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award finalists:

Jackson Chourio
Jackson Merrill
Paul Skenes pic.twitter.com/dNgGWwyvR5

— MLB (@MLB) November 12, 2024

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA AL Cy Young Award finalists:

Emmanuel Clase
Seth Lugo
Tarik Skubal pic.twitter.com/TA667qTtQd

— MLB (@MLB) November 11, 2024

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA AL Manager of the Year finalists:

A.J. Hinch
Matt Quatraro
Stephen Vogt pic.twitter.com/clYAdglQyF

— MLB (@MLB) November 11, 2024

2024 AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award finalists:

Colton Cowser (BAL)
Luis Gil (NYY)
Austin Wells (NYY) pic.twitter.com/9S2x9CmmLq

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 11, 2024

Your 2024 @officialBBWAA AL Most Valuable Player Award finalists:

Aaron Judge
Juan Soto
Bobby Witt Jr. pic.twitter.com/GB5fJemtsW

— MLB (@MLB) November 11, 2024

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Al Schmelz (1943)
• Gary Thurman (1964)
• Aaron Heilman (1978)

Transactions:

Larry Bowa granted free agency on November 12, 1985.

Rusty Staub granted free agency on November 12, 1985.

New York Mets traded Ron Gardenhire to the Minnesota Twins for Donnie Iasparro on November 12, 1986.

New York Mets signed free agent Kevin Roberson of the Chicago Cubs on November 12, 1995.

New York Mets traded Jermaine Allensworth to the Boston Red Sox for Jon Nunnally on November 12, 1999.

Baseball Reference:

1975 - Tom Seaver of the New York Mets wins his third Cy Young Award. He posted 243 strikeouts with a 2.38 ERA and led the National League with 22 victories.

11/12/1975 Tom Seaver wins his third career Cy Young Award. He won 22 games with the Mets this season, posting a 2.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and striking out 243 batters in 280 innings. As of right now, he is the only New York Met to win multiple Cy Young Awards in a Mets uniform. pic.twitter.com/W7bsj3XCW0

— This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) November 12, 2019

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