Mets News and Morning Links - 11/3/2024

Good Morning. Happy Birthday Armando Benitez, Jett Williams and Hansel Moreno. Sean Manaea plans to Opt out, a fake news tweet on the Mets, Jon Heyman and Juan Soto, and Mets players get an off day in the AFL.

Section Links: Mets Links, Arizona Fall League Links, Winter Baseball, MLB Links, and This Day in Mets History 

Mets Links: 

Anthony DiComo MLB.com: Sean Manaea, one of baseball's top pitchers in the second half of the season, intends to opt out of the $13.5 million option on his contract and become a free agent, a source said Saturday. The team has not confirmed...His opt-out decision will likely prompt the Mets to extend him a qualifying offer, which is a one-year contract worth $21.05 million. If Manaea rejects that, which is likely, the Mets would receive Draft pick compensation in the event he signs elsewhere."

Clutchpoints: Jon Heyman sets the record straight on Juan Soto free agency rumor One Tweeter on X said that Jon Heyman reported that the Mets offered Juan Soto $660 million over 6 years which Jon quickly refuted.

David Lennon Newsday: Mets owner Steve Cohen is going to be a major headache for Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner this offseason. "This offseason Boras again has cornered the market on top free agents. Soto leads the way, but he’s followed by Snell, Corbin Burnes, Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso and Sean Manaea, to name a few...And with roughly $180 million in payroll coming off the Mets' books this winter, you can easily envision Cohen being in the mood to spend it, especially after his team fell only two wins short of the World Series this October."

Metsmerized: 

• Option Roundup: Cole Opts Out, Rizzo Becomes Free Agent
• Free Agent Profile: Tanner Scott, RP
• Sean Manaea to Opt Out of Contract
• MMO Roundtable: Should The Mets Re-Sign Pete Alonso?

Amazing Avenue: 

• Manaea plans to opt out of Mets deal

Mack's Mets: 

• Reese Kaplan -- Taking Off the Gloves And Examining Juan Soto

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Arizona Fall League:

The Mets contingent playing for the Scottsdale Scorpions had the day off Saturday.  They resume action with a game tonight at 7.

Winter Baseball:

In Venezuela:

Tigres de Aragua 4 Navegantes del Magallanes 0 (Box Score)

• Binghamton Rumble Ponies Pitcher Daniel Juarez came in the 4th with a man on 1st and 2 outs, walked the first batter and got the next hitter to pop out to Ex-Met Eduardo Escobar, 1/3 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk;

In Mexico:

Aguilas de Mexicali 4 Yaquis de Obregon 3 (Box Score)

• Brooklyn Cyclone Kevin Villavicencio; Pinch Runner/2B - no at-bats, 1 run scored.

For the complete 2024 Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Kevin Kernan Ballnine: PFP (Pitching Fielding Practice) Never Lies. "The Yankees were assembled as a team of stars and youngsters who hit home runs, a team that does not lean on fundamentals. The Yankees base-running throughout the World Series was Keystone Kops-like as well."

Bill Madden: Yankees’ fatal flaws exposed in World Series loss to Dodgers. "As horrific as that Game 5 fifth inning was, it was not something out of character for this Yankee team that has been one of the most fundamentally and defensively challenged teams in baseball for quite a while now."

BK and @Anthony_Recker discuss Gerrit Cole's future in the Bronx.#MLBTonight | #RepBX pic.twitter.com/Dvp3gL5x3P

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 3, 2024

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Rick Herrscher (1936)
• Armando Benitez (1972)
• Carlos Hernandez (1994) 
• Hansel Moreno (1996)
• Jett Williams (2003)

Transactions:

Florida Marlins signed Ryan McGuire of the New York Mets as a free agent on November 3, 2000.

Abraham Nunez granted free agency on November 3, 2008.

Jose Santiago granted free agency on November 3, 2008.

Brad Emaus granted free agency on November 3, 2012.

Val Pascucci granted free agency on November 3, 2012.

Kelly Johnson granted free agency on November 3, 2016.

National Pastime.com:

2003	ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine will return to Japan to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines, the club which fired him after a solid second-place finish in 1995. The former Mets and Rangers skipper signs a three-year deal with an option for two more years worth an estimated $6.4 million.

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