Mets News and Morning Links - 1/3/2025

 



Good Morning.  Will Sammon talks Pete Alonso and Mets Prospects, Mets.com looks at Juan Soto's impact on Prospects and Joey Meneses gets another RBI in Winter Ball.

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

Mets Links: 

Will Sammon The Athletic: Mets mailbag: What’s the holdup with Pete Alonso? Are the Mets done in the rotation?  Will answers questions from fans saying that if the Mets have one move left it should be signing Pete and he thinks the rotation is set.  He also said this about Ronny Mauricio and Luisangel Acuna: "In regards to Mauricio, Mets officials like the progress he has made recently. But we are still talking about a young player who didn’t play at all in 2024 — getting him reps might be preferable. In the case of Luisangel Acuña, it’s probably wise to keep his stint with the Mets in perspective: It was just 14 games, and he struggled to find consistency in Triple A before a surprise September call-up. In all cases, these players probably need to demonstrate positive signs in spring training before anyone pencils them in anywhere on the major-league roster." (Subscription Required)

SI.com: Should New York Mets Add Another All-Star Closer in Free Agency? "Last offseason, Kirby Yates signed a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers, going on to have his best season since 2019. Named to his second All-Star team, Yates posted a 1.17 ERA over 61.2 innings, converting 33 of his 34 save opportunities."

Sporting News.com: Mets could dump Brett Baty in blockbuster trade for $108 million starter Luis Castillo


Mets.com: 

  • Every team's representative(s) on the HOF ballot For the Mets - "Abreu (2014), Beltrán (2005-11), Granderson (2014-17), F. Rodríguez (2009-11), Wagner (2006-09), Wright (2004-16, ‘18)"
  • Here are 25 prospect storylines to follow in 2025 "Trickle-down effects of Soto in Mets system: The offseason’s biggest free agent plays in the outfield. Five of the Mets’ top six prospects (Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, Ryan Clifford, Carson Benge, Ronny Mauricio) have outfield experience. Depth on the grass is a good thing to have, but Soto’s arrival could provoke some moving and shaking among that group in the short and long term. Maybe Williams starts playing more in the middle infield, Gilbert gets more looks in center and Clifford becomes more of a full-time first baseman."

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

New York Mets on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

Mets at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31

Injury-prone ex-Mets ace sidelined again: 'Recipe for disaster'

Reese Kaplan -- 1st Mets Series is Like a Classic Western Movie

MLB power rankings: Perfect Padres throttle Braves to put Atlanta in early 2025 hole

Who is Kumar Rocker? Reds face Rangers' third overall pick from 2022 draft

Mets’ Max Kranick aced first big-league test since 2022: ‘Heart was racing’

Why World Series champ wants Astros to find 'oil money' for Framber Valdez

Rangers Announce Jacob deGrom News After Red Sox Game

Metsmerized:

Metsmerized Online

State Senator Liu Gives Steve Cohen Permission for Casino

Morning Briefing: Jacob deGrom Strong in 2025 Rangers Debut

Mets Minors Recap: Sproat Roughed Up In First Triple-A Outing

Mets Minors Game Chat: Syracuse vs. Worcester, 1:05 PM.

Amazing Avenue:

Amazin' Avenue - All Posts

The Mets hope to awaken their bats in Miami

Mets Morning News for March 31, 2025

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 3/31/25: Sproat struggles as Syracuse loses

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

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

Faith and Fear in Flushing

Lessons Relearned

I Could Get Used to This

Mets360:

Mets360

Why Did They Boo Juan Soto?

Five things that stand out for the Mets after three games

Gut Reaction: Astros 2, Mets 1 (3/29/25)

Mack's Mets:

Mack's Mets

Paul Articulates - How about that D?

Reese Kaplan -- 1st Mets Series is Like a Classic Western Movie

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Winter Baseball:

1/2/2025 Box Score: Tomateros de Culiacan 13 Venados de Mazatlan 2

MLB Links:

MLB.com:

MLB News

Yankees' new 'Torpedo' bats create a stir amid 15-homer weekend barrage

'We're all in awe': Yanks launch 4 more HRs to cap sweep

MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well

Baseball reacts to the new 'Torpedo' bats

Instant overreactions from opening weekend ... and how valid they might be

Devers' 2025 campaign off to historically rough start

Cowser goes on IL with left thumb fracture

Now available for 2025 season: At Bat Premium + MLB Network

D-backs pitcher(!) delivers RBI single during 8-run rally

MLB Trade Rumors:

MLB Trade Rumors

Front Office Subscriber Chat, Today At 12pm CT

Orioles Place Colton Cowser On Injured List Due To Fractured Thumb

The Opener: Campbell, Twins, A’s

Brian Snitker Non-Committal About Managing Beyond 2025 Season

NL Injury Notes: Realmuto, Turner, Suarez, Abbott, Murphy, Freeman

MLBTR Chat Transcript

2024-25 Offseason In Review Series

Fantasy Baseball Subscriber Chat With Nicklaus Gaut

Twins To Designate Randy Dobnak For Assignment

Shohei Ohtani Throws Bullpen Session, No Timeline Yet For Return To Pitching

Logan Gilbert Expressing Interest In Future Extension With Mariners

Rangers Place Josh Jung On Injured List

Athletics Claim Angel Perdomo, Designate Esteury Ruiz For Assignment

Jose Ramirez Day-To-Day After Exiting Game With Wrist Sprain

Orioles Place Albert Suarez On Injured List, Select Matt Bowman

Yahoo Sports:

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

Red Sox at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31

Royals at Brewers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31

Mets at Marlins: 5 things to watch and series predictions | March 31 - April 2

Mets at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31

Top fantasy baseball prospects: Roman Anthony, Nick Kurtz impress over weekend

Mets at Marlins: How to watch on SNY on March 31, 2025

MLB reactions to Yankees' 'torpedo bats' range from 'it's terrible' to 'they should send a few over here'

Yankees' 'torpedo' bats elicit shock and awe around baseball after a 13-home run weekend

What's the deal with the Yankees' 'torpedo bats'? And are they really a competitive advantage?

WATCH: ‘Welcome Home Phillies' celebrates the team's home opener

ESPN:

www.espn.com - MLB

Devers fans twice more, now at 12 K's this year

DeGrom 'terrific' in return, Rangers top Red Sox

Marlins induct Conine before son homers in win

CBS Sports:

CBSSports.com Headlines

Colton Cowser injury update: Orioles OF on IL with broken thumb after digit bent 'all the way back' on slide

MLB Opening Weekend takeaways: Torpedo bats, undefeated Dodgers and Yankees doing just fine without Juan Soto

All No. 1 seeds reach men's Final Four; UCLA, South Carolina advance in women's tournament


FanGraphs:

FanGraphs Baseball

Post-Spring Training Top 100 Prospects Update

How the 2025 Opening Day Rosters Were Built

Sunday Notes: Toronto’s Alan Roden Is Looking For More Ideal Launch Angles

Effectively Wild Episode 2302: Opening Delay and the 2025 Team Fun Draft

The Name’s Bonding, Team Bonding: National League

We Are Invincible, We Are Already Dead

Matt Chapman Addresses His 2015 FanGraphs Scouting Report

MacKenzie Gore Kicked Major Butt on Opening Day

Two New Ballparks Enter the Villa

2025 FanGraphs Opening Day Chat

Braves.com:

Braves News

As Braves try to turn the page, Dodgers are the next chapter

Braves in LA to face unbeaten champs

MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well

Marlins.com:

Marlins News

3 wins, 3 walk-offs: Marlins kick off '25 in historic fashion

Family affair for Conines: Dad inducted into Marlins HOF, son hits tying HR

MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well

Phillies.com:

Phillies News

Castellanos focusing on what he can control in bid for successful 2025

New for 2025 -- PHILLIES.TV -- stream games in the Phillies territory

Sánchez set to debut in Phils' home opener

Nationals.com:

Nationals News

'Big boys' homers launch Nationals to first win of 2025

Soroka set to face Blue Jays on his home turf

MLB.TV is back for 2025 -- new local packages available as well

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

Transactions:

New York Mets released Bobby Bonilla on January 3, 2000.

Houston Astros signed Jim Mann of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 3, 2001.

Texas Rangers signed John Thomson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 3, 2003.

New York Yankees signed Pedro Feliciano of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 3, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Taylor Buchholz of the Toronto Blue Jays on January 3, 2011.

New York Mets signed free agent Chris Capuano of the Milwaukee Braves on January 3, 2011.

Centerfield Maz:

centerfield maz

Remembering Mets Opening Days (1996) Mets Make Their Biggest Opening Day Comeback

Rusty Staub (Part Two) The 1980's Mets Years: 1980 - 1985

Remembering Mets Opening Days (2023) Brandon Nimmo's Multi-Three RBI Game in South Florida


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