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Mets News and Morning Links - 2/7/2025

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Benny Ayala, Charlie Puleo, and Endy Chavez. Details on how Mets closed Pete Alonso contract, Ron Darling likes the Pete deal and Manfred talks Salary Cap.

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

Mets Links: 

Mike Puma NY Post Sports+: Inside the Pete Alonso-Steve Cohen sit-down that brought slugger back to Mets. "On Tuesday, team owner Steve Cohen flew to Tampa — where Alonso resides — and along with president of baseball operations David Stearns, met with Alonso and the first baseman’s representative, Scott Boras. For about three hours the group convened at Stovall House, a social club to which Alonso belongs.A day later, Alonso agreed to a two-year contract worth $54 million for a return to the Mets. The deal includes an opt-out after the first season and $10 million signing bonus." (Subscription Required)

Jon Heyman NY Post Sports+: Steve Cohen ‘needed’ the Pete Alonso-Mets reunion to happen. "Mets owner Steve Cohen suggested the secret sit-down with Pete Alonso in Tampa on Tuesday, and that may have been the breakthrough the sides needed. 'I really wanted to humanize the negotiations,' Cohen told The Post. 'I wanted him to hear it straight from me — two human beings having a real conversation.'” 

Joel Sherman NY Post Sports+: Pete Alonso deal opens up intriguing trade possibility for Mets. "[The Pete Alonso contract gives] them at least another season of Alonso at first and Mark Vientos at third, which turns Luisangel Acuna, Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio from competing for the hot corner job into either bench pieces or Syracuse Mets since each has one more minor league option. Or … Does that trio become even more prominent trade chips?...All three were discussed with the White Sox when the Mets were trying to get Garrett Crochet in December — so even before Alonso’s return. The Mets also talked at that time to San Diego about Dylan Cease." (Subscription Required)

Tim Healey Newsday; Mets spring training preview: Five storylines heading into 2025. "Are there any more moves on the way? How does Alonso feel about his, ahem, interesting offseason? What is Kodai Senga’s status? How will the Mets handle a glut of infielders? Is it really all this easy and good?"

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: What Pete Alonso adds to Mets lineup with lofty expectations entering 2025. "Not to be hyperbolic, but the Mets could be on the verge of history. According to MLB Network’s Sarah Langs, the Mets have never had three players hit 30 or more home runs in a season, but three hitters are projected to hit 30 dingers in 2025: Juan Soto (35), Mark Vientos (33) and Pete Alonso (36). This illustrates the impact of Alonso’s return. Realistically, the Mets could be looking at four 30-homer hitters with the potential for five. Francisco Lindor is coming off back-to-back seasons of 30 or more, and if Brandon Nimmo taps into the power he did two years ago, he could reach the same peak, or at least come close to it."

Will Sammon The Athletic: Farm system heat check: What’s the immediate and future outlook for the New York Mets. "Prospects most likely to impact 2025 team: Sproat, Tidwell, Mauricio, Acuña. "Sproat should debut at some point in the second half of the season. He will start the year in Triple A, where he had a 7.53 ERA in seven starts in 2024 after dominating the previous two levels within the same year. Tidwell and Dom Hamel also may merit consideration whenever the Mets need to tap into their pitching depth." (Subscription Required)

Fangraphs: 3rd Base Fantasy Rankings: Mark Vientos comes in at #7.


Mets Daily Clips 

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Mets.com:

Mets News

Everything you need to know for Mets Spring Training

Pipeline Inbox: Is Benge about to join the Top 100 Prospects list?

McLean, Houck among prospects who also stood out on gridiron

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

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

New Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Trolls Himself After Surprising Trade

Unwanted ex-Mets slugger frustrated with free agency: Teams 'don't want' us

What the Mets know, and still need to find out, at each position this spring

Padres' Dylan Cease price tag revealed. Are Mets willing to pay?

OMG! Mets haven't 'ruled out' reunion with key player of '24 team

Yankees 'will regret' not adding Mets $54 million slugger in free agency

Jewish outfielder Harrison Bader is leaving the New York Mets

Mets Discussed Trio of Promising Infielders in Garrett Crochet Trade Talks

Metsmerized:

Metsmerized Online

2025 Mets Top 30 Prospects Preview

NL East Farm System Analysis: Philadelphia Phillies

2025 NL East Positional Rankings: Shortstop

Morning Briefing: Mets Offered Alonso Three Years, $85 Million

Amazing Avenue:

Amazin' Avenue - All Posts

Celebrate Pete Alonso’s return with some BreakingT gear

Top 25 Mets Prospects for 2025: Writer’s Thoughts (10-1)

Reaction roundup: Pete Alonso is back with the Mets

Mets Morning News for February 7, 2025

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

Faith and Fear in Flushing

A Bear Among Us

Welcome, THB Class of 2024!

Mets360:

Mets360

Mets 2025 projections: Pete Alonso

Thoughts on 20 of the Mets' top prospects

Mets re-sign Pete Alonso

Kiner's Korner:

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The 5: Groundhog Day

Polar Opposites: The Meaning and Ramifications of Alonso's signing

Mets Sunday School: Forgotten Faces of Flushing #5:Claudell Washington’s Link to Ruth, Mize, and Ferris Bueller.

Kollector’s Korner: Met-o-ra-bil-ia Hall of Fame: Mario Arduini

Max Scherzer: The Comeback That Could Help the Mets’ Rotation

The 5: Hall of Fame Edition

Mack's Mets:

Mack's Mets

Tom Brennan: 854 or Bust

Reese Kaplan -- Stearns Tied the Game But Has Not Yet Won

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

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Winter Baseball:

Mexico plays the Dominican Republic tonight at 10 PM for the Caribbean Series Championship.

MLB Links:

Ken Rosenthal The Athletic: MLB owners taking a hard-line stance on a salary cap would be a mistake. "The debate over whether a cap would be good for baseball is again taking place not just among owners, but also among fans. While the discussion is not unreasonable, players find the idea unacceptable, just as they did when they went on strike over the issue in 1994-95. Their opposition remains so vehement, the owners know if they take a hard-line stance on a cap, it almost certainly would lead to a shutdown of the sport after the current collective-bargaining agreement expires in December 2026." (Subscription Required)

NY Daily News: MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says fans are concerned about lack of salary cap. "MLB’s growing discourse about a lack of salary cap has extended to the fans. That’s according to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who said Thursday fans have sent emails voicing their concerns about their teams’ abilities to compete in the current financial landscape."

The Athletic: If ESPN opts out of TV deal, MLB warns it could walk away: source. "Major League Baseball is warning that it could walk away from ESPN if the network opts out of their national TV deal next month. After four decades of partnership, a new deal with ESPN would be unlikely following an opt out, a person briefed on the league’s thinking who was not authorized to speak publicly said Thursday. ESPN, which is carrying Sunday Night Baseball for a 36th season this year, is locked in as baseball’s partner for 2025 either way. To be determined is the fate of the final three years of the seven-year contract, the 2026-28 seasons." (Subscription Required)

MLB.com:

MLB News

Inbox: Who will join the Top 100 when Crews, Wilson and Lowder graduate?

Bregman among 5 notable free agents still available

What brought Scherzer to Toronto? 'I’m playing to win'

Mancini agrees to Minors deal with D-backs (source)

Wind effect: These ballparks, players were most impacted by the weather

6 teams the projection systems disagree about the most

Mexico, DR battle for Caribbean Series championship (10 ET: MLB Network, MLB.TV)

Spring Training report dates, games, info and more

Top Cubs prospect Shaw officially gets Spring Training invite

MLB Trade Rumors:

MLB Trade Rumors

Poll: Who’s Winning The Offseason In The AL Central?

Padres Nearing Deal With Connor Joe

Twins Sign Harrison Bader

Orioles Claim Roansy Contreras, Designate Daz Cameron

Trey Mancini, Diamondbacks Agree To Minor League Deal

White Sox Sign Brandon Drury, Tristan Gray To Minor League Deals

Cardinals Sign Nick Anderson To Minor League Deal

Twins Designate Ronny Henriquez For Assignment

Twins Sign Danny Coulombe

White Sox Claim Brandon Eisert, Designate Steven Wilson

White Sox Outright Zach DeLoach

Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript

Luis Rengifo Wins Arbitration Hearing Versus Angels

Tigers Designate Mason Englert For Assignment

Royals Sign Thomas Hatch To Minor League Deal

Yahoo Sports:

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

Brandon Nimmo talks Pete Alonso's return: 'I think it is amazing'

After another limited free-agent market, MLB faces a new economic problem

Steve Cohen sent clear message in Mets’ meeting with Pete Alonso: ‘We want you back’

2025 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Preview: The position is star-studded once again

What Giants' non-roster invitees, led by Eldridge, say about roster

Yankees free agency and trade buzz: NY among teams Cardinals reengaged with on Nolan Arenado

The Mets and Pete Alonso are getting back together | The Mets Pod

Yankees' Brian Cashman: Gleyber Torres was ‘unwilling’ to move to third base after Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter is sentenced to nearly 5 years in sports betting case

Dodgers embrace Evil Empire persona by giving away literal Death Star

ESPN:

www.espn.com - MLB

Scherzer has eyes on winning title with 3rd team

Sources: Mancini, D-backs agree to new deal

Hall of Famer Boggs says he's now cancer free

CBS Sports:

CBSSports.com Headlines

Why Alex Bregman, Nick Pivetta and other top MLB free agents remain available, plus where they might sign

MLB rumors: Astros increase offer to top remaining free agent Alex Bregman

Dodgers have best shot in decades to repeat in World Series, but back-to-back MLB titles are rare for a reason


FanGraphs:

FanGraphs Baseball

Matrix Reloaded: February 7, 2025

RosterResource Chat – 2/7/25

Now Tommy Pham Is a Pirate, Yarrrgh

Kansas City’s Outfield Is a Missed Opportunity

Effectively Wild Episode 2280: Season Preview Series: Rays and Brewers

Jose Altuve Could Be on the Move — to Left Field

Mets, Pete Alonso Come to Their Senses, Get Back Together

The Twins Sign Harrison Bader, Hope Not to Need Him

Orioles and Diamondbacks Add Righty Bats Ramón Laureano and Randal Grichuk

Are the Pirates Wasting Their Incredible Young Starters? If So, How Much?

Braves.com:

Braves News

Everything to know ahead of Braves' camp

Here are 18 prospects who also starred on the gridiron

Where 'The Shredder' ranks the Braves, Part 2

Marlins.com:

Marlins News

Eury Pérez at '75%,' on track for midseason return

McMullen tabbed as Marlins' new lead radio announcer

Snelling among prospects who also stood out on gridiron

Phillies.com:

Phillies News

Still recovering, Clearwater gears up for Phils & Spring Training

Phils prospect Abel discusses goals for '25

Phillies Truck Day ahead of Spring Training set for Feb. 3

Nationals.com:

Nationals News

Nats' non-roster arms aim to open eyes

Honoring 20 years of Nationals with the All-Nats team

Predicting each club's No. 1 prospect in 2027

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

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New York Mets traded Hank Webb and Richard Sander to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Rick Auerbach on February 7, 1977.

Mickey Lolich announced his retirement on February 7, 1977.

New York Mets released Ross Jones on February 7, 1986.

New York Mets claimed David Lamb on waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on February 7, 2000.

Seattle Mariners signed Kelly Shoppach of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 7, 2013.

New York Mets signed free agent Todd Frazier of the New York Yankees on February 7, 2018.

Pittsburgh Pirates signed Chasen Shreve of the New York Mets as a free agent on February 7, 2021.

National Pastime.com: 

1979

Jesse Orosco becomes 'the player to be named later' in the Mets' trade of Jerry Koosman to the Twins. The left-handed reliever will spend 24 seasons in the major leagues, setting the record for appearances with 1,252.

Baseball Reference.com:

2010 - The Leones del Escogido, representing the Dominican League, win the 2010 Caribbean Series with a 7 - 4 victory over the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan League in La Asunción, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Escogido finishes the tournament with a 5-1 record and Mets OF prospect Fernando Martinez is named the Series' MVP after hitting .348 with 2 homers and 4 RBI. It is Escogido's third Caribbean championship and first since 1990.

Centerfield Maz:

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Curtis Granderson: 2015 N.L. Champion Mets Right Fielder (2014 - 2017)

Remembering Mets Opening Days (2006) A Win for the Eventual NL Eastern Champs

Vance Wilson: Early 2000's Mets Back Up Catcher & Current MLB Coach (1999 - 2004)


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