Mets News and Morning Links - 6/14/2022

 

Good Morning.  Max Scherzer returns to NY to possibly face live batters, Mets home to face Brewers, the FCL Mets win and lots of discussion about promoting Francisco Alvarez.

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Today's Game:

Brewers (34-28) @ Mets (40-22), 7:10 pm

NYM: Chris Bassitt (#40, 33, RHP, 4-4, 4.35)
MIL: Adrian Houser (#37, 29, RHP, 3-6, 3.92)

213 Miles From Shea:

• Game Preview: Brewers vs Mets

Mets.com:

• Díaz whiffs Trout en route to filthy 5-out save
• Game Story: Davis, Alonso power Mets ▶️
• Baty makes Prospect Team of the Week - .400/.500/.700, 6 G, 8-for-20, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 3 K

Mets News and Links:

• Mets Games Played On This Date: June 14th

Max Scherzer (strained left oblique) returned to New York today. The Mets plan to discuss with him tomorrow when he’ll face hitters in a live BP setting for the first time since getting hurt.

(Buck Showalter said Friday that step was coming soon, so it sounds like any day now.)

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) June 13, 2022

Mets now aren’t ruling out top prospect Francisco Alvarez catching in the majors in 2022. Prefer to see him at Triple-A first but has 1.000 OPS over last month at Double A.. https://t.co/modJdgRebc

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) June 13, 2022

Can’t wait to see “The Troll” in Queens. This guy oozes confidence and love of the game. Fist bumped my kids through the net before every at bat last night. pic.twitter.com/8FG48PPekP

— Dallas - SportSpyder 🥚 (@dallasrpi) June 12, 2022

Last year Francisco Alvarez had 14 pass balls in 59 games caught - so far this year? 2 in 36 games. Wild pitches by catcher are not tracked on Baseball Reference so you have to go look at individual box scores or check other sources - still that is a pretty impressive improvement

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) June 13, 2022

A lot of references to Conforto's jump from (AA) to the (MLB) '15 as justification for promoting Alvarez.

Major difference though...Conforto was 22 yrs old, had 133 minor league + 182 games of college experience. (318 total)

Alvarez is 20 yrs old and has 191 total games so far.

— Christopher Soto (@SotoC803) June 13, 2022

I’m so sorry, #Mets fans, but the daily podcast could not be saved.💔 It was a pleasure to have produced this project and I’m truly glad we all had this time together. I thank the @Mets for having allowed us all to assemble these last several months and will forever be a fan. pic.twitter.com/U97x5ZJnvQ

— Josh Lewin (@joshlewinstuff) June 13, 2022

SNY.TV: 3 reasons why Mets remain in great spot following West Coast trip, despite Braves' surge. 1. Best record in NL, 2. Winning despite no Jacob deGrom. 3. Winning despite no Max Scherzer.

NY Post: Brewers president David Stearns may get up-close look at potential Mets future.

Laura Albanese Newsday: Edwin Diaz showing his best stuff as Mets' closer this season. "His strikeout percentage this year is at 48%, the highest of his career, and his expected ERA is at an all-time low, at 1.77. His actual ERA is a tidy 2.13. He overpowers with the fastball but is devastating with his slider, which clocks, on average, more than 8 mph slower than the high heat. Sunday, after hitting almost 102, he came back with a slider that swooped in at 90 mph — a pitch that helped him strike out the side in the ninth."

Metsmerized:

• Mets by the Numbers: Eduardo Escobar Heats Up
• Edwin Díaz’s Five-Out Save Proves He’s One of Baseball’s Best
• Mets May Promote Francisco Álvarez To Majors In 2022
• 3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Soaring Higher Than Angels
• Taijuan Walker Strikes Out Ten in West Coast Finale

Amazing Avenue:

• Player Meter: Pitchers, June 6-12
• Player Meter: Position players, June 6-12

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• A Tidy Conclusion

Mets360:

• Buck Showalter’s relief usage and what the future pen might look like

The Mets Police:

• Why the Mets should trade Pete Alonso for Tommy Edman or Ke’Bryan Hayes. - The Mets Police with his tounge firmly in cheek compares Pete's WAR to other players who have way less HRs and RBIs but a far great WAR for some reason.

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Mets top OF prospect Alex Ramirez has a hit in 6 of 7 games in June. Worth noting BB/K rates by month
April---- 4/14
May-----4/28
June-----4/6
Development? I like it. pic.twitter.com/KTlJ9nCLIw

— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) June 13, 2022

Last years Mets 4th rd pick 1B JT Schwartz in June is hitting .333 with a .391 OBP in Brooklyn.

— Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) June 13, 2022

#Mets have released the following minor league players:

RHP Felix Pena
RHP Kevin Gadea
RHP Anthony Vizcaya
RHP Evy Ruibal
RHP Dan Goggin
RHP Jaison Vilera
OF Antoine Duplantis

— MiLB-Transactions (@tombaseball29) June 14, 2022

Today's Games:

The FCL Mets play the FCL Cardinals at noon.

The St. Lucie Mets are home against the Tampa Tarpons, 6:10.

The Brooklyn Cyclones are in Wilmington, 6:35.

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies are in Bowie, 6:35.

The Syracuse Mets play in Norfolk at 6:35, Thomas Szapucki the scheduled starter.

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

AP Sports:

• Hoskins’ RBI double in 9th lifts Phillies over Marlins 3-2.
• Albies breaks foot, but Braves beat Nats for 12th straight, Braves 9-Nationals 5.
• Buxton homers vs Seattle again, Twins top Mariners 3-2. "Buxton, fresh off an American League player of the week award, hit a two-run shot to right-center field off Chris Flexen in the first inning. It was his fourth home run in five games against Seattle this season."

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

MLB.com:

• Buxton's 18th homer paces Twins in Seattle
• Albies fractures foot: 'Big part of our club'
• Darvish soaks in Wrigley, even as tornado sirens blare
• A competitive All-Star ballot means tough choices
• Blue Jays' offense heating up to 2021 level
• 'DC rakes': Carlson hitting his stride after hamstring injury
• Hoskins, Phils walk off to 10th win in 11 games
• Votto, young fan combine to make TikTok 

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Ozzie Albies Suffers Foot Fracture
• Rangers’ Eli White To Undergo Wrist Surgery
• Tigers Designate Jacob Barnes For Assignment
• Reds Activate Jonathan India, Mike Moustakas
• Looking For A Match In A Willson Contreras Trade
• Pirates Select Jason Delay, Recall Canaan Smith-Njigba
• Nick Ahmed To Undergo Shoulder Surgery
• Marlins Designate Aneurys Zabala For Assignment
• Nationals To Place Stephen Strasburg On Injured List
• Royals Select Daniel Mengden
• Tigers Place Eduardo Rodriguez On Restricted List
• White Sox Place Yasmani Grandal On Injured List, Activate Lance Lynn
• Orioles Select Kyle Stowers, Rico Garcia
• Cubs Designate Sean Newcomb For Assignment
• Twins Select Elliot Soto

Yahoo Sports:

• Streaking Braves are right back in the thick of it
• Cubs’ Justin Steele continues promising stretch in gutsy outing
• Braves vs. Nationals Highlights
• Padres vs. Cubs Highlights
• Twins vs. Mariners Highlights
• Reds vs. D-backs Highlights
• Brandon Crawford makes Royals pay in rare matchup since 2014 World Series
• Royals vs. Giants Highlights
• White Sox vs. Tigers Highlights
• Padres’ Yu Darvish shows Cubs he’s still the man in Wrigley return

ESPN:

• Braves 2B Albies fractures left foot during swing
• Report: Donaldson ban upheld, fine cut to $5K
• Tigers put absent Rodriguez on restricted list

CBS Sports:

• Braves' winning streak hits 12 games as Dansby Swanson stays hot vs. Nationals
• Ozzie Albies injury update: Braves second baseman suffers fractured foot on swing vs. Nationals
• Josh Donaldson's suspension for 'Jackie' comment to Tim Anderson upheld, per report

Braves.com:

• Hottest team in baseball: Braves' 12 straight wins are Majors' season best
• Albies fractures foot: 'Big part of our club'
• Game Story: Swanson drives HR, 4 RBIs ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Albies fractures left foot

Marlins.com:

• Alcantara pulled in key spot at 113 pitches
• Game Story: Rojas doubles twice in loss ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Cooper returns; López throws 'pen

Phillies.com:

• Hoskins, Phils walk off to 10th win in 11 games
• Game Story: Phillies walk it off in the 9th ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Phillies recall Kelly, DFA Norwood

Nationals.com:

• Strasburg returning to injured list; Tetreault to make debut
• Injuries & Moves: Soto's early exit (knee) precautionary
• Game Story: Thomas belts homer in loss ▶️

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born Today

• ·    Jace Beck (2000)

Transactions:

New York Mets purchased Jack Aker from the Atlanta Braves on June 14, 1974.

New York Mets traded Marvell Wynne and Steve Senteney to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Junior Ortiz and Art Ray on June 14, 1983.

New York Mets selected David Peterson in first round (20th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 14, 2017.

National Pastime.com: 

1963

In a 10-3 win over the Reds at Crosley Field, Mets outfielder Duke Snider hits his 400th career homer off of Bob Purkey. With his sweet left-handed swing, the future Hall of Famer will finish his 18-years in the major leagues with 407 round-trippers.

1965

Reds starter Jim Maloney, who strikes out 18 batters, no-hits the Mets for ten innings but loses 1-0 when Johnny Lewis connects for a homer in the eleventh in the Crosley Field contest. In August at Wrigley Field, the right-hander will again give up no hits through the first nine innings but records this time a no-hitter when his teammate Leo Cardenas connects in the top of the tenth, providing the only run in Cincinnati's 1-0 victory over Chicago.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (1983) Looking Back At How The Mets Got Keith Hernandez
• Remembering Mets History: (1963) Duke Snider's Walk Off & 400th Career HRs

Brooklyn Trolley Blogger:

• BEFORE the BUMS 6/13/1890: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Topple Mickey Welch at Washington Park

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