Good morning, Mets fans! If you didn’t read MMO over the weekend (how dare you!) check out the articles below in the “Latest in MMO” section. Matt Mancuso and Robert Colonna put in work.
Major League Baseball will hand out awards all week, starting with Rookie of the Year on Monday at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network. Carson Benge is one of three National League finalists, along with Sal Stewart and JJ Wetherholt.
Benge, 23, a first-round pick in 2024 (19th), hopes to be the seventh Met ROY and first since Pete Alonso in 2019. The other winners were Jacob deGrom (2014), Dwight Gooden (1984), Darryl Strawberry (1983), Jon Matlack (1972) and Tom Seaver (1967). He could join some pretty good company.
Carson Benge by Roberto Carlo
Latest Mets News
Third base prospect Jacob Reimer went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double and stole a base in a Puerto Rican Winter League game Sunday. Reimer, 22, is 6-for-13 in four games.
Irving Cota threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in the Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Game, which was won 6-4 by the National League. Ryan Lambert struck out one and walked one.
Ronny Mauricio went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the Dominican Winter League. Luis Torrens went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, two runs scored and two walks in the Venezuelan Winter League.
In the Mexican Pacific Winter League, third base prospect Marco Vargas went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored. Shortstop Kevin Villavicencio went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base.
Latest MLB News
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported that trade candidates with one year of control left are unlikely to be dealt for prospects this month because of the expected labor dispute. Morosi cited Logan Gilbert, Steven Kwan, Joe Ryan and Sandy Alcantara as examples. Sources told him pending free agents could be traded for each other to balance risk.
Morosi further reported that trade talks are more advanced than usual for early November, per team officials, and deals could happen this week. The baseball winter meetings scheduled for Dec. 7-10 are in jeopardy with a lockout expected to begin on Dec. 1.
The Tigers have scouted Japanese slugger Teruaki Sato and pitcher Kaima Taira, per Evan Petzold, who covers the team on a YouTube channel. Detroit was also interested in free agent pitcher Shota Imanaga before he was signed by the Cubs.
Latest in MMO
Matt Mancuso’s research showed that Ryne Nelson of the Diamondbacks has the stuff to be the next Clay Holmes and make the move from reliever to starter. Matt would like to see the Mets swing a deal.
Robert Colonna compared Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty to their comps as prospects. It is an interesting read.
Another Robert Colonna piece worth your time. He compared the Mets’ organizational stability to others. (Spoiler: it’s lacking.)
On This Date in Mets History
2023: Francisco Lindor wins the Silver Slugger, his first as a Met and third of his career. He hit .254/.336/.470 with 31 homers, 98 RBIs and stole 31 bases.
Born on This Date: Jon Nunnally (1971).
