Good Morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom has been nominated as a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award and Steve Cohen has Mets fans excited about the future.
Latest Mets News
Per Marc Carig of The Athletic, Steve Cohen, new owner of the Mets, spent part of his weekend directly replying to Mets fans on his Twitter handle, @StevenACohen2. Carig spoke to a few fans about what Cohen’s responses meant to them. He discussed this in an article on The Athletic.
Per Marc Carig, Cohen made a few promises to Mets fans during his weekend Q&A, including reviving an Old-Timer’s Day, a fan loyalty program, and iced coffee.
During Monday morning’s “The Leadoff Spot” on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM, Steve Phillips discussed why this could be the beginning of the greatest winter in Mets history.
Art Shamsky, formerly of the 1969 Mets, described Steve Cohen in a tweet as “a man of his people,” and someone who already has fans excited about the future.
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Per the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Jacob deGrom has been named a 2020 NL Cy Young finalist. The winner will be announced on November 11 at 6:00 p.m. on MLB Network.
Per the Mets on Twitter, Mets’ catcher, Tomas Nido and his wife Danielle welcomed their daughter to the world yesterday morning. Congratulations to Tomas and Danielle!
Latest MLB News
MLB free agency began on Sunday. Baseball America released an article previewing free agency, including 10 intriguing names, upside signings and more. Mets right-handed pitcher, Marcus Stroman was labeled as one of Baseball America’s top 10 notable free agents.
Per Jeff Passan of ESPN & ESPN.com, Kiley McDaniel ranked every MLB free agent for the 2020 offseason. You can find this article with the rankings on ESPN+.
MLB Trade Rumors also did a set of free agent rankings in an article on mlbtraderumors.com.
Per BaseballCloud, former Metsmerized writer, Matt Mancuso (@MattyCuso) wrote an article looking at how different organizations built their bullpens for the 2020 season, and which strategy was the most effective.
Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions wrote an article discussing the defense of free agents, including George Springer and J.T. Realmuto.
Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, free agent Charlie Morton stated that he “wants to play” in 2021,” but would prefer to stay with the Rays and close to his Florida home.
Kevin Reichard of Ballpark Digest discusses the details of the MLB takeover of MiLB that have emerged and come out so far.
Baseball Writers’ Association of America Awards Finalists
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America released their 2020 Awards finalists last night.
- Shane Bieber, Indians
- Kenta Maeda, Twins
- Hyun-Jin Ryu, Blue Jays
2020 NL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Finalists:
- Alec Bohm, Phillies
- Jake Cronenworth, Padres
- Devin Williams, Brewers
2020 AL Manager of the Year Finalists:
- Kevin Cash, Rays
- Charlie Montoya, Blue Jays
- Rick Renteria, White Sox
2020 AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Finalists:
- Cristian Javier, Astros
- Kyle Lewis, Mariners
- Luis Robert, White Sox
2020 NL Manager of the Year Finalists:
- Don Mattingly, Marlins
- David Ross, Cubs
- Jayce Tingler, Padres
- Trevor Bauer, Redsd
- Yu Darvish, Cubs
- Jacob deGrom, Mets
- Mookie Betts, Dodgers
- Freddie Freeman, Braves
- Manny Machado, Padres
- Jose Abreu, White Sox
- DJ LeMahieu, Yankees
- Jose Ramirez, Indians
Latest on MMO
With free agency underway, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post made his predictions for the Top 30 players on the market. Pat Ragazzo of Metsmerized, breaks down these predictions in an article on Metsmerizedonline.com.
Matt Musico wrote an article discussing new trends that will hopefully stick, and some that won’t stick for Brandon Nimmo.
In the latest episode of “Simply Amazin,” Jacob Resnick joined Tim Ryder to welcome Steve Cohen to the Mets.
Judy Kamilhor discusses rule changes that we could be seeing in the MLB in 2021 and beyond.
The Pleasant Good Evening Podcast discussed the end of the World Series, Justin Turner, and Steve Cohen News.
Dilip Sriddhar wrote an MMO Free Agent Profile on Justin Turner.
Sam Lebowitz and The Pleasant Good Evening Podcast released episode 10: “Steve Time Steve Time.”
With the MLB Awardsd finalists released, Tim Ryder discusses NL Cy Young finalist, Jacob deGrom’s nomination and the 2020 award finalists.
On this Day in Mets History
2003: Former Mets’ manager, Bobby Valentine announces he will return to Japan to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Birthdays: Armando Benitez (48), Rick Herrscher (84)
Let’s go Mets!
