Good morning, Mets fans! My name is Alexis Farinacci and I will be joining the team to do the Tuesday morning briefings moving forward. I want to thank Michael Mayer and the Metsmerized team for the opportunity.
Welcome to September and the end of the 2020 MLB trade deadline! Oddly enough, though it feels like it just started, we have also now entered the last month of the regular season, with just 27 days left in the regular season. The Mets currently sit in fourth place, and are five games back of Atlanta in the National League East Division Standings. They acquired a pitcher, catcher, and third baseman at the trade deadline (see below for more information).
The Mets lost 5-3 to the Marlins yesterday, with Jacob DeGrom taking the loss. The Mets have now lost four straight.
The Mets will now open a two-game series against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore tonight at 7:35 pm EDT. Following tomorrow’s game, they will head back to Citi Field for one game with the New York Yankees on Thursday (makeup of 8/23 PPD) at 4:10 pm EDT before opening a 4-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.
Latest Mets News
Per Sportico.com on Twitter, as shared by Michael Mayer, the Shea family opposed having their name on the Mets’ original stadium, and are now second-guessing and rethinking that choice. The original stadium opened in 1964.
As mentioned below, at the end of the trade deadline, the New York Mets acquired catcher, Robinson Chirinos, and third baseman, Todd Frazier from the Texas Rangers and right-handed relief pitcher, Miguel Castro from the Baltimore Orioles. This will be Frazier’s second stint with the Mets.
Latest MLB News
Major League Baseball announced the discipline against members of the Cubs and Reds after incidents that occurred in game two of their doubleheader on Saturday.
MLB has announced that out of an abundance of caution and to allow time for additional testing and contact tracing to be executed within the Oakland Athletics, the series between the Mariners and Athletics has been postponed through Wednesday.
Trade Deadline Transactions Roundup
Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the San Diego Padres have acquired Mike Clevinger and Greg Allen from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Cal Quantrill, Gabriel Arias, Joey Cantillo, Austin Hedges, Josh Naylor and Owen Miller.
Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Oakland Athletics have acquired Mike Minor from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Marcus Smith and Dustin Harris.
Per Passan of ESPN, the Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Robbie Ray from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Travis Bergen and cash considerations.
Per Passan of ESPN, the Miami Marlins have acquired Starling Marte from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Caleb Smith, Julio Frias and Humberto Mejia.
Per Passan of ESPN, the Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Jonathan Villar from the Miami Marlins in exchange for Griffin Conine (son of Jeff Conine).
Per Heyman of MLB Network, the Chicago Cubs have acquired Andrew Chafin from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Per Heyman of MLB Network: The Chicago Cubs have acquired Josh Osich from the Boston Red Sox.
Per Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Philadelphia Phillies have acquired David Phelps from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for three players to be named later.
Per Passan of ESPN, the Chicago Cubs have acquired Cameron Maybin from the Detroit Tigers.
Per Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cincinnati Reds have acquired Brian Goodwin from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Packy Naughton and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Per Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Cincinnati Reds have acquired Archie Bradley from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Josh Van Meter and Stuart Fairchild, along with cash considerations.
Per Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Mets have acquired Robinson Chirinos and Todd Frazier from the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later.
Per Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets have acquired Miguel Castro from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Kevin Smith and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Per Passan of ESPN, the Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Ross Stripling from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for players to be named later.
Per Robert Murray of MLB, the San Francisco Giants have acquired Anthony Banda from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
Per Passan of ESPN, the San Diego Padres have acquired Taylor Williams from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for players to be named later.
Per Feinsand of MLB, the Colorado Rockies have acquired Kevin Pillar and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later and 2019-2020 international slot money.
Latest NL East News
In the current NL East standings, the Atlanta Braves (19-14) sit in first, with the Miami Marlins (15-15) in second at two and a half games back, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies (14-15) at three games back, followed by the New York Mets (15-20) at five games back, followed by the Washington Nationals (12-19) at six games back.
Latest on MMO
John Jackson wrote about what strategy he felt the Mets should take heading into yesterday’s trade deadline.
Rich Sparago discussed the Mets’ bullpen woes that have continued to plague them.
Matt Mancuso has accepted an internship to write for Baseball Cloud and has stepped away from MMN/MMO for the time being as he steps up to write for Baseball Cloud. We wish Matt all the best of luck as he continues to further his career in baseball analytics. Thank you for all you did for MMO/MMN, Matt! Be sure to check out his work on Baseball Cloud.
On This Day in Mets History
Birthdays: Derek Wallace (49), David West (56)
History: On September 1, 1964, the New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-1 at Shea Stadium in front of 39,379 fans. During this game, Masanori Murakami became the first native-born Japanese player to appear in the Major Leagues in the United States throwing a scoreless eighth inning for the Giants in their loss to the Mets.
Let’s go Mets!
