Good morning, Mets fans!
According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets are willing to listen to trade offers on IF J.D. Davis, IF/OF Jeff McNeil and 1B/LF Dominic Smith. The addition of Eduardo Escobar and the return of Robinson Cano to the main roster means that one of the three will more than likely be moved.
Although another report from Martino states the Mets will not make any major additions to the ball club, the team can still potentially move one of Davis, McNeil or Smith for a depth piece in the rotation or for other positions of need.
The Mets are willing to listen to trade offers on Jeff McNeil, Dom Smith, and J.D. Davis (via @martinonyc) pic.twitter.com/waZq1CoH05
— SNY (@SNYtv) January 27, 2022
Now onto the morning briefing!
Latest Mets News
The New York Mets announced today that longtime team broadcasters Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling will have their own commemorative bobbleheads this season. The bobbleheads will be given out at three separate games and each one will have the ability to interlock with each other to create the full booth of the iconic Mets announcing trio. The Gary Cohen bobblehead will be available on September 17th, the Keith Hernandez bobblehead will be available July 9th and the Ron Darling bobblehead will be available on August 13th!
The best broadcast crew in the league has their own bobbleheads!
Collect a Gary Cohen (Sept. 17), Keith Hernandez (July 9), and Ron Darling (Aug. 13) bobblehead as part of a series that will interlock to create the @SNYtv booth! https://t.co/yrqnd9SnCA
— New York Mets (@Mets) January 27, 2022
Yesterday, former Met Edgardo Alfonzo was officially announced as the new manager of the Staten Island FerryHawks. Alfonzo previously managed for the Mets Single-A affiliate Brooklyn Cyclones in 2019 and led them to a NY-Penn League championship. John Sheridan has more on the FerryHawks hiring of Alfonzo as their manager.
Former Met Gene Clines passed away at age 75 yesterday. Clines played in 82 games for the Mets in 1975 and coached numerous teams after his playing career but was mostly known for being part of the first all-minority lineup while he was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Latest MLB News
Evan Drelich of The Athletic discusses the potential problems the new minor league housing policy could bring up, which could include cutting costs and not providing efficient housing. Advocates For Minor Leaguers released a statement in which they address these concerns as well as using their group to hold Major League Baseball accountable in hopes that the league will stick to the original agreement.
Jeff Passan of ESPN tweeted that Major League Baseball will not require minor leaguers to get vaccinated for COVID-10 for the 2022 season but states that clubs will require managers, coaches and on-field staff will need to get vaccinated or update their vaccination status in order to in-person interaction with players.
Former major league infielder Gordon Beckham announced his retirement from baseball. Beckham tweeted that he wanted to retire around the same time former teammate Buster Posey did, in order to hit the Hall of Fame ballot at the same time.
Since my good friend @BusterPosey decided to retire this year, I am officially announcing I will be retiring as well. I want to make sure we get into the Hall of Fame the same year. Start the countdown!!
— Gordon Beckham (@gordonbeckham) January 27, 2022
Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs goes into detail on each candidate’s results from the 2022 Baseball Hall Of Fame Ballot. Similarly, a tweet from Jim Passon highlights the Private vs Public Differential from the Baseball Hall Of Fame vote tracker. This goes into detail on the differences in percentage of the ballots that were withheld from the public and which ones were released willingly by the voter.
The Caribbean World Series begins today as Puerto Rico and Panama will face off at 9AM. All Series games will be televised on ESPN Deportes. This year, the annual tournament will be hosted at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal in the Dominican Republic. Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Puerto Rico will send out their best teams to play for the title. There will be a few round-robin games every day beginning Friday to Tuesday, followed by the semifinals on Wednesday. The tournament final is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 3.
Latest on MMO
John Sheridan discusses his five prospects that missed MetsMinors.net Top 30.
Matt Musico brings up the question on Starling Marte and if his 2021 season performance is sustainable for seasons to come.
Michael Mayer highlights the sweet swing of Mets prospect Mark Vientos.
Joe D breaks down the 2022 Mets World Series odds.
On This Date in Mets History
1968: The Mets select Ken Singleton in the 1967 MLB January Draft. Singleton, a local product, would play the better part of two seasons with New York from 1970-71 before being dealt to Montreal as part of the trade for Rusty Staub.
Birthdays: Tsuyoshi Shinjo (50)
Let’s go Mets!
