Good Morning. Happy Birthday Cliff Floyd. Winter Meetings get underway in San Diego, Fred McGriff goes to Hall of Fame and Tony Dibrell pitches in Puerto Rico.
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NY Post: Mets turn to Justin Verlander, Carlos Rodon with new elite arm needed.
Andy Martino SNY.TV: Sources: Mets, Justin Verlander talks continue through weekend. Also, the Mets made a serious run at Jameson Taillon late last week, hoping to close a deal, per sources.
I saw this. The Mets saw this. As of the moment it was posted there was no agreement between Verlander and Mets. Obviously they’re talking, though https://t.co/C68TYsINaQ
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) December 5, 2022
John Harper SNY.TV: Top 10 bargain MLB free agency deals for Mets, Yankees in 2022-23 offseason. Cody Bellinger is John's #1 choice followed by Mitch Haniger at #2 and Jose Quintana at #3. Ex-Mets Michael Conforto comes in at #5, Noah Syndergaard at #8 and Michael Wacha at #9.
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Let’s rewind and take a look back at last season’s team leaders! Here are your Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2022 homerun leaders! pic.twitter.com/x3HeUb7VYF
— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) December 4, 2022
In Puerto Rico:
Game 1: Cangrejeros de Santurce 4 RA12 3 (Box Score) Michael Perez DH 1 for 3, double, 1 run scored, 2 Ks - .143 batting average with a .547 OPS;
Game 1: Criollos de Caguas 5 Leones de Ponce 4 (Box Score) Johneshwy Fargas CF 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Tony Dibrell 2.2 innings, 3 runs - all earned, 3 hits, 2 walks, 1 K, 1 HR - 3.22 ERA
Game 2: Criollos de Caguas 4 Leones de Ponce 0 (Box Score) Johneshwy Fargas CF 0 for 3, 1 walk - hitting .194 with a .530 OPS;
In Australia:
Brisbane Bandits 3 Melbourne Aces 1 (Box Score) Mets Minor Leaguer Matt O'Neill C 1 for 4, 2 Ks - hitting .260 with a .767 OPS;
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Cooperstown Cred
Fred McGriff is headed to the @baseballhall! pic.twitter.com/eY6ejDuuwZ
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 5, 2022
McGriff joins a bunch of Hall Of famers that played winterball in DR, such as Bob Gibson, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Rollie Fingers, Fergunson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Juan Marichal, Pedro Martinez, Vlad Guerrero, David Ortiz and others..
Congrats! https://t.co/5XaXMPwR8i
— WinterballData (@WinterballData) December 5, 2022
With Fred McGriff going into the Hall, many are pointing to Carlos Delgado as also deserving
Society for American Baseball Research: Appearing on the ballot for the first time in 2015, he received only 21 votes (3.8 percent) and was removed from future consideration by the Baseball Writers Association of America. ESPN’s Jayson Stark reacted by stating, “Carlos Delgado is the best player in history to get booted off the Hall of Fame ballot after his first year.”
Beisbol 101: Carlos Delgado: Cooperstown Hall of Fame credentials compared to other first basemen. "How could someone with 473 HR - two fewer than Stan Musial and Willie Stargell; 24 more than Jeff Bagwell; 20 less than Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff - be "one and done?"...Delgado has the most MLB career HR for players from Puerto Rico - 473, or 38 more than Carlos Beltran (435)..."
Jon Heyman NY Post: Carlos Correa, Trea Turner have plenty of suitors in race for top shortstop contract.
These will be the first winter meetings since 2019.
(They were canceled because of the pandemic in 2020 and the lockout in 2021.)
How long has it been? Last time, the Wilpons owned the Mets, Brodie Van Wagenen was GM, and they signed Rick Porcello & Michael Wacha.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) December 4, 2022
.@jimcallisMLB previews the first-ever @MLBDraft Lottery and what to expect.
📺 MLB Network - Tuesday, 12/6 at 8:30pm ET pic.twitter.com/a2fqsKEKt5
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 4, 2022
Let’s hear it for the @nashvillesounds!
The #Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate has been named the 2022 MiLB Organization of the Year! pic.twitter.com/yuWb3LAH5O
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) December 5, 2022
Fred McGriff is headed to the @baseballhall! pic.twitter.com/eY6ejDuuwZ
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 5, 2022
McGriff joins a bunch of Hall Of famers that played winterball in DR, such as Bob Gibson, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell, Rollie Fingers, Fergunson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Juan Marichal, Pedro Martinez, Vlad Guerrero, David Ortiz and others..
— WinterballData (@WinterballData) December 5, 2022
Congrats! https://t.co/5XaXMPwR8i
These will be the first winter meetings since 2019.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) December 4, 2022
(They were canceled because of the pandemic in 2020 and the lockout in 2021.)
How long has it been? Last time, the Wilpons owned the Mets, Brodie Van Wagenen was GM, and they signed Rick Porcello & Michael Wacha.
.@jimcallisMLB previews the first-ever @MLBDraft Lottery and what to expect.
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) December 4, 2022
📺 MLB Network - Tuesday, 12/6 at 8:30pm ET pic.twitter.com/a2fqsKEKt5
Let’s hear it for the @nashvillesounds!
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) December 5, 2022
The #Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate has been named the 2022 MiLB Organization of the Year! pic.twitter.com/yuWb3LAH5O
MLB.com:
- 7 storylines to watch as Winter Meetings unfold
- McGriff elected unanimously to Hall on Contemporary Era ballot
- A's getting close to dealing backstop Murphy (source)
- 11 teams that should make noise at Winter Meetings - Mets are includied along with Phillies, Yankees, Dodgers, Giants, Rangers, Orioles, Red Sox, Twins, Padres, and A's;
- New team in on Verlander, could form super rotation (report)
- Yanks eyeing Plan B options if Judge signs elsewhere?
- Dodgers interested in this All-Star slugger (report) - Dodgers looking at J.D. Martinez
- McGriff had to wait for Hall: It's a crime, dog
- Does Swanson, Anthopoulos convo make reunion more likely?
- Reliever was traded for same HOFer -- twice
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Giants Have Carlos Correa As Top Option Among Free Agent Shortstops
- KBO League’s SSG Landers Re-Sign Shin-Soo Choo
- Free Agent Notes: deGrom, Braves, Taillon, Anderson, Gibson
- Rockies, Yankees, Braves Interested In Bryan Reynolds
- Blue Jays “Remain Engaged” On Justin Verlander’s Market
- Fred McGriff Elected To Baseball Hall Of Fame
- Chris Bassitt Looking For At Least A Four-Year Contract
- Athletics Moving Closer To Sean Murphy Trade; Braves Not The Acquiring Team
- Red Sox Haven’t Made “A Competitive Offer” To Xander Bogaerts
- Astros Interested In Andrew Benintendi
- Marlins Won’t Trade Sandy Alcántara, Open To Other Offers
- Pitching Notes: Puk, Kluber, Pagan, Britton
- White Sox Sign Mike Clevinger
- Guardians Sign Meibrys Viloria To Minor League Deal
- KBO’s NC Dinos Working On A Deal With Jason Martin
Yahoo Sports:
- What to watch at MLB’s Winter Meetings
- Bonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
- Why Mike Clevinger ‘wanted to be a part of’ White Sox
- Yankees free agency and trade buzz: Pirates OF Bryan Reynolds reportedly 'very much' on New York's radar
- Fred McGriff gets call to Baseball Hall of Fame through special committee vote
- Barry Bonds' latest Hall of Fame snub continues to defy all reasonable logic
- One-time Cubs 1B Fred McGriff elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Barry Bonds not elected to Hall of Fame by Contemporary Baseball Era Committee
- Ranking MLB's top 87 free agents, from Aaron Judge to Corey Dickerson
- MLB rumors: Xander Bogaerts Cubs' 'top priority'
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Braves:
- Dansby Swanson, starting rotation and more are Braves topics at Winter Meetings. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Battery Power TV: Fred McGriff elected to Hall of Fame in statement of a vote. SB Nation: Talking Chop
- Former Atlanta Braves star Fred McGriff finally gets his due. Fansided: Call To The Pen
Marlins.com:
Phillies:
- MLB free agency: What would Carlos Rodon and Trea Turner bring to the Phillies? Their former teammate knows. The Philadelphia Inquirer
- MLB rumors: Phillies 'showing active interest' in SS Dansby Swanson. Philly Voice
Nationals:
Born on this date:
- Al Moran (1938)
- Dave Hudgens (1956)
- Cliff Floyd (1972)
Transactions:
Seattle Mariners drafted Rick Baldwin from the Mets on December 5, 1977.
New York Mets traded Tom Grieve and Kim Seaman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Pete Falcone on December 5, 1978.
Mets drafted Mike Howard from the Los Angeles Dodgers on December 5, 1978.
New York Mets traded John Mitchell and Joaquin Contreras to the Baltimore Orioles for Keith Hughes and Cesar Mejia on December 5, 1989.
New York Mets signed free agent Vince Coleman of the St. Louis Cardinals on December 5, 1990.
Toronto Blue Jays signed Pat Tabler of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 5, 1990.
Mets drafted Kevin Lomon from the Atlanta Braves on December 5, 1994.
Mets drafted Shawn Hare from the San Diego Padres on December 5, 1994.
Mets drafted Jason Hardtke from the San Diego Padres on December 5, 1994.
Florida Marlins signed Joe Orsulak of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 5, 1995.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed Orel Hershiser of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 5, 1999.
New York Mets signed free agent Brett Hinchliffe on December 5, 2000.
New York Mets signed free agent Tom Glavine of the Atlanta Braves on December 5, 2002.
New York Mets traded Gaby Hernandez and Dante Brinkley to the Florida Marlins for Paul Lo Duca on December 5, 2005.
New York Mets traded Blake Taylor and Kenedy Corona to the Houston Astros for Jake Marisnick on December 5, 2019.
1990 | Hoping to fill the void created by Darryl Strawberry's departure to LA as a free agent, the Mets make their first move into the free-agent market in 10 years when they sign Vince Coleman to a 4-year contract just shy of $12 million. The former St. Louis outfielder, who will spend time on the disabled list on five occasions during the next two seasons, will be hampered by injuries to his ribs and hamstrings during his stay with New York. |
2001 | New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani announces he wants to complete new stadium deals for the Mets and Yankees before he leaves office at the end of the month. Before the September 11 attacks, which dramatically changed the city's financial stature, the mayor believed an arrangement in which the city, the state, and the owners agreed to pay one-third of the cost of the new stadiums might complete the negotiations with the teams. |
2002 | The Mets sign the much sought after free-agent Tom Glavine to a three-year deal worth $35 million, with an option for an additional year that could increase the value of the contract to $42.5 million. The 36 year-old southpaw, who has compiled a 242-143 record along with a 3.37 ERA, will notch his 300th career win with New York in 2007. |
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