Mets News and Morning Links - 12/8/2022

 



Good Morning.  Mets sign Jose Quintana, get Yankee Pitcher in Rule 5 Draft, Trade Jake Mangum, and get a Lefty relief pitcher from the Rays as the Winter Meetings close.

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It was a busy day for the Mets yesterday:

Mets sign Jose Quintana (Reports) "two year, $26 Million deal.  Jose who will turn 34 in January split time last year between the Pirates and the Cardinals going 6-7 with a 2.93 ERA in 32 Games starts, 165.2 innings."

Mets acquire LHP Brooks Raley from Tamps Bay "in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Keyshawn Askew."

Mets send Jake Mangun to Marlins as Player to Named Later. "in the deal that sent the Mets RHP Elieser Hernandez and RHP Jeff Bringham from Miami."

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Yesterday in the Dominican League:

Tigres del Licey 10 Aguilas Cibaenas 2 (Box Score) Ronny Mauricio 3B 1 for 3, HR(5), 1 run scored, 2 RBIs, 1 K - hitting .311 with an .874 OPS; Juan Lagares RF 0 for 3 - still looking for his first hit in Winter Ball after 2 games.

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New York Mets purchased Richie Ashburn from the Chicago Cubs on December 8, 1961.

New York Mets traded Elio Chacon and Tracy Stallard to the St. Louis Cardinals for Johnny Lewis and Gordie Richardson on December 8, 1964.

New York Mets traded Jon Matlack and John Milner to the Texas Rangers for Willie MontanezKen Henderson and Tom Grieve on December 8, 1977.

New York Mets traded Jerry Koosman to the Minnesota Twins for Jesse Orosco and Greg Field on December 8, 1978.

New York Mets traded Bob Bailor and Carlos Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sid Fernandez and Ross Jones on December 8, 1983.

Florida Marlins signed Dave Magadan of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 8, 1992.

Florida Marlins signed Al Leiter of the New York Mets as a free agent on December 8, 2004.

New York Mets signed free agent RHP Boof Bonser to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training on December 8, 2010.

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1961

The Mets purchase outfielder Richie Ashburn from the Cubs. The veteran outfielder, who will be the club's first-ever representative on the National League's All-Star team, will be given a boat after being named the Most Valuable Player of the last-place team, which unfortunately will sink before he uses it.

1983

Southpaw Sid Fernandez is traded by the Dodgers, along with utility infielder Ross Jones, to the Mets in exchange for infielder/outfielder Bob Bailor and left-hander Carlos Diaz. 'El Sid' will compile a 98-78 record along with a very respectable ERA of 3.14 during his ten-year tenure with New York.

2005

Julio Franco, the oldest player in the major leagues, signs a two-year deal with the Mets. The 47 year-old is the last active player who was born in the 1950s.

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1976: The Cubs acquire OF Greg Gross from Houston for infielder Julio Gonzalez. Then in a three-team deal, the Cubs also get OF Jim Dwyer from the Mets for 1B Pete LaCock. LaCock then goes to Kansas City for OF Sheldon Mallory who goes to New York. 

1977 - The Rangers engineer a series of deals with the BravesMets, and Pirates, unloading a total of six players and getting three in return. Among those involved are 1B Willie Montanez (from Atlanta to New York), Bert Blyleven (from Texas to Pittsburgh), Al Oliver (from Pittsburgh to Texas), and 1B John Milner (from NY to Pittsburgh). 

2011The 2011 Rule V draft is held to close out this year's Winter Meetings in Dallas, TXHouston selects right-handed reliever Rhiner Cruz from the Mets with the top pick, one of 8 pitchers taken in the major league phase of the draft. Among the few well-known names selected is former top pitching prospect Aaron Poreda, drafted by the Pirates from the Padres in the minor league portion of the draft.

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