Mets News and Morning Links - 1/20/2024

 



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    New York Mets signed free agent Karim Garcia of the New York Yankees on January 20, 2004.

    New York Mets signed free agent Jose Parra on January 20, 2004.

    New York Mets signed free agent Tom Martin on January 20, 2009.

    New York Mets signed free agent Cory Sullivan of the Colorado Rockies on January 20, 2009.

    Houston Astros signed Cory Sullivan of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2010.

    New York Mets signed free agent Scott Hairston of the San Diego Padres on January 20, 2011.

    New York Mets signed free agent Rafael Montero on January 20, 2011.

    Oakland Athletics signed Alejandro De Aza of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2017.

    Toronto Blue Jays signed Joe Panik of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2020.

    Toronto Blue Jays signed Ruben Tejada of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 20, 2020.

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    1984

    Mets fans are shocked as the franchise loses future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver for the second time. The White Sox draft the unprotected 'Tom Terrific,' who rejoined the team last season after being traded away to Cincinnati in 1977, as compensation for losing Dennis Lamp, a Type A free agent, to the Blue Jays.

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    1984: The Chicago White Sox claim 39-year-old pitcher Tom Seaver from the New York Mets as compensation for the loss of free agent pitcher Dennis Lamp to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mets left Seaver off their protected list assuming (wrongly) that no team would want to select the aging star, who finished 1983 with a 9-14 record and a 3.55 ERA. But Seaver will improve to 15-11 with the White Sox this season.

    Faith and Fear in Flushing: "Saving Ron Gardenhire (Instead of Tom Seaver)". Greg Prince looks at all the players the Mets protected in 1984 not named Tom Seaver.

    Three Years ago, after GM Jared Porter was fired and the Mets lost out on George Springer:

    Metstradamus: The One That Escaped To The North. “But if you had told me after Steve Cohen and all his money took over the Mets that they would go 0-for-3 in the room with JT RealmutoTrevor Bauer, and George Springer, I would have told you that you were out of your mind.”

    Mike’s Mets: Thoughts on George Springer and Jared Porter.

    Joel Sherman NY Post: “The Mets let Springer’s camp know over last weekend that they were willing to go to six years at $120 million, but no further. At that point, the Mets were pretty much out of contention, as Springer headed toward the six-year, $150 million pact he reached Wednesday with the Blue Jays.”


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