Morning Briefing: Another Boring Day at the Office

Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday was a pretty quiet day around the league, but hopefully, the hot stove will start to pick up again today. Latest Mets News  Jon Heyman of the FanRag Sports Network reports that the Mets are among three potential fits for Josh Harrison. Latest MLB News  Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com reports that the San Francisco Giants are in talks with the Cincinnati Reds about...

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Giants and Reds Discussing Deal For Billy Hamilton

According to Jon Morosi of MLB.com, the San Francisco Giants are in “active communication” with the Cincinnati Reds about trading for outfielder Billy Hamilton. The Reds are reportedly interested in Giants prospect Heliot Ramos. Hamilton, 27, appeared in 139 games for Cincinnati in 2017, hitting to a .247/.299/.335 clip with four homers and 38 RBI over 633 plate appearances. However,...

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Either Extend Jacob DeGrom or Trade Him

It seemed like the Mets had at least somewhat of a game plan going into this offseason. They were coming off a 92-loss campaign, and even with $30-40 million to spend, the team was going to do their best to fill all the necessary holes to help get them back to the postseason. As assistant general manager John Ricco even said, the Mets were going to be “big players” at a number of...

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Gary Sheffield Deserves More Hall-Of-Fame Love

There are a few former Mets on the current Hall-of-Fame ballot. Johan Santana, Billy Wagner, Livan Hernandez, and Jeff Kent but one stands out over the others, Gary Sheffield. Sheffield only played one season as a Met in 2009 but his career speaks for itself. Sheffield for his career slashed .292/.393/.514 with a 140 OPS+ from 1988-2009. Sheffield was 19 when he made his debut with the Brewers...

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Shopping at the Dollar Store: Tim Lincecum, RHP

MMO will be looking at multiple bargain options that are still available for the Mets this offseason. With Sandy Alderson reportedly having about $10 million left to spend, the Mets best chance to fill holes will be shopping at the dollar store. Earlier this offseason, Mets general manager John Ricco let on that the team would be “big players” this offseason, as they looked to fill...

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Morning Briefing: A Long 47 Days Until Pitchers and Catchers

Hopefully, the general managers of baseball’s stoves are still hot from all the fruit cakes and Christmas cookies so they can start making moves soon. For the Mets, let’s just hope they make any move at this point over the next 47 days when pitchers and catchers report. Latest Mets News Anthony DiComo of MLB.com writes about Mickey Callaway’s process of getting the Mets...

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