Morning Briefing: With Moreland Signed, The Mets Have Even Less Options

Another relatively quiet day in baseball as Mitch Moreland’s deal with the Boston Red Sox was one of the few moves made. Latest Mets News James Wagner of the NY Times says the Mets will at least consider Adrian Gonzalez. Anthony French of the Detroit Free Press says the Detroit Tigers preferred the Mets package for Ian Kinsler but his no-trade clause got in the way. Kristie Ackert of the...

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Mets Will Consider Adrian Gonzalez

Prior to the Red Sox signing Moreland this afternoon, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe said the Mets were another team that may have expressed interest in the first baseman. Building off that, James Wagner of the New York Times tweeted that the Mets will at least consider recently released Adrian Gonzalez as an option for first base. So it appears as though the Mets are still in the market for a...

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Tigers Would Have Preferred Mets Package For Ian Kinsler

According to Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers would have preferred the Mets package of prospects in a potential deal for Kinsler, but were ultimately handcuffed by him not waiving his no-trade clause to come to New York. “Sure, the Tigers would have preferred the Mets’ prospects,” Fenech said. “After all, they’ve been picking through a bad...

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MMO Roundtable: What Grade Should Mets Receive For Winter Meetings?

The Mets went to the Winter Meetings with the primary goal of obtaining a late inning reliever, and the team accomplished that goal by signing Anthony Swarzak to a two-year deal. However, that has been the only player the Mets added to the roster so far this offseason. This was due in part to Ian Kinsler outright refusing to waive his no-trade clause to join the Mets.  It was also because the...

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J.T. Realmuto Requests Trade From Marlins

So far this offseason, the Miami Marlins have stripped down the core of their team, trading Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Dee Gordon. With Derek Jeter and crew wanting to strip down payroll to as low as it can be, the Fish are in complete rebuild mode. Catcher J.T. Realmuto recognizes this and wants to be traded, according to Craig Mish of Sirius XM. Realmuto, 26, was good for 3.6 WAR...

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“Skepticism” Mets Will Land Jason Kipnis

After Ian Kinsler decided to waive his no-trade clause and join the Los Angeles Angels, the Mets were left pivoting to other second base options. The most feasible, at that point, seemed like Jason Kipnis of the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe have Jose Ramirez to man second, who supplanted Kipnis at the position last season. They are also in win now mode and could look to shed his contract....

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