Morning Briefing: Bauer Could Make Decision In Next 10 Days

Good Morning, Mets fans!

Let’s check out what went on in Mets land on Wednesday!

Latest Mets News

As Michael Mayer of Metsmerized first reported, the Mets have traded left-handed starter Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays. According to ESPN‘s Jeff Passan, the Mets will receive three prospects.

As Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet reported, the Mets will receive: Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diaz and Josh Winckowski in the return for Matz.

As Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported, the Mets have finally added a lefty in their bullpen signing 33-year-old reliever Aaron Loup, who posted a 2.52 ERA for the AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays last season.

Former Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has been hired as COO of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.

For those who are concerned about GameStop’s surge on the stock market and how it affects Mets owner Steve Cohen, check out Thorton McEnery’s break down in The New York Post for further clarification.

George Springer declined to speak on his talks with the Mets when asked about it during his introductory press conference with the Toronto Blue Jays, video clip.

Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, who is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, announced he is dropping a book club with the first one coming on February 1st, tweet from his official twitter account.

Latest MLB News

Per club announcement, the Mets have named assistant general manager Zack Scott as acting GM following the firing of Jared Porter. Scott was pegged as the runner-up in the initial hiring process and now takes over for Porter, who was relieved of his duties a week ago after it was discovered that he sent explicit text messages to a female reporter back in 2016 when he was with the Chicago Cubs.

ESPN‘s Jeff Passan believes ace pitcher Trevor Bauer will make his decision in free agency in the next 10 days or so.

After trading Adam Ottavino to their hated rivals in the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees added to their bullpen by signing sidearm reliever Darren O’Day, per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic.

The San Francisco Giants signed infielder Tommy La Stella to a three-year deal, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports.

Free-agent relievers: Steve Cishek, Anthony Swarzak and AJ Ramos were among the pitchers, who threw in front of scouts at Cressey Sports Performance’s annual free-agent pro day for MLB / MiLB players, tweet from MMO‘s Pat Ragazzo.