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Good morning, Mets fans!
It was announced yesterday that the NL Cy Young award winner was Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers while Robbie Ray was the Cy Young winner for the AL. Interestingly enough, Jacob deGrom received a fifth place vote for Cy Young which is emblematic of his strong performance in 2021 until his season was cut short.
Now it is time for the morning briefing.
Latest Mets News
Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote an interesting piece titled, “How Mets drove Noah Syndergaard away in final days with team: Sherman.” Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tweeted a key quotation from the piece. Also, Nate Mendelson has more information on Syndergaard’s departure.
"But in the intermediate period between being given the qualifying offer on Nov. 7 and Wednesday’s 5 p.m. deadline to accept or reject, Syndergaard experienced radio silence from the only team for which he had ever played in the majors while other clubs began to woo him." https://t.co/Fn5RoEWOL6
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) November 17, 2021
Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported yesterday that Billy Eppler and the Mets are on track to agree to a four-year contract. Nate Mendelson has more on this story.
Mets scout Marlin Mcphail has been inducted into the Georgia Scout Association Hall of Fame.
Latest MLB News
First reported by Ben Verlander (Justin Verlander’s brother) of FOX Sports, Justin Verlander will be joining the Astros on a one-year, $25 million deal. There is a player option in the potential second year of the deal. Matt Musico has more on this story.
Ichiro Suzuki will be the 10th member inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame. Suzuki had 10 All-Star selections and won 10 Gold Glove awards during his career.
The Miami Marlins have hired former Yankees hitting coach Eric Thames. Thames was the hitting coach of the Yankees from 2018 to 2021.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported yesterday that Raisel Iglesias will reject the qualifying offer of the Los Angeles Angels.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that Brandon Belt has accepted the 18.4 million dollar qualifying offer from the San Francisco Giants.
Latest on MMO
Nate Mendelson discusses Luis Rojas’s comments at the New York Yankees introductory press conference on Tuesday.
Nate Mendelson breaks down the top names for the new Mets manager.
On This Date in Mets History
1985: Dwight Gooden won the Cy Young award as a unanimous choice by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. During that season, Gooden led the MLB in wins (24), ERA (1.53) and strikeouts (268).
Birthdays: Steve Henderson (69), Jay Hook (85), Cal Koonce (would’ve been 81), Gary Sheffield (53), Allen Watson (51), Matt Wise (46).
Let’s go Mets!
