Morning Briefing: Francisco Lindor Loses Gold Glove to Brandon Crawford

Good morning, Mets fans!

Shortstop Francisco Lindor was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award, but it was announced that Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was the one to take home the gold.

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Former Mets manager Luis Rojas interviewed with the Yankees to be one of their base coaches, Ken Rosenthal and Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reported.

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Final list of players tendered the qualifying offer, per sources.

Freddie Freeman
Eduardo Rodriguez
Nick Castellanos
Trevor Story
Carlos Correa
Justin Verlander
Raised Iglesias
Corey Seager
Chris Taylor
Michael Conforto
Noah Syndergaard
Brandon Belt
Robbie Ray
Marcus Semien

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 7, 2021

Jeff Passan compiled a list of each player who received a qualifying offer.

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw did not receive a qualifying offer from the team, according to Robert Murray of MLB Insider.

Starting pitcher Andrew Heaney has drawn interest from the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Cardinals and Nationals, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

Jon Gray did not receive a qualifying offer

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 7, 2021

Rockies pitcher Jon Gray did not receive a qualifying offer.

The Red Sox notified pitcher Martín Pérez that they were declining his option for the 2022 season, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reported.

Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com made his predictions for the 2021 free agency period.

Former Blue Jays pitcher Brett Cecil announced his retirement.

Former Met infielder Wilmer Flores had his club option picked up by the Giants, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported the Rays are picking up catcher Mike Zunino‘s $7 million option.

The Red Sox declined the $10 million option on pitcher Garrett Richards, paying him a $1.5 million buyout instead, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported.