Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets will officially introduce their latest free agent signing, RHP Dellin Betances, on Jan. 2 at Citi Field, per Mike Puma of the New York Post.
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Jacob deGrom was named the New York Athlete of the Decade by the New York Post.
The 2015 Mets were among the seven best teams of the decade to never win a World Series as listed by the New York Daily News.
Faith and Fear in Flushing ranked the top 100 Mets of the 2010s.
Jon Heyman of MLB Network noted that while there is no evidence of anything being close, at some point the Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates exchanged names for a potential trade of OF Starling Marte. OF Brandon Nimmo’s name came up in discussions, but Heyman also noted that the Pirates may prefer prospects.
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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball signed LHP Matt Moore. The southpaw will receive $3.5 million, with up to $2.5 million in incentives according to Jon Heyman.
Latest NL East News
In an MLB Pipeline ranking of the 10 best farm systems of the decade, the Atlanta Braves came in first, the Washington Nationals came in fifth and the Miami Marlins came in ninth.
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Matt Musico wrote an article about the dominant strikeout ability that Betances brings to the table.
Tim Ryder wrote about how the Mets are getting closer to finishing their offseason to-do list, but general manager Brodie Van Wagenen cannot stop now.
Samantha Brown wrote a report card for INF/OF Jeff McNeil‘s 2019 campaign.
Michael Mayer wrote an “MMO Free Agent Profile” on C Robinson Chirinos.
This Day in Mets History
1967: The Mets named Johnny Murphy as their general manager. He replaced Bing Devine who was the team’s general manager during the 1967 season.
2001: The Mets traded RHP Kevin Appier and cash to the Anaheim Angels in exchange for 1B Mo Vaughn. Appier went 21-19 with a 4.48 ERA and 182 strikeouts in 281 innings during parts of two seasons with the Angels. Vaughn, who earned $46.5 million with the Mets, hit .249/.346/.438 with 29 home runs and 87 RBIs in 566 at-bats and 168 games during the three seasons the Mets had him under contract.
Birthdays: RHP Rick Porcello turns 31, RHP Addison Reed turns 31, RHP David Aardsma turns 38, RHP Jeff D’Amico turns 44, OF Raul Gonzalez turns 46 and INF Bobby Klaus turns 82.
