Good Morning Mets fans!!
Since every GM and front office executive was too busy unwrapping all of the presents that Santa got him/her yesterday, there was a dearth of news baseball-related yesterday.
However, with the Christmas season ending, there should be an uptick in the Hot Stove news. The New Year should provide quite a few impactful signings and trades. I can only hope that the Mets will be involved in several of them.
Latest Mets News
Matt Kelly of MLB.com highlighted some players who had stand-out 2018 seasons. In it, he noted Jacob deGrom’s historical 2018 campaign.
William Boor of MLB.com talked about Ronny Mauricio, the latest of a talented group of shortstops to rise up the Mets system.
Anthony DiComo, also of MLB.com, penned an article about the importance of Christmas to the Nimmo family.
Latest News in the MLB
Jon Heyman of Fancred broke down the incentives in Kendall Graveman’s new deal with the Cubs.
Grant Brisbee of SBNation ranked the teams as the likeliest to sign Bryce Harper. He listed the Mets as No.1 No, I’m not joking at all. Well, I’m pretty/kinda serious.
Latest News in the NL East
David O’Brien of The Athletic broke down Ronald Acuna’s rookie year.
Despite a tough 2018 year, GM Mike Rizzo has faith in his young center-fielder Michael Taylor, writes Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post.
Latest on MMO
Josh Finkelstein thinks that the Mets should call up the Blue Jays to talk about their outfielders.
Michael Mayer looked at the top five backstops in the Mets farm system.
Rob Piersall knows that the Mets would be a good fit for Marwin Gonzalez.
Carl Ardias posted his latest ShoeBox Memories.
On this Date in Mets History
While there were no notable Mets memories, birthdays of famous players include Carlton Fisk(72), and hopefully-future Met Mike Minor (32).
Also, in 1919, Babe Ruth was traded to the Yankees, a move that forever changed baseball.
92 Days Until Opening Day!!
