Morning Briefing: November Means the Hot Stove Heats Up!

Good morning, folks. Welcome to November. Let the hot stove begin!

John Harper says a scout thinks Jim Riggleman would be a good bench coach for Mickey Callaway.

ESPN asked David Wright if he would be interested in an analyst job per Andrew Marchand.

Richard Justice of MLB.com writes that the hiring of Brodie Van Wagenen could be the start of a trend.

The NL Cy Young award will be on November 14th.

Rod Barajas and Damion Easley have joined the Padres coaching staff. Barajas will be a bench coach and Easley will be an infield coach.

Giants great, Willie McCovey, passed away at the age of 80.

David Price will be opting in to his contract.

The A’s remained interested in bringing back Jed Lowrie.

The Royals have signed Wily Peralta for 2019 with a mutual option for 2020.

Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers pushed his opt-out deadline to Friday at 1 p.m. PT.

Mark Bowman asks if the Braves should go after J.T. Realmuto.

Talk Nats writes about the Nationals striking quickly on their bullpen.

Derek Jeter talks about re-shaping and re-branding the Marlins.

Jack Ramsey writes about five things learned from Brodie Van Wagenen’s press conference.

Logan Barer looks at J.T. Realmuto as an option for the Mets.

1972: The Mets traded Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry to the Braves for Felix Millan and George Stone.

Birthdays: Eric Hanhold turns 25, Jose Moreno turns 61