Good morning, Mets fans! We’re just two weeks away from the MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, which should jumpstart the New York Mets’ offseason inactivity if it hasn’t been done so by then.
Latest Mets News
Tim Healey of Newsday examines former Met Billy Wagner‘s Hall of Fame case.
Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com named the Mets as one of his five potential turnaround teams in 2019.
Latest MLB News
Buster Olney of ESPN ($) touches on a number of subjects in his latest, including Arizona ramping up their efforts to trade first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt and Houston keeping tabs on outfielders A.J. Pollock, Andrew McCutchen, and Michael Brantley.
Former Met Shawn Wooten was named Angels assistant hitting coach, as per Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register. Wooten was previously the team’s minor league assistant hitting coordinator.
Latest NL East News
Jayson Stark of The Athletic mused on the prospect of the Phillies bringing both Bryce Harper and NJ native Mike Trout into the fold over the next few years.
The Braves are fighting a legal battle with a Marietta, GA taxi company who is using the name Braves Taxi, as per a story from NBC11 in Atlanta.
Latest on MMO
Jack Ramsey put together a Mets holiday wish list in his latest.
John Sheridan took an in-depth look at potential Mets trade target Kris Bryant.
Christina Jones took an international look at the game in the latest edition of MMO’s Fan Shots. Excellent work, Christina!
The MMO Mailbag made another appearance! Check it out to see if your question made the cut!
This Date in Mets History
1963 – Mets infielder Rookie Hunt is named on two ballots in the BBWAA’s NL Rookie of the Year voting, with Phillies right-hander Ray Culp receiving one and Reds second baseman Pete Rose racking up the other 17.
Birthdays
Josh Smoker turns 30; Brian Schneider turns 42; Richie Hebner turns 71
