Morning Briefing: Mets Are Non-Astros Betting Favorite To Get Verlander

Good morning, Mets fans! As free agency begins today, Michael Mayer reports that Odds Checker has the Mets as the early non-Astros favorite to land Justin Verlander. Verlander has a $25 million player option for 2023 that he could opt out of to entertain free agency. Even if he does plan to re-sign with the Astros, it would make sense for him to opt-out of his contract and test his market value....