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=MFS62 post_id=113297 time=1669056869 user_id=60] He was also the first person I had ever heard about with the middle name Dutton.

The Mets have received enough indications from deGrom's camp, according to a source, that they believe the two-time Cy Young award winner wants to stay, provided there isn't a significant discrepancy in offers. https://nypost.com/2022/11/19/mets-believe-jacob-degrom-prefers-to-stay-if-contract-is-similar/https://nypost.com/2022/11/19/mets-believe-jacob-degrom-prefers-to-stay-if-contract-is-similar/

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Randy Tate's 23 starts, all with the '75 Mets, are the most starts in major league history by a pitcher who only appeared in one MLB season. Tate holds (or held) another MLB all-time record, though I can't recall exactly what it is. But it has something to do with Tate not ever getting a single hit in the majors.

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Frayed Knot wrote: First NYM winner (no Gil? no Davey? no Bobby?) leaving only the Brewers without a MoY in the NL (and they spent most of their time not being in the NL Hodges couldnt have ever won MOY because it was first awarded in 1983 when Gil was already dead. I imagine that Hodges would've been a lock in '69 had the award existed then. George Bamberger might've won it had the award existed just one year earlier.

Edgy MD wrote: It's hard to come up with a memory besides the one G-FaFiF just memoried, considering it was Fishie's only game. How could you not remember the big Philly screw-up where it scheduled a Phillies/Mets game and a Bruce Sppringsteen concert for the same date and time? Nobody even noticed until rock fans and baseball fans started showing up at the same time. They ended up holding the concert and playing the game simultaneously.

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Ken Rosenthal, for The Athletic writes that it's unlikely that the Braves will sign deGrom, explaining essentially that the Braves aren't willing to pay any single player the amount of money that it would probably take to sign deGrom.

Edgy MD wrote: The number is retired. Nobody else is going to wear it. I read somewhere that Camp Manfred is considering that retired numbers may soon be able to be worn again so long as they're worn with the different font than the retirees. Crazy world we live in. This is even nuttier than the extra inning free runner on second base, if such a thing is even possible.

=MFS62 post_id=112897 time=1668453637 user_id=60] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=112881 time=1668449564 user_id=68] One of Jim Bowden's 25 predictions for this off-season, writing for The Athletic .

That's what I thought when I first read that. That's a good deal for whatever team signs deGrom because it doesn't have to commit to deGrom's late 30 years which, given his injury history, are very risky. What bothered me about Bowden's prediction is that it's just more confirmation that deGrom's willingness to consider playing somewhere else is very real, maybe even a fait accompli.

Hope he doesnt insist on wearing his old uniform number here in the US. That'd be a dealbreaker.

The Braves stun Mets fans when they land Jacob deGrom on a two-year, $90 million deal that includes an opt out after Year 1. One of Jim Bowden's 25 predictions for this off-season, writing for The Athletic .

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=kcmets post_id=112771 time=1668129742 user_id=53] =batmagadanleadoff post_id=112770 time=1668127255 user_id=68]If deGrom is healthy

https://www.sny.tv/articles/jacob-degrom-free-agency-buzzhttps://www.sny.tv/articles/jacob-degrom-free-agency-buzz Jacob deGrom has let the Rangers know he is interested in them (as well as presumably the Mets and perhaps others), but Carlos Rodon may be a better fit for Texas ultimately. The Rangers likely are still a year or two away from contending, and Rodon at 30 may work better than deGrom at 34. Rodon will have a bigger market — since deGrom is expected to seek $40 million plus, which will limit his field. Texas is expected to pursue all the best starters, and will likely sign multiple starters even after acquiring Jake Odorizzi in trade. Rangers baseball president Chris Young suggested they are considering all viable starters, including the top guys. The Rangers showed they are a serious player by spending $500 million on a double-play combination last winter. If the money is equal, I can't figure out why the Rangers would be appealing to de Grom. Dallas isn't that much closer to Florida, you have to figure Cohen is going to surround him with better players and have better chances to get a ring. The Braves, I would understand. But Texas? Texas spent on Corey Seager Marcus Semien Martin Perez so yes deGrom sent Texas his card If deGrom is healthy, the team with the best chance to take the WS title is whatever team deGrom pitches for, so long as that team is a playoff contender. And 40% of the teams now make the playoffs.

Edgy MD wrote: Otis, Straw, David Wright, Dwight Gooden, Paul Blair, and Melvin Mora certainly all popped into my head, among others. But I think the dubious honor goes to Koosman, or maybe Tim Bogar. Weird, but I totally forgot about every Met on your list other than Otis.

Edgy MD wrote: Koosman is probably the closest on the outside looking in. Amos Otis? Koosman has a slightly better case, I think, but Otis is in Kooz's ballpark.

deGrom openly expressing interest in the Rangers before they even make him an offer doesnt bode well for the Mets chances of re-signing him. Also, a few months ago, I read somewhere that deGrom really likes the Arlington/Dallas area and prefers the Texas style of life to New York's. Plus, with his money, he couldn't give a flying fuck that Texas is stingier than New York with social benefits. So Texas isnt solely about being geographically farther from Florida than Georgia.

So today's the first day of free agency where free agents may officially negotiate with any other team. And here's a really crazy idea: maybe Cohen signs Aaron Judge by making him an offer he can't refuse and nobody else can top, in part, to make the Mets even more attractive for deGrom.

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Frayed Knot wrote: =batmagadanleadoff post_id=112649 time=1667958021 user_id=68] A-Rod agreed to switch over to third base before the trade was made. If he didn't agree beforehand, and Jeter didn't agree to play third base (which Jeter didn't), the Yankees would not have made the trade in the first place. Assuming that ARod had a no-trade clause (which he probably did) then, yes, he could negate the trade for any reason or for no reason at all. But he still had little power in making a position change happen because it's not like he could then go and shop himself as a SS to a different club if he didn't get his way the way a FA can. That's what makes this an entirely different situation. ARod wanted out but there were very few teams that could afford to take him AND he had no power to initiate deals with others while still under contract to the Rangers. And he most certainly couldn't force a change after the trade was made which was the original claim. The trade hinged entirely on A-Rod agreeing to play third base. So A-Rod did have some say in the matter. No, the trade hinged almost entirely on his contract situation. The Yanquis wanted relief from Texas while the Player's Association watched closely to make sure that whatever changes were made didn't lessen the overall value of the original deal. As you may recall, he had previously been dealt in principle to Boston but the PA nixed the trade because they didn't approve of the new terms.