NEWSLETTER
“I’d rather be Lukewarm Stoving!”
Put it on a bumper sticker. Or an Obvious Shirt.
Today is already a busy day in the transaction world – particularly with respect to the Cubs, given the Brewers/Omar Narvaez deal – but there’s too much significant non-rumor-transaction stuff going on to ignore for much longer.
So then, a quick lap around baseball …
BREAKING: #StPete & @RaysBaseball breaking off negotiations, per this letter from Mayor @Kriseman. Split-season proposal is dead unless #Rays want to explore it post-2027. pic.twitter.com/yzcmBp2EtM
— Noah Pransky (@noahpransky) December 4, 2019
Introducing the field dimensions at the future home of the @Rangers. pic.twitter.com/UyZ4ppK47U
— Globe Life Field (@GlobeLifeField) December 4, 2019
Marlins announce they are moving in the fences at Marlins Park.
— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) December 4, 2019
This is a potentially monumental day for the New York Mets. Putting a five-year number Fred and Jeff Wilpon’s roles with the team would seem to imply their longtime control of the franchise will be over before the 2025 season. pic.twitter.com/FWZp36P1Sb
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 4, 2019
There's long been talk Fred Wilpon’s brother-in-law Sol Katz wanted out of the #Mets business and his children did not want to partner with Jeff Wilpon. There were going to be succession issues. This allows the Wilpons/Katzes to slowly sell to get $, stay in charge a bit longer.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 4, 2019
Gerrit Cole assured the Yankees he has “no West Coast bias” at yesterday’s meeting which lasted 4 plus hours. Yankees believe he’s built for NYC but have been worried he preferred LA. No word yet on today’s meeting with Stephen Strasburg.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 5, 2019
I absolutely love this story about how WAR is calculated. Thank you @SamMillerBB @DBITLefty @mtmeyers @bachlaw @MarkASimonSays and Sean O'Rourke. https://t.co/kOdvSuOGMt
— Chris Isidore (@YankeesNerd) December 5, 2019
