John From Albany - Breakfast Links 11/14/2019 (Sam Haggerty makes Winter League debut)

Today is the last day of the General Manager meetings in Arizona and the last day for free agents to accept the qualifying offers.

Jacob deGrom gets his second Cy Young in a row.

Deesha Thosar provides more detail on Jacob’s season.

SNY has the story and video.

The Mets Police says retire #48.

Kevin Kernan says the Mets can’t keep wasting Jacob’s brilliance.

In case you missed it, Chili Davis is coming back.

Mike Puma thinks the Mets have a risky bullpen plan.

We got a Tim Tebow update.

Yanks are looking at Zack Wheeler.

Mets360 does not think Brodie should get the benefit of the doubt…yet.

Mets360 talks about Cespedes and dollars lost to the IL.

Mets Daddy says the Mets had a Center Fielder.

Mets Daddy also talks about the Houston sign stealing issue and Gabe Kapler.

Elite Sports says it is time to build around Pete.

Rising Apple says Beltran can’t be the lone big splash.

Metsmerized has Scott Boras’ annual complaint about baseball.

Metsmerized talks about Brodie and Diaz as closer.

Jacob Resnick has a Rule 5 draft primer.

Winter League Update:

Sam Haggerty made his debut last night playing second base and going 1 for 4.  Jordany Valdespin played and Gerson Bautista pitched in the same game.

Juan Lagares also played in a game going 0 for 4.

Still not able to find Mets playing in Venezuela but Wuilmer Becerra is hitting .323. 

The league in Puerto Rico starts Friday.

UltimateMets has this date in Mets History: New York Mets released Gary Carter on November 14, 1989.

Another Mack’s Blast from the past from November 2009.