What is the story about?
Today
is the last day of the MLB general managers meetings in Las Vegas, marking the last major checkpoint before the anticipated lockout coming the evening of December 1st. Perhaps we’ll see some sort of flurry of activity as teams try to get some shopping done before the freeze.
On to the links.
Phillies News:
- Matt Gelb gives his latest about what he’s hearing for the Phillies after Dave Dombrowski outlined the team’s plans at the GM meetings. ($)
- Cristopher Sánchez finished second in the Cy Young voting for the second straight season, while Jesús Luzardo finished fifth
- The Phillies have multiple needs and therefore have to place a priority order.Where does the bullpen rank among that list?
MLB News:
- The Astros have reportedly hired Yankees bench coach and former Tigers manager Brad Ausmus for their open managerial spot.
- More on the year end award winners, as the Cy Young Awards and Reliever of the Year Awards were given out last night.
- Speaking of the Tigers, they have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with reliever Emilio Pagan.
- This offseason will be anything but normal as we head closer to a lockout. So how are MLB executives trying to navigate the uncertain timeline as they look to accomplish their offseason to-do list? ($)
- We finally have an answer for one of the biggest burning questions of the postseason: would the ball Ty France hit that clanged into the roof of Milwaukee’s American Family Field been a home run if the roof was open?
