Good morning, Camden Chatters.
If you thought the start of the winter meetings would spark some major action in MLB’s hot stove season, you were correct, my friends. Day 1 of the San Diego gathering brought two huge free-agent signings. First, the Mets gave Justin Verlander the highest annual salary in baseball history, a whopping two-year, $86 million contract that will pay him 43 mil per season. The Mets sure acted quickly in replacing longtime ace Jacob deGrom, who signed a five-year deal with the Rangers on Friday, and they again have a 1-2 punch of aces, reuniting Verlander with Max Scherzer, his Tigers teammate from 2010-14.