The Mets and Travis d’Arnaud avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3.515 million deal. The Mets expect d’Arnaud will be ready by spring training, but there is still a chance he could be traded before then.
Mike Vaccaro wrote a fun little Christmas song about Brodie Van Wagenen to the tune of “O Christmas Tree,” along with some other New York sports-themed carols.
Speaking of Brodie Van Wagenen, his declaration that the Mets are the favorites in the NL East puts a lot of pressure on Mickey Callaway, writes Bill Madden.