SNY's The Warm-Up: The Winter Meetings, by the numbers

Also: The Jets got Lamar Jackson'd last night TWEET OF THE DAY --------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Friday! This is the relaunch of SNY's newsletter, now called The Warm-Up. My name is Sam and I'll be your host every weekday, Monday through Friday. You can expect a healthy mix of SNY original writing, graphs, Tweets, quizzes, GIFs, jokes, and other interesting sports stuff, all on your favorite New York teams, all delivered daily to your inbox. Without further ado... Your weekend viewing guide... Friday - Knicks at Kings, 10 p.m. Saturday - Sabres at Islanders, 1 p.m. - Rangers at Ducks, 4 p.m. - Nets at Raptors, 7:30 p.m. Sunday - Dolphins at Giants, 1 p.m. - 76ers at Nets, 6 p.m. - Knicks at Nuggets, 8 p.m. Today's word count: 715 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The New York Minute - The Jets were [the latest victims of Lamar Jackson]( in Baltimore. - After signing Rick Porcello, Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen [suggested he might not add a bullpen arm](. - Brett Gardner is [coming back]( to the Yankees on a $12.5 million one-year deal. - Jeff Van Gundy, [on the Knicks' next head coaching hire:]( "I just think they have to settle and give whoever they pick next the opportunity to grow and evolve." - The Yankees [have shown interest]( in Josh Hader. - Janoris Jenkins [is digging himself]( a deeper hole after using an insensitive word on Twitter. 1. 4 things to know about new Mets starter Rick Porcello This is [a condensed version]( of a story that ran on SNY.tv yesterday... 1. He's a Jersey guy Coming to New York for the first time in his career is basically a homecoming for Porcello. He was born in Morristown, N.J. and grew up in Chester. And he made a name for himself while pitching at Seton Hall Prep during his high school days. 2. He has some important hardware Porcello brings a Cy Young award with him to the Mets, after winning with the Red Sox in 2016. He led MLB in wins that season with 22, while owning a 3.15 ERA over 33 starts. He was also a member of the Boston's 2018 World Series team. 3. He loves fly fishing There are many good spots in the Tri-State area for Porcello to partake in his favorite activity outside baseball, though Flushing might not be one of them. 4. He's been around a while Porcello's rookie year came as a 20-year-old in Detroit in 2009. He's won double-digit games in nine of his 10 seasons in the bigs, and now has the most wins on the Mets' staff, with 149. On SNY.tv: [The potential ripple effects of signing Porcello]( | [MLB scouts explain how Porcello can rebound with Mets in 2020]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The 2019 Winter Meetings, by the numbers $814 million Scott Boras' three super clients -- Stephen Strasburg, Anthony Rendon and Gerrit Cole -- each agreed to contracts that together [totaled $814 million]( dollars, a portion of which will he headed to Boras, of course. In the end, we got the fireworks he promised. There will be no replica of last year, when the MLB world paused waiting for Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to sign. 63 tweets Not including retweets, SNY baseball insider Andy Martino tweeted 63 times from the Winter Meetings, including one [to set the record straight](. $1.5 The reported difference between Brett Gardner's one-year, $12.5 million deal and Didi Gregorius' one-year, $14 million deal with the Phillies ended up only being $1.5 million. Six starters The Mets entered the Winter Meetings with four starters. After signing Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello, they left with six. "If all are healthy then we have more decisions to make that hopefully will be a high-class problem," Van Wagenen [said Thursday](. "But at this point we're going in with six bonafide starters." 197 innings In the last four years, Porcello has averaged 197 innings pitched per season. He's been nothing if not durable, though in that same span his ERA went from 3.15 in 2016 to 5.52 last year. --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA Six pitchers have won a Cy Young award in both leagues. Try and name them. Hint: Four of them retired this century. One is still active. 3. It happens to the best of 'em (This GIF is not sped up.) There may come a point, maybe as early as next year, when this doesn't look quite so easy for Lamar Jackson. For now, though, the Jets, the AFC, the NFL -- everyone is in trouble. Jackson continued his march toward the MVP trophy last night at home against the Jets during a 42-21 win that dropped New York to 5-9. Jackson's final line: - 15 of 23 passing, five touchdown passes, 212 passing yards, 86 yards rushing (His total on the ground broke Michael Vick's record for rushing yards in a season by a quarterback). His average, after last night, in four games against the AFC East: - 72 percent completion rate, 211 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, 125.6 passer rating, two rushing touchdowns, 48.3 rushing yards. For the Jets, Sam Darnold threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns -- both to Jamison Crowder, and an interception. Le'Veon Bell added 87 yards rushing. On SNY.tv: [Ralph Vacchiano's five takeaways from Jets vs. Ravens]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. The Grab Bag Some things to do in New York City this weekend, from the ice rink to the hardwood. - Go skating at Rockefeller Center with your from-out-of-town relatives. - Go to the Chinatown and Little Italy Food Fest [this weekend.]( - Cheapest SeatGeek ticket for Dolphins at Giants: [$39]( - Cheapest SeatGeek ticket for 76ers at Nets on Sunday: [$40]( --------------------------------------------------------------- TRIVIA ANSWER Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay, and Max Scherzer. --------------------------------------------------------------- That's the buzzer, folks. Enjoy your weekend. This email was sent by: SportsNet New York (SNY) 150 Greenwich st 50th floor New York, NY, 10007, US [Unsubscribe](