Sandy Alderson’s three pennants and one World Series championship, while a first-rate achievement, may not be quite enough to justify his ranking at number twelve. But Alderson’s place in history is enhanced by two considerations: he was the first modern…
Perspectives
Evaluating BP’s forecast of an 82-80 record for the Mets
by Scott Ferguson • • 10 Comments
Baseball Prospectus recently came out with a prediction for the Mets record in 2015. They predicted that the Mets would win 82 games and lose 80. The question of course is whether this is possible or not. Potentially, this is…
Perspectives
Sandy Alderson’s signings: Good, bad and meh
by Matt Netter • • 8 Comments
Now in his fifth offseason as General Manager of the Mets, Sandy Alderson has a large enough sample size of free agent signings for us fans and critics to pass judgment. Following the 2010 season, Alderson was hired as GM…
Perspectives
Will John Mayberry Jr. signing hurt Eric Campbell, too?
by Brian Joura • • 10 Comments
Barring any Spring Training trade (ha!) or injury, the Mets’ 2015 Opening Day roster is pretty much set. There’s the usual battles for roster spots 23-25 but hopefully those are among players who have already seen time in the majors…
Perspectives
Mets360 2015 projections: Daniel Murphy
by Brian Joura • • 13 Comments
At this point in time, it’s safe to say that most of us are Daniel Murphy fans. That being said, the cold truth is that this time next year, we won’t be doing a prediction for him because he’ll be…
Card of the Week
Mets Card of the Week: 1970 Jack DiLauro
by Doug Parker • • 8 Comments
Happy Jack.
Perspectives
Talking About The Mets, But For All The Wrong Reasons
by Charlie Hangley • • 14 Comments
In baseball circles, the word “Mets” is on a lot of peoples’ lips. In years past, this was a good thing in January. It meant signing Carlos Beltran, or Billy Wagner
Perspectives
Ranking Sandy Alderson’s three best and worst Mets trades
by Julian McCarthy • • 35 Comments
Citi Field is currently buried in snow, as is the rest of the northeast, with many Mets fans only wanting to focus on warmer climates and when the team will head south. However, in these next three or so weeks…
Perspectives
Can Michael Cuddyer really help the Mets?
by Patrick Albanesius • • 16 Comments
When you run a baseball team in the biggest market in the world and your budget in 2015 is 19th in the sport, it’s a little insulting to the fanbase to shell out nearly 1/10th of that budget to a…
Perspectives
Are the Mets poised for a very bright future?
by Tyler Slape • • 4 Comments
Right now, MLB.com is in the middle of posting their top ten prospects at each position. So far five positions have been reviewed: right-handed pitcher, left-handed pitcher, catcher, first base, and second base. The Mets have a prospect on each…
Perspectives, Research
Offensive expectations for Juan Lagares
by Joe Vasile • • 16 Comments
In Juan Lagares’ first three seasons in the Mets organization – from 2006 to 2008 – he committed 73 errors in 195 games. He was also a shortstop. In 2009, the decision was made to move Lagares to the outfield,…
Minor Leagues
Cesar Puello faces crucial 2015
by James Newman • • 35 Comments
Finally things started to click for Cesar Puello, a player who has been playing for the Mets organization since he was 17, in 2013, where the 22 year-old hit .326, slugged 16 homers, drove in 73 runs and stole 24…