Each year with the predictions column I start by going back to the previous year’s piece. For the second time in three years, the results were … terrible. The goal is to get more than 50 percent right, while not making boring predictions. Out of last year’s batch, only three were correct. But you can’t [...]
We’ve gone through and made predictions for 19 players for the 2017 Mets. Now it’s time to give a forecast for the team as a whole. You thought our individual projections were optimistic? Wait until you get a load of these! Dalton Allison - Mets win 90 games in a season where Syndergaard, deGrom, and [...]
The last player we’re going to project this year is Jay Bruce, which is fitting because in many ways he’s the last guy fans want on the team. Few complained when the Mets picked up his option yet many complain that he’s still on the team and blocking Michael Conforto. What gets lost in the [...]
Few things in life are truer than the saying, “No one cares about your fantasy team.” That’s okay, I’m going to write about mine anyway. I play in a dynasty league, one that’s been around since 1985, although I didn’t join it until 1992. Because it’s been around forever, it has some unique rules, ones [...]
Lucas Duda is very glad that Jay Bruce and Travis d’Arnuad are on the team. They may or may not be buddies in real life but those two keep Duda from being the least popular starter. It’s hard to understand why Duda isn’t more liked by the fanbase. Perhaps there are people who haven’t shaken [...]
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Lately, there has been a lot of talk about Matt Harvey opening the year in extended Spring Training. Uber commenter Eraff on Saturday said, “I see it 50/50 for Hervey to begin the Season with the Mets. I don’t know the complexities of keeping him in Florida, but he hasn’t yet demonstrated that he’s ready [...]
Last year, the suspension for Aroldis Chapman for his domestic violence case was handed out on March 1. Here it is March 21 and we’re still waiting for a decision to be announced on Jeurys Familia. You can say that the league didn’t want to take away from the World Baseball Classic but now that [...]
One of the surprises of Grapefruit League play is former top prospect Rafael Montero. After looking like a guy who should be released during the majority of the 2016 season, Montero has been having a rather successful Spring in his effort to make the club as a reliever. He has 17 Ks in 11.1 IP, [...]
There are two recent podcasts that we've done that I wanted to share the links. The first one was with my son, Trent, who did our new blog header. We talk about the creative process and other things that he's involved in. Trent. The other podcast was done this past week when David Groveman dropped [...]
Before Spring Training started, the Mets announced their starting right fielder, taking away one of the few storylines available in Grapefruit League play. By bringing back six guys who were either free agents or had an option, settling or offering arbitration to everyone and not bringing in a new catcher or third baseman, the Mets [...]
The phrase “Spring Training numbers mean nothing!” has replaced the swallows returning to Capistrano as the surest harbinger of winter receding. It’s repeated everywhere and gained enough traction to be considered gospel in most quarters. It’s easy to understand why. Spring Training numbers have the misfortune of being small samples, compiled against a wide variety [...]