Although snow and cold may grip the north, it’s a different story across Florida and Arizona as spring training is in the process of getting underway. Pitchers and catchers have already reported for the Mets, full workouts for the players…
Opening Day for the Mets is not until April 3rd when the Braves venture into Citi Field, but I’m going to be bold and make a long range prediction of what the Met batting order will look like that day.…
We all know what a five tool MLB player is, one who is proficient at hitting for power and average, at fielding and throwing, and speed. It’s a term scouts started using decades ago, to describe an elite, complete ballplayer,…
Davey Johnson, who skippered the 1986 Mets to a World Series triumph, deserves to win induction to the Hall of Fame. He fell short in the recent vote of the Today’s Game Committee (until recently the Veterans Committee). Hopefully he…
The Mets have a glut of outfielders this year, and it’s no secret they would like to deal Jay Bruce, who arrived at the trade deadline last season from the Reds for high-rated prospect Dilson Herrera. What would be a…
A recent “Antiques Roadshow” had a Mets spin on it. If you’re not familiar with the show, a viewer brings in a collectible, like the souvenir spoon collection they inherited from their Aunt Lillian and experts tell them what it’s…
The Mets bullpen is going to be under some pressure early in the season due to the expected suspension of closer Jeurys Familia for domestic violence issues. Nothing is official as of this writing but the suspension could be for…
Mets’ catcher Travis d’Arnaud has had more than his share of injuries during his career and this has severely limited his playing time and his productivity. Some of his injuries have included three concussions, a chipped elbow, a fractured foot…
In recent years with respect to baseball statistics, some new stats have been created, and some older ones downgraded. A prime example of this is pitcher wins, at one time it was probably the most important stat in grading pitchers,…
A year ago this month, the Mets were targeting a high profile free agent, Ben Zobrist, late of the 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals. The Mets had seen more than enough of Mr. Zobrist in their losing World…
The year 2016 has been celebrated all year as the 30th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion Mets. But 2016 is the 50th anniversary of another Met team, the 1966 Mets. While not nearly as successful as the ’86 club,…
With Yoenis Cespedes in the fold for a reported four year, $110 million contract, we get a better idea of what the 2017 Met outfield will look like. Most likely the Mets will carry five outfielders to start the season,…
