Evaluating Dickey trade after Travis d’Arnaud’s promotion

December 17, 2012 R.A. Dickey, Mike Nickeas, and Josh Thole were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Wuilmer Becerra, John Buck, Noah Syndergaard, and most important, Travis d’Arnaud. At the time, it seemed the Mets were preparing for the future behind the plate and saving money for another time. Now it appears [...]

Jenrry Mejia’s transformation through three starts each season

Every Mets fan that witnessed the incredible achievements of Jenrry Mejia during Spring Training 2010, realizes that the sky is the limit for him. When Jerry Manuel begged Omar Minaya to bring Mejia to the major league roster some were very supportive of bringing the future directly to the majors, while others were skeptical. Regardless [...]

Predicting the 2014 Mets Opening Day pitching staff

The Mets 2014 opening day starting rotation will be among the best in baseball; this is due to the overwhelming young talent at the top with veteran experience in the middle. There will be no players selected outside of the organization for the rotation. The bullpen will be filled with young talented arms that the [...]

Grading and evaluating each member of the 2013 Mets bullpen

In the 2012-13 offseason Sandy Alderson was trying to improve a Mets bullpen that had the second worst bullpen ERA in baseball. Many names have departed since opening day and midseason 2012; Jon Rauch, Ramon Ramirez, Manny Acosta, Miguel Batista, Elvin Ramirez, D.J. Carrasco, Garrett Olson, Jake Egbert, Pedro Beato, and Frank Francisco- who currently [...]

What does the future hold for Dillon Gee?

The 2011 Mets were a team that fans and the front office would want to forget; David Wright and Johan Santana were injured, Mike Pelfrey couldn’t maintain any kind of consistency, Jason Bay had another sub-par year, and Jose Reyes departed to Free Agency following the season. One of the few bright spots for this [...]