How good would Jenrry Mejia look in the New York Mets starting rotation? There’s a good chance the 21-year-old would be a fixture in the rotation this season had the Mets not insisted on starting him in the New York bullpen last season and wasting an available year of development time. However, maybe the Mets [...]
Greg Vaughn hit 355 home run in his major league career, including 11 against the New York Mets. He was a four-time All-Star and surpassed 30 home runs four times in his 15-year career. His son Cory has one spring training homer for the Mets, but New York hopes that he'll hit a lot more [...]
Who will be playing second base for the New York Mets this season? Will it be embattled 15-year veteran Luis Castillo, converted outfielder/ first baseman Daniel Murphy, slick glove man Ruben Tejada or utility man Justin Turner? It’s doubtful that any of these players will be a permanent fixture at second base with New York, [...]
Just think if the Texas Rangers had Robinson Cano in their already-loaded lineup. It could have happened. Back in the winter of 2003 the Rangers had a choice between Cano and another young infielder, Joaquin Arias, as the player to be named with Alfonso Soriano for Alex Rodriguez. The Rangers chose Arias and “Now you [...]
It has been another frustrating season for the New York Mets and their fans. The Mets spent eight days in last place early in the season and last led the National League East on April 30. Their offense totally collapsed in July, they couldn’t get a big hit when needed and key pitchers slumped at [...]
Mark Cohoon’s name wasn’t on many prospect lists at the beginning of the season, but despite not having an overpowering fastball, he just may make a few lists heading into 2011. Cohoon earlier this week was named the Mets’ Organizational Pitcher of the Year. The just-turned 23-year-old started the season at low Class A Savannah, [...]
That seems to be one of the hot topics surrounding Mets nation lately. Fans are wondering if he’ll be the next Adrian Gonzalez or Chris Davis. Should he be used as a trading chip to go after Milwaukee slugger Prince Fielder, or should New York make a run at free agent behemoths like Adam Dunn, [...]
The New York Mets and their fans have been asking a series of "What Ifs" over the last four years. What if the Mets bullpen could have backed promising young lefthander Oliver Perez in Game 7 of the National League Championship series in 2006? What if the Mets hadn’t lost a seven-game lead with 17 [...]
The 2005 draft has been very kind to the New York Mets. Five players selected that year have reached the major leagues; the seventh most of all National League clubs, but few of those clubs can match the impact of the Mets draftees: Mike Pelfrey (1st round), Jon Niese (2nd round), Bobby Parnell (9th round) [...]
When the New York Mets travel to PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday, they will get re-acquainted with old friend Lastings Milledge. These days Milledge is platooning in right field with Ryan Doumit for the Pirates and hoping to secure a spot for the future. He is arbitration eligible in 2011 so the remainder of [...]
The New York Mets are taking some serious body blows. Could the towel be coming next? Only an outstanding effort by Johan Santana prevented the Mets from being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies this weekend. After failing to win the rubber game on Sunday, New York limps back to Flushing to start a six-game homestand [...]
The Binghamton Mets might have the answer to the New York Mets hitting woes. Third baseman Zach Lutz has slugged seven home runs in seven games since missing 10 weeks with a stress fracture in his left foot. That’s as many homers as Jason Bay, Carlos Beltran, Luis Castillo, Alex Cora and Ruben Tejada have [...]