Just about everybody who follows the Mets agreed that their top priority is getting another starting pitcher. Well guess what? Everybody was wrong. It’s now official. The Mets’ rotation is fine, thank you, but the offense … just stinks. Jason Bay stinks. Jeff Francoeur and Rod Barajas stink. Carlos Beltran and Luis Castillo are back, [...]
After a one-night reprieve, the New York Mets were back to normal Saturday in a 3-2, 13-inning loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Scoring their most runs since July 5 in a 6-1 win on Friday, the Mets won for just the third time in 13 games and snapped a 13-game streak in which the [...]
When the Mets had discussions with the Seattle Mariners about lefthander Cliff Lee, talks stopped when the Mariners inquired about Wilmer Flores. Why, at first glance, Flores’ numbers don’t blow anybody away. The shortstop had an ugly .637 OPS in the low Class-A South Atlantic League in 2009 and was batting .306 with eight homers [...]
Most New York Mets fans by now probably thought they would be dealing with another disastrous season: clubhouse turmoil, a new manager, and what many want – a new GM. But thanks to an overachieving starting rotation, great years from David Wright and unheralded Angel Pagan, and now with the imminent return of Carlos Beltran, [...]