Following the winter meetings, the Mets have addressed almost all of their glaring holes in the field, the bullpen, and the rotation. One remaining identified hole on the bench for a fourth outfielder is being explored now with very unexciting names like Ryan Raburn and Alejandro De Aza being mentioned in rumors. Either of those [...]
#5 Amed Rosario, SS Biography: Born on November 20, 1995 in Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic, Rosario joined the Mets organization as a 17-year-old shortstop as an international free agent for $1.75 million. It seemed to be perfect timing for the Mets to sign a young, promising shortstop, as Jose Reyes left the organization to [...]
Last year at this time, it was all the rage. Early in the 2014 Winter Meetings, the Mets signed Michael Cuddyer and the media loved it. A veteran hitter, former batting champ and mentor to David Wright in his youth, Cuddyer was seen as the piece that would get the Mets to at least .500 [...]
In this age of free agency major league baseball teams do not return the same group of 25 players from year to year. There is always some turnover. In many cases there is a major upheaval and influx of new players. In some cases there are not as many new faces but new roles thrust [...]
The Mets as expected brought back reliever Jerry Blevins, signing him to a one-year, $4 million deal. Blevins was extremely effective for the Mets last year, as he retired all 15 batters he faced, 14 of them lefty swingers. Of course, no one is going to go an entire year with a .000 BABIP nor [...]
#8 Marcos Molina, SP Biography: Born March 8, 1995 in Santiago, DO Molina joined the Mets organization as an international free agent in 2012 for $100,000. His 2014 campaign sprung him onto the map, as MLB.com has rated him the 6th best prospect in the Mets organization. He could be another quality arm to move up the Mets [...]
You read that right. Mike Pelfrey will earn more than the entire Mets rotation in 2016. Thanks, collective bargaining! Pelfrey, the one-time solid Mets pitcher turned journeyman, inked a two-year deal worth more than $8 million per season to round out the Tigers’ rotation. Since he left the Mets after the 2012 season, he has [...]
Wednesday at the Winter Meetings was quite eventful for the New York Mets. They responded from Tuesday’s disappointment of not signing Ben Zobrist to completely revamp the middle infield. First came the Jon Niese to Pittsburgh for Neil Walker trade. Then later they reached an agreement with free agent Asdrubal Cabrera on a two year [...]
Here in New York, we fans pride ourselves on being knowledgeable. We’re hip, we’re savvy, we know what’s goin’ on, man. We’re not like those blindly devoted followers in St. Louis or Cincinnati, who show up in droves, decked out in red, whether their team is in contention or not. No, we “know” better. We [...]
Hey you smell something funky? Yeah, me too. Did you hear the Mets signed Asdrubal Cabrera to a two-year deal? So that's what $18.5 million being burnt smells like! Good to know. Cabrera is a solid player and has been for a number of years. He's more than a placeholder but he's not a star. [...]
In a move that helps both clubs, the Pirates and Mets have agreed to swap Neil Walker and Jon Niese. Walker takes over for the departed Daniel Murphy and comes with a one-year contract that will be significantly less than what Murphy would have received if he had accepted the team's Qualifying Offer. In his [...]
On Tuesday night the Yankees and Cubs traded Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan for Starlin Castro. Shortly after that the Braves traded Shelby Miller to the Diamondbacks for Ender Inciarte, Aaron Blair and Dansby Swanson. Prior to these trades there was discussion on the web with experts suggesting that the Mets make an offer for [...]