Outside of 3B, where David Wright will be manning the hot corner for the next several years, 2B is the most stable position in the franchise. Not only are there three capable starters at second on the 40-man roster (Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores and Eric Young Jr.), but there are also multiple bench players who [...]
The Mets have a need for a veteran starting pitching for the back of the rotation. The pool to pick from isn’t filled with any studs. It doesn’t help that Tim Lincecum signed a new two year extension reported to be worth $35 million. Most Mets fans dream offseason included signing Lincecum on a small [...]
Two players that are big time free agents to come in during this offseason are Jacoby Ellsbury and Shin-Soo Choo. Both are very intriguing and an argument can be made for one or the other. Both are over 30, have had major injuries during their careers and have an extensive amount of experience in the [...]
Over the summer I was lucky enough to have worked as a counselor the Play-By-Play Sports Broadcasting Camps, where we teach kids aged eight through 18 how to go about pursuing a career in sports broadcasting. It is the greatest collection of what Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price would call “sports nerds” of all [...]
I have been listening to WFAN since I was a baby… alright my Dad’s been listening since then but I was in the car. The point is I’ve come to relish all non Mike Francessa elements of WFAN and it’s been my go-to station for driving since I’ve been allowed to drive. As WFAN begins [...]
In November of 2012, David Wright and the Mets came to an agreement on an 8-year, $138 million contract extension. The deal has Wright locked in as the Mets third baseman through his age 37 season in 2020, barring a trade of course. The contract was interesting in two aspects. First, it was what can [...]
The big news this week -- other than playoff race action -- was that Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu signed with the Chicago White Sox for a six-year deal worth $68 million. Sportswriter Jonah Keri called Abreu “the best hitter you’ve never heard of.” Abreu had been a dominant force in the Cuban baseball league, [...]
The Dodgers are a team in a very different place than the Mets. With Clayton Kershaw hitting his prime, an expensive roster that boasts Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Yasiel Puig this is a team that needs to make moves to win NOW. The Mets, on the other hand, are a team that [...]
As we watch the Mets off-season 40-Man Roster take shape and as we watch the outfielder discussions regarding Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, and Shin-Soo Choo (amongst others) take place, we need to also be aware that the Mets are going to be looking at shortstops too. What if the team looked within the organization next [...]
To trade or not to trade, that is the question: Whether ‘tis Nobler in the mind to suffer The Offers and Counters of cantankerous Agents, Or to trade Arms to build and Outfield with power, And by trading save cash: to trade to spend No more; and by spending, to say we can Afford stars, [...]
Two down and two to go! Yesterday the Mets cut ties with a couple of lefty relievers in Robert Carson and Sean Henn. Originally, the previous line said lousy lefty relievers but it was not fair to use that word to describe Henn in 2013. While he walked the ballpark – 32 BB in 57.2 [...]
If you are a Met fan watching the postseason like me, it’s only normal to think of what might be next year. Starting pitching has been front and center thus far in the playoffs, and has strengthened the popular sentiment that “pitching wins championships.” As the Mets’ front office puts together an offseason plan which [...]