Wednesday catch-all thread (12/8/21)

Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. The Mets have begun interviews for their managerial opening and reports have these interviews lasting up to five hours. How would you like to be the guy who was being grilled for five hours and who doesn't even get the job? Have [...]

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Examining MLB competitiveness versus salary cap leagues

It would be a great thing if we could wave a magic wand and come up with a system that’s fair to players, owners and fans. Realistically, there’s no chance we’ll see anything that considers the fans at all. At best, anything that works in the favor of fans is an unintentional accident. But if [...]

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It’s time for the MLB and ownership to step up

I am already exasperated, and it has been only two days since the start of the lockout, but not for the knee-jerk reasons that most with think. Sure, the lockout is a (temporary) downer, which I will return to below in some detail, but is the needless groaning about the payment of deferred contracts that [...]

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How does J.D. Davis fit in with the Mets going forward?

Before the lockout came, we saw Eduardo Escobar come and Javier Baez go. Jonathan Villar is still out there but it’s doubtful he’s coming back. If forced to guess, the big wildcard is if the Mets will make a run at Kris Bryant once the labor dispute is settled. Previously, though, it’s always seemed like [...]

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Bobby Bonilla and the ridiculousness of the MLB Lockout

Imagine being 23. You wake up in a nice apartment in Queens. You get into your nice car and drive to your ultramodern office with all the amenities you desire. As you walk in, you say hello to your co-workers, all in the same position as you except they own large estates, more expensive cars, [...]

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A look at how the Mets handled free agency before the lockout

A few days ago, SNY’s Andy Martino broke down how the Mets’ front office handled the dizzying week that led to four free agents signing with the club. That alone would be impressive. But those four signings came right on the heels of Billy Eppler being named the team’s GM. Perhaps Eppler is a force [...]

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Wednesday catch-all thread (12/1/21)

Please use this thread all week to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. : The following list of players the Mets tendered contracts to comes from SNY: Meanwhile, the following players were tendered contracts for 2022: 1B Pete Alonso, INF Travis Blankenhorn, RHP José Butto, RHP Miguel Castro, INF/OF J.D. Davis, RHP Edwin Díaz, [...]

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Small-market woes on the cusp of a lockout

One thing I want very much is to keep comments on point with the article. Sometimes comments on articles through natural discussion venture into other areas. That's not great but it's not what really annoys me. What grinds my gears is when someone intentionally posts something completely unrelated to the article or what was previously [...]

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Our thoughts on the Max Scherzer deal

A day later and it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that Max Scherzer is a Met. A bunch of you already weighed in on the comments section of yesterday’s articles. Here, every writer at the site was given the chance to give their thoughts. Here’s what they said: Matt [...]

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Report has Mets signing Max Scherzer to a three-year deal

While nothing official from SNY or elsewhere, 22 minutes ago ESPNRadio's Kevin Winter reported that the Mets and Max Scherzer have agreed to a 3/$130 deal. Let this be the official Scherzer does/doesn't sign with the Mets thread.

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The Mets’ pursuit of Max Scherzer and their non-pursuit of Marcus Stroman

One of my dad’s sayings was, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” And it’s clear that this offseason for the Mets is going to drive home that point for me. At the conclusion of the season, my belief was that the club’s top priority was to re-sign Marcus Stroman. And it appears [...]

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