The Mets should have signed Yasmani Grandal and Marwin Gonzalez. Instead, in typical cost-cutting, short-sighted fashion, we have brought in Wilson Ramos and Jed Lowrie. In the latest head scratcher, the Mets signed Lowrie to a two-year, $20-million contract. It's a reasonable deal for a good player, but given the crowded infield situation, it forces another move, [...]
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In a move that virtually no one saw coming, the Mets added to their infield arsenal by signing free agent Jed Lowrie to a 2/$20 million deal. An All-Star for the A's in 2018, Lowrie delivered 23 HR and 99 RBIs while slashing .801 last year. A switch-hitter, Lowrie put up a .713 OPS versus [...]
Michael Conforto is a former first-round pick who had a major impact in the Mets’ making it to the World Series in 2015. Additionally, has an All-Star appearance in 2017 to his credit. But he’s also been busted back to the minor leagues in 2016, suffered a serious shoulder injury and spent half of last [...]
If you recently became a fan of the Mets, particularly since May 16th 2018, then you may not be familiar with Juan Lagares. It is because the oft-injured center fielder has been on and off the disabled list over the past three seasons, appearing in fewer than 100 games in each of them. May 16th [...]
If you're into fantasy baseball, you undoubtedly know about Lenny Melnick, one of the pioneers in the industry. My first dealings with Lenny came about 10-12 years ago, when we were both members of a group called FantasyPros911. Lenny was very generous, both with his knowledge and his time. And I found out what a [...]
We’ve turned over to our 2019 calendar, and that means we are now in the 50th anniversary year of the remarkable, World Series winning 1969 Miracle Mets. This was a team that was little changed, with respect to personnel, from the ‘68 edition, a team which had finished in ninth place with a 73-89 record. [...]
Since becoming the GM of the Mets Brodie Van Wagenen has made some good and some bad moves. While the Mets have brought aboard Edwin Diaz, Robinson Cano, Jeurys Familia, Wilson Ramos, Rajai Davis, Gregor Blanco, Keon Broxton, Walker Lockett and J.D. Davis, they’ve lost a ton of talent from their farm. See below as [...]
The Mets made two deals for guys who are on the Quad-A/MLB edge and gave up guys who might actually be useful in order to do so. The one that will get everyone's attention is shipping Kevin Plawecki to the Indians for two org fillers. But the one that might end up biting them in [...]
The Mets made an outfield move yesterday but it wasn't what any of us were expecting. Instead of dabbling in the free agent market, they made a trade. And instead of shedding salary, they took on a semi-reclamation project in Keon Broxton. Right now the conventional wisdom is that Broxton and Juan Lagares will split [...]
The Mets sent pitchers Bobby Wahl and Adam Hill, along with infielder Felix Valerio to the Brewers for outfielder Keon Broxton. In 2017, Broxton hit 20 HR for Milwaukee but he was unable to follow that up with a strong season in 2018, as he split time between the majors and minors. Broxton also has [...]
Baseball, undoubtedly, is a sport that has evolved as much as modern technology. With every invention brought into society, there has been another root upended from America’s pastime. There really are no baseball purists left, no matter how much they cling to their love to a 1-0 victory with three hits combined between the two [...]