With Yoenis Cespedes in the fold for a reported four year, $110 million contract, we get a better idea of what the 2017 Met outfield will look like. Most likely the Mets will carry five outfielders to start the season, given the way Terry Collins likes to burn through his bullpen. Cespedes will be a [...]
ESPN reports that it's a 4-year, $110 million deal. Discuss
As we get to the holidays, it may be fun to look back at the Mets All Time Leaders for different hitting and pitching categories. The Mets have a rich 54 year history with many players from different generations. Some of the leaders are obvious, but there are a sprinkling of names of players who [...]
As we all know, the Mets have quite a few players returning from extended stays on the disabled list. For this experiment, we're not even going to count David Wright, who not very many of us are counting on for more than half the season. So which player who is penciled in for a meaningful [...]
T.J. Rivera had a great year last season. He raked in the minors at Las Vegas and when he finally got a chance to perform in the majors, he continued to hit. Rivera posted an .821 OPS and a .346 wOBA in 113 PA with the Mets last year. Because of 40-man roster issues, and [...]
Three hours and eleven minutes. That’s how long the postseason lasted for the 2016 New York Mets. That’s the amount of time it took Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants to whitewash the Mets in the Wild Card game on October 5th. Since the 2015 edition of the team made it to the World [...]
If our rotation is healthy and as awesome as we've all been dreaming about, we don't need a Big Red Machine lineup to make the playoffs - just a good enough offense to consistently put three or four runs on the board each game. However the offseason shakes out, the Mets should wind up with [...]
Timing, as they say, is everything. Woke up this morning all prepared to pinch-hit for Charlie. However, my internet had other ideas. Three hours with brief periods of connectivity followed by extended stretches of unable to hold the signal. Called the cable company and they were working on things in my area. Good to know. [...]
In 2014 Lucas Duda took over as the Mets starting first baseman. He played 153 games that year, and in 2015 he played 135 games. However, in 2016 he was limited to only 47 games due to a back injury, although he did return late in the season. Assuming his back has healed, should the [...]
1970 KELLOGG'S ED KRANEPOOL What makes this card special, is that aside from it being the only time Ed Kranepool was on a Kellogg's card, it was also the very first card in Kellogg's very first set. In 1970, the Mets were coming off their championship season. Three of Kranepool's teammates were also featured in [...]
As we approach the 2016 winter meetings, plenty has been written about what the Mets should do for 2017. Let’s take it a step further and look further into a crystal ball at 2018. As the 2017 season ends, the contracts of several Mets will expire as follows. Jose Reyes $ 22.0 million 2018 club [...]
Once upon a time I wrote about Rafael Montero and Jacob deGrom. Stating that “While Montero has gotten more attention, with his pin-point control, deGrom seems like the prospect with the higher ceiling.” How long can a blogger brag about being right about deGrom? I’ll tell you as soon as I’m done bragging. The fact [...]