Spring Training storylines for the 2015 Mets

As the snow continues to pile up in New York, it is encouraging to know that baseball will be coming back in the nice Florida weather. The past couple of days has featured players coming to Port St. Lucie and stating how they are feeling, and what their goals are for the upcoming season. While [...]

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An alternate offseason for the 2015 Mets

We’ve been around Sandy Alderson long enough to know his general strengths and weaknesses. Essentially, he’s done a very good job of stockpiling minor league talent, whether that comes from trading, drafting or not giving away what he inherited. He’s done well enough in the “throwing things against the wall and see what sticks” department. [...]

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An early look at the Mets’ 2015 bench

Barring any surprise deals, the Mets' starting lineup appears set for the 2015 season. Likewise, the team's bench seems to be fairly solidified heading into Spring Training. Before we dive into the likely candidates, let's take a quick look back at the Mets' bench as they opened the 2014 season.   Anthony Recker, C Lucas [...]

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Mets player in focus: Anthony Recker

Player in Focus:  Anthony Recker His Middle Name is Vito. Had one stolen base in 2014—the only stolen base of his career. Recker is a workout beast. He and his wife Kelly had their first child recently, a boy they named Camden, on Dec. 29. Went to Alvernia University, located in Reading Pa.  Alvernia was [...]

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Mets360 projections: Bartolo Colon

Advanced stats proponents who preach that you should not evaluate how well someone pitched by their win totals should be pleased with how Mets fans view Bartolo Colon. In his first season with the Mets, Colon won 15 games. Yet if you polled 100 Mets fans and asked if we could waive a magic wand [...]

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Who Comes After Harvey, Wheeler, deGrom?

Sandy Koufax once called pitching the art of instilling fear. It’s reputed to win championships. And in New York, it’s one of the few strengths entering 2015. Both the starting rotation and the bullpen have a number of powerful options and plenty of depth to keep the Mets among the best in baseball. But when [...]

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Wilmer Flores is not the linchpin

Is there a single linchpin to the Mets 2015 season? A number of writers seem to think there's a lot riding on Wilmer Flores panning out as our shortstop. Others point to a healthy return by David Wright or Matt Harvey. A bounce back season from Curtis Granderson has also been identified as a linchpin. [...]

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The Mets Are A Playoff Team…Or They’re Not…

Yesterday was one of those days you love hearing about if you’re a baseball fan. Yesterday was Truck Day. There were publicity shots galore of Mr. and Ms. Met loading up the semis for the annual trek to Port St. Lucie. The equipment cases were loaded, the engines revved and the big wheels started a-rollin’ [...]

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Three things Mets fans should not expect from Rob Manfred

The tenure of Bud Selig at the helm of Major League Baseball came to an end on January 25. He leaves behind him a sorted legacy. He's credited for adding the Wild Card and spicing up the All Star Game. He's also blamed for dropping the ball on multiple issues as well. This is where [...]

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Mets360 2015 projections: Curtis Granderson

It’s generally accepted that when you sign a high-ticket free agent to a multi-year deal that the last part of the contract rarely pays off. In other words, you pay at the end for production at the front. But what happens when the production at the front is underwhelming? That’s the situation the Mets find [...]

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Mets word of the season: Exciting

Every season, fans can look back and think of a plethora of words/phrases to describe a season. In recent years, it could be inferred that the best word to describe the Mets has been “disappointing” or even “failure,” but looking ahead to 2015, that word will be “exciting.” Why? The Mets have some new/returning stars [...]

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