A look at Sandy Alderson’s contributions to the 2015 Mets

Most Mets fans remember Omar Minaya coming in and putting an immediate stamp on the organization by acquiring Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez. Ah, the days when ownership had money to spend! Contrast that with Minaya’s replacement, Sandy Alderson, who has made his major point of emphasis building a strong farm system. As we look [...]

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Wilmer Flores flourishes offensively, struggles defensively in Venezuela

This may not be the last time we see a headline along these lines. The Mets’ offseason started off strong with the acquisition of Michael Cuddyer, but now the offseason seems quiet. Trade rumors between the Mets and the Colorado Rockies may continue to start and stop along the way until Spring Training, but until [...]

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Zack Wheeler will win 20 games in 2015

Six different pitchers have won 20 games or more for the New York Mets.  Tom Seaver did it four times, and Dwight Gooden, Jerry Koosman, David Cone, Frank Viola and R.A. Dickey each did it once.  Zack Wheeler, in his third big league season, will join them in 2015. While that might seem far-fetched to [...]

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Jon Niese: Breakout candidate?

At FanGraphs, Josh Barnes posted a wonderful piece of community research concluding that Jon Niese is poised to have a breakout season in 2015.  Before continuing reading this article, I’d highly recommend reading what Barnes wrote if you haven’t already. His reasoning is that Niese developed a solid changeup in 2014, leading to its increased [...]

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Mets360 Top 50 prospects: Players 2 & 1

By now everyone knows who these two players are. They represent both the highest rated prospect in the Mets system and one that looks to be a key part of the future success of the Mets. With prospects though, nothing is guaranteed, but how close these two are to the major leagues and their anticipated [...]

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Mets360 2015 Hall of Fame ballot

Much like a year ago, the 2015 Hall of Fame ballot is stuffed with worthy candidates. Last year, there were 22 players who deserve to have their credentials seriously discussed. Of those, three of them got in and two fell off the ballot. That leaves us with 17 holdovers and another impressive class of newcomers. [...]

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New York Mets: Three things to look forward to in 2015

It's a new year and a renewed hope in the New York Mets organization for 2015. Gone is the mentality that this team is "building for the future". The future is now. In 2014, the team was considered up and coming and finished in second place. This year, they will take no one by surprise. [...]

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My New Year’s Eve baseball beliefs, remembrances and opinions

Here we are on the last day of December. Everyone is filled with happy thoughts about the promise of a new year. Throw out the old and welcome the new. It’s the way it’s always been. My belief is we should always welcome the new. Yet at the same time we should always celebrate that [...]

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Ranking each division and predicting the standings for the 2015 season

In what has been a busy offseason, many teams have improved themselves for 2015, and almost every team feels that they have a chance to make the playoffs.  Some teams have made minor improvements (i.e. the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays), and some have made major improvements (i.e. the San Diego [...]

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Comparing the Mets and Marlins position-by-position

Recently, there was a report by Joel Sherman of the New York Post in which he had previously interviewed six MLB executives and one scout. One of his questions to the group was comparing the Mets and the Marlins: which of the two teams were more prepared for the upcoming season. The outcome was four [...]

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