There were reports of the Mets almost acquiring the Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond, but at a hefty cost. He only has one year left on his contract before he hits free agency, which was probably one of the biggest factors in Alderson not going through with the trade. Desmond would be an upgrade over Wilmer [...]
Here are some news and notes to get you caught up on all the recent happenings in Mets land. You may know that Ben Zobrist was traded to the Oakland Athletics this past weekend, but according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, there were discussions of a potential three-way deal between the Mets, Rays and [...]
With Spring Training arriving in a few weeks, the New York Mets will have to make several decisions based on Spring Training performances. Will Matt den Dekker or Kirk Nieuwenhuis be serving as a back-up outfielder? Will Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares or Daniel Murphy be the leadoff hitter? Will Jeurys Familia, Jenrry Mejia or Bobby [...]
Earlier this offseason, four writers at various points collaborated on a prospect list for the Mets that went 50 deep. Click here if you’re curious about those rankings. My participation was on the lower part of the list, knowing that this top 10 list you’re about to read would be coming out. This list is [...]
With Mike Piazza once again being snubbed for the Hall of Fame, garnering 69.9% of the vote from the BBWAA, people have taken to sharing their outrage that the “greatest hitting catcher of all time” isn’t in the Hall. But why is it that we need that caveat of hitting catcher when we talk about [...]
Terry Collins has managed the 81st most games in the history of major league baseball. All told he has managed for 10 years and compiled a record of 748-778, a .490 winning percentage. He has managed the Mets since 2011. Over those four seasons his records sits at 304-344, a .469 winning percentage. Collins had [...]
In Julian McCarthy’s recent article, Assessing the threat level of every National League wild-card contender, uber-commenter Chris F. raised the point about the number of question marks on the 2015 Mets. He then closed his comment with a reference to Tumblin’ Dice, which got me on a fever in the funk house tangent. But since [...]
In our last installment, the Mets saw a vast improvement under the helm of new manager Gil Hodges. Several young players made sterling debuts, including Dick Allen and Ron Hunt, both who would have been in the discussion for Rookie of the Year in the upcoming offseason. Several young players were acquired and star prospect [...]
If you listen to Mets’ hierarchy – by whom I mean GM Sandy Alderson, his lieutenants, Paul DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi as well as Manager Terry Collins: Fred and Jeff Wilpon have been silent so far this winter, and wisely so -- the year has finally arrived. Since 2010, we fans have been subject to [...]
The writers have spoken and MLB welcomes four new members into the Hall of Fame. Among them is former Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez. While Martinez certainly did not get into the hall based on his accolades with the Mets, he still seems to have a soft spot for New York fans. In a press conference [...]
For the purposes of this article, it is important to point out that the term “active” refers to current free agents, players currently on Major League rosters, and players on the disabled list. On any given day of the Major League Baseball regular season, except for September expansions, there are 750 major leaguers across the [...]