The New York Mets went into this offseason with a clear plan. They recognize their needs and have began to address them. They have mentioned a need for a short stop and an outfielder. The team made one move to fill these needs with the addition of Michael Cuddyer. There are more moves to be [...]
Wrapping up the first round of the “Which Mets season was the best” bracket, this matchup will feature the Cy Young seasons of both Tom Seaver, in 1969, and R.A. Dickey in 2012. Last week, there was a surprising blow out between David Wright and Darryl Strawberry, in which Wright beat Strawberry by just north [...]
“Well? How did I get here?” – David Byrne, Talking Heads, “Once In A Lifetime” Right now, the Mets find themselves in a strange place. Their division, the National League East, entered the 2014 season with one team that was clearly head-and-shoulders above the rest. It had another team that had been a Wild Card [...]
There are a couple of podcasts that I’ll be appearing on this week that would be wonderful if you could check out. Wednesday 12/3 at approximately 9:10 p.m. Eastern I’ll be with Taryn Cooper on “The Mets Lounge: Where the Cool Kids Hang Out!” Also scheduled to appear on the podcast are Greg Prince and [...]
The first round of any sports draft differs in every sport. Football and basketball see their players reach the majors within 1-2 years while baseball players are consistently a gamble as to whether they make it at all. In the case of the Mets, the organization has seen its share of successes and failures. One [...]
"He asked me to do him a favor and you can’t back down for that. You’ve got to stand up, you’ve got to take your beating, no matter how many people liked it or not. And, when the other players see that, they know you’re behind the player, and you’ll get a lot better effort [...]
We continue on our journey upwards, examining the best prospects in the Mets farm system. In case you missed any of the other installments, check them out at: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39, 38-36, 35-33, 32-30 and 29-27. Next up is: Casey Meisner - 26 A third round pick in the 2013 draft, Meisner was selected [...]
With the MLB Winter Meetings to start next Monday all the teams are checking the price tags of free agents and gauging interest on what is available in trade. Sandy Alderson has a few goals for the winter meetings that have been made apparent. He is looking to trade one of Dillon Gee, Jon Niese, [...]
Here's some things to get you caught up on any Mets news you may have missed this holiday weekend: Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that the Mets' depth in pitching is not something that is likely to be leveraged as part of a blockbuster trade. Sherman argues that with the amount of [...]
With a surplus of pitching, and a need for a better shortstop, the Mets continue to be linked to teams searching for pitching. The problem is that teams are willing to trade, but only for Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard or Zack Wheeler, players the Mets are unlikely to deal this offseason. Instead, it [...]
This is the time of year where optimistic fans believe every question mark is going to be answered positively while analysts think the vast majority will be answered in a negative way. And let’s be honest, the 2015 Mets have no shortages of question marks. There’s not a player on the team without baggage of [...]