We had a comment last week about the pitching staff in Savannah and if those numbers were “For Real” or not. The answer is much more complicated than a simple yes or no. The reason for this can be explained by looking at some numbers from the recent Met past. Mark Cohoon: In 2010 Cohoon [...]
In a season thusfar filled with plenty of offensive woes, one of the few bright spots in the Mets lineup has been Daniel Murphy. Murphy is hitting .318/.368/.451 through his first 41 games. His 1.7 fWAR not only leads Mets hitters by a wide margin, but is already the third-highest total of his career. His [...]
In the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, with the 12th overall pick, the Mets selected shortstop Gavin Cecchini out of Barbe High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It was the second draft of the Sandy Alderson era and the second straight year the team selected a high school player with their first draft pick.* This was [...]
For many, the big story from Saturday was the return of Juan Lagares to the starting lineup and his key role in delivering the Mets’ first win over the Nationals this season. Good for Lagares, especially with his homer. If he could add power to his game, that would be a wonderful thing. But for [...]
“People moving out, People moving in. Ball of confusion; That’s what the world is today...” — The Temptations From the top down, the entire Mets’ organization is in a state of flux. There’s all sorts of things happening. There was a New York Times story published which indicated that Saul Katz was considering selling his [...]
There is a #FreeLagares hashtag trending on Twitter and Facebook as I speak. With each mention of this hashtag, the intensity for the Mets to free outfielder Juan Lagares from the bench is becoming increasingly noticeable and palpable. Yet another day goes by and Lagares is still sitting, as he was on the bench again [...]
During this past offseason, Robinson Cano was the big free agent name on the market. Cano, for several years now, has been known as Major League Baseball’s premier second baseman and has played at nearly MVP levels for the majority of that time period, which resulted in the Seattle Mariners signing Cano to a 10-year, [...]
MLB historian John Thorn posted this picture to his Facebook account today, with the caption: New York Mets at their Staten Island home park, Harper's Weekly, May 15, 1886. Thorn also included the following information: From Orem: "The Metropolitans had a fine new grounds at Staten Island, at a cost of $25,000, large for the [...]