Bobby Abreu is in the system and other roster stories

AAA: Cesar Puello – Of all the better prospects currently on the 51’s, Puello is the one who could have the largest impact.  With Chris Young on a one-year deal, Puello looks to prove his ability to play in the majors and earn a starting spot in 2015.  It’s notable that he’s starting the year [...]

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Weighing in on the Daniel Murphy “Controversy”

If you haven’t heard or just crawled out from under a rock, there has been a recent uproar about New York Mets’ second baseman Daniel Murphy missing the Mets first two games to tend to his wife as she gave birth to the couple’s son, Noah, this week. By the way, Noah Syndergaard says thanks! [...]

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The Lucas Duda conspiracy

The Mets announced on Friday, April 04, 2014 that Lucas Duda will be the team’s starting first baseman, adding greater confusion to the first base question that has been following the team all winter and through spring training. The announcement is another strange turn in the debacle that the front office has made of the [...]

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Mets bullpen waves legitimate red flag in Nationals series

Well, you couldn’t have scripted a rougher start than the Met’s opening series against the Nationals.   The Mets, one strike away from an exciting, hard-fought win, lost a heartbreaker Opening Day after an implosion of the bullpen in the late innings.  After two more lackluster games, the sweep became inevitable culminating with five more runs [...]

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After Two Games, The Mets Are Already At A Crossroads

“Here’s the problem: the Mets aren’t just bad, they’re DULL and bad” Those were the words Tweeted by your intrepid columnist as Andrew Brown struck out against Craig Stammen to wrap up the Mets’ first 0-2 start in nine years. 2005, when the Mets got off 0-5 and were only rescued by a Pedro Martinez [...]

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Can the Mets trust Jose Valverde?

Now that the New York Mets have lost another important bullpen arm in Bobby Parnell, the Mets will now have to live on the edge and rely on veteran closer Jose Valverde to lock down games for the foreseeable future. If it hasn’t been rocky before in the Mets’ bullpen before, well, buckle up because [...]

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This is Wilmer Flores’ time to shine

Wilmer Flores is back with the Mets. Flores was called back up after Daniel Murphy was placed on maternity leave. That will leave Murphy away from the team for the next couple of days. While he is gone, it seems that either Flores or Eric Young Jr. will take his place. After struggling on Monday, [...]

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David Wright vs. Derek Jeter: By the Numbers

Sabermetrics have become a major part of the game, primarily since Billy Beane based his team off the idea in the early 2000’s.  Although they do not tell the entire story of the game, they give fans insight into how the game works.  Some sabermetric statistics are more confusing than others, and some make no [...]

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