The Mets’ 2015 pitching rotation options

As we all know, the pitching rotation for 2014 is pretty much set and there is a great line of pitchers that will be coming up. So lets take a look at who could be the best options for the 2015 rotation (let it be known that I don’t believe Bartolo Colon will be here [...]

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Dillon Gee, Jonathon Niese and SP#5 performance

In 1986, the Mets had three of the top 10 pitchers in the National League. Their fourth starter was Sid Fernandez. However, just because he was the Mets’ fourth starter does not mean in any way, shape or form was Fernandez an SP#4. When looking to rate starters, you cannot look at team context, you [...]

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How can Zack Wheeler improve this season?

The current Mets roster is not high on dynamic personalities. We have Captain America who’s calm, cool and collected, but sometimes a little overlooked because he isn’t flashy. We had, then temporarily lost the Dark Knight of Gotham, who offered up a winning and dominant attitude, which was something Mets fans hadn’t seen in lo [...]

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A dose of optimism in late January

In general there are three kinds of teams – Those with a few talented players, and no depth – these teams are generally bad; those with no standout players, but lots of depth – these teams are good, but not championship level; and those with a few talented players, and lots of depth – these [...]

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Mets360 2014 projections: Jonathon Niese

If you ask people about Jonathon Niese and his 2013 season, the most likely answer you’ll get is that he pitched well after he returned from his shoulder injury but that his year was disappointing overall. This doesn’t give Niese enough credit for the year he turned in, which pretty much fits his career as [...]

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Coming to grips with Ruben Tejada as the starting shortstop

Sandy Alderson has been cryptic this offseason in regard to what he is going to do about the shortstop position. On the one hand, he hinted at signing Stephen Drew when he stated that he would be open to signing any free-agent on the market. However, he also said he believed that Ruben Tejada could [...]

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Taking stock: The Mets’ 2014 infield

Note: This is a continuing short series comparing (at a high level) where the Mets roster stood last year at this time and where it stands heading into Spring Training 2014. We're quickly approaching the reporting date for pitchers and catchers and the start of baseball for 2014. The off-season may not have gone as [...]

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MLB.com top 100 prospects: Rafael Montero a yes, Wilmer Flores a no

#11 – Noah Syndergaard MLB.com agrees with pretty much everyone, that Syndergaard will debut in 2014.  His fastball is what gets the highest marks, which isn’t surprising but it will be his curveball (which they rank 60 out of 80) that will define his success.  I’m of the opinion this pitch will be the difference [...]

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Card of the Week: 1991 Doc Gooden

1991 SCORE DOC GOODEN Pictured is a 1991 Score Doc Gooden “The Franchise” card. It is card number 866 and part of the regular set. The back of the card features a couple of quotes about Gooden by then Cubs General Manager Jim Frey including, “...he can change the mood of the team all by [...]

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Examining Alderson and Minaya’s draft performance based on the 2000-2007 MLB results

There was a lot of talk in 2013, both in our articles and in the Game Chatters, about the relative strength and weaknesses of the Mets’ drafting in the recent past, specifically the results of the drafts by Omar Minaya and Sandy Alderson. It’s too soon to pass final judgment on Alderson’s drafts and some [...]

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Don’t bet on Lucas Duda playing the outfield

Ike Davis is still a New York Met.  Despite months of dangling the inconsistent slugger the past two months, Sandy Alderson has failed to find any takers for Davis.  Reports have had teams like Milwaukee and Baltimore inquiring the Mets for a deal, but nothing ever materialized.  Lucas Duda, in the meantime, has been getting [...]

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