Spring Training is staring at us from a distance and long before a single pitcher or catcher has been asked to report, Met fans have gone through an obstacle course of emotions: We are thrilled to have gotten a big name free agent like Curtis Granderson. We are worried about the future of Matt Harvey. [...]
When the Mets signed John Lannan to a minor-league deal, it was likely to bring him in to compete for the fifth starter role in spring training. The signing is exciting because it represents something more than just another option for fifth starter: It represents the move forward for the organization. In the first three [...]
Next up in our projection series is Bartolo Colon. It would have been great if the Mets had signed him prior to the 2012 season and now we have to hope that this is a case of better late than never. Colon was fantastic last year and if he can accomplish over the next two [...]
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 [...]
Yesterday, it was announced that the Mets signed John Lannan to a minor-league deal. The Mets starting rotation has already been filled out by the signing of Bartolo Colon, and it’s safe to say that Mets fans would be outraged if Lannan had been chosen to fill out the rotation instead of a pitcher like [...]
The Queens Baseball Convention will he held today at McFadden's Citi Field location starting at noon. The day is jam packed with activities, so make sure you come on out if you're in the area. I will be at Podcast Alley pretty much all day talking with all kinds of people, so if you are [...]
Last year, I said that the 2013 season should be separated into two halves: Pre-All Star and Post-All Star break. The reason being was that the New York Mets had every intention of slowly promoting some of their Triple-A talent to the major leagues but because of the built-in attendance draw stemming from the All-Star [...]
On most baseball teams, the fifth spot in a starting pitching rotation is one of the black holes on a roster from which very few fans ever find any excitement. Take the 2013 Mets for example. While Dillon Gee, Jonathon Niese, Jeremy Hefner, Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey manned the first four spots in the [...]
With spring training just around the corner, the roster for the 2014 Mets looks to be rounding into shape. Although all the roles on the team have not yet been defined, the team still looks to be lacking in veteran bullpen arms. The Mets as much as any other team should know the value of [...]
As the days dwindle down toward Spring Training and Opening Day, it becomes more and more likely that the players the Mets currently have on the payroll are the players we will see on Opening Day. The Mets and Sandy Alderson have made a couple of interesting moves that will dictate the lineup when it [...]
All the leaves are gone and the sky is grey. A look out the window yields brittle grass, bare branches, leaden skies and whipping winds. It’s January and even though winter is officially only four-and-a-half weeks old at this writing, it already feels like forever. On these here interwebs, there are countdowns to spring training [...]
Today we kick off our second year of projections. We started this last year hoping to provide a counter to the systematic projection systems like ZiPS and Steamer. None of us have a forecasting system. What follows is just our gut feeling on how the player will do in 2014. The expectation is that with [...]