Perhaps the biggest decision new Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has made so far was to pick up the $11 million option for 2011 on
Seems to me… …there’s something missing in the Mets’ front office these days: panic. It’s beyond refreshing to have another team in the division – our arch-rival, even, if you will – make a big, splashy move and have the reaction from Flushing be…well…nothing. The Phillies, of all teams, signed Cliff Lee to a contract [...]
Cliff Lee signed a five-year, $120 million contract with the Phillies, which includes a 2016 option which may become guaranteed based on performance. The contract also has a limited no-trade clause. The signing gives the Phillies a starting rotation that takes a back seat to no one and further strengthens the team that won the [...]
When the Mets hired Sandy Alderson, the reaction was almost universal praise and I was certainly one of the people excited about having him be the club’s general manager. Now that the topic has moved from establishing the front office to acquiring players for the 2011 season, at least a little split has developed among [...]
Seems to me… …I’ve heard this song before. 30 years before, to be exact. The 2010 MLB Winter Meetings have just concluded and the New York Mets did…nearly nothing. I take this as a good sign. Really. Joan Whitney Payson was the Mets’ first owner and if not their Patron Saint (that would be Casey [...]
Prior to the Winter Meetings, general manager Sandy Alderson promised he would come home with some new players. Tuesday, he kept that promise by signing free agents Ronny Paulino and D.J. Carrasco. Paulino is a righty-hitting catcher while Carrasco is a rubber-armed reliever and both players do a nice job of filling roles on the [...]
On Tuesday evening, Adam Rubin quoted Sandy Alderson saying the following about the Mets’ payroll: "Look, I don't have any understanding about what the payroll will be or can't be going forward," Alderson said. "But, look, let's say arguably we have like $50 million or $60 million coming off next year. Do I think it [...]
While Sandy Alderson showed his sense of humor in response to the Nationals signing Jayson Werth to a seven-year, $126 million deal – “It makes some of our contracts look pretty good. That's a long time and a lot of money. I thought they were trying to reduce the deficit in Washington.” – he now [...]
"But it's incumbent on us to make sure those issues don't arise and they're managed," Alderson said. "People are going to be disappointed, but it's important for us to make sure that those who do remain with the organization feel as if they are valued in whatever role they have." Sandy Alderson, on the prospect [...]
Each year that the Mets fail to reach the playoffs, critics say the solution is to break up the core of the team. If the Mets cannot advance to the post-season with Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, Johan Santana and David Wright, the belief goes, then the team should trade one or more of them to [...]
Without a single game being played, or even a free agent signing or trade being made, Mets fans are happy with Sandy Alderson as the team’s new general manager. There are many reasons for this. The easiest thing to do is point to his record, as he was responsible for building the late 1980s Oakland [...]
The Mets gave Sandy Alderson a four-year contract and during his introductory press conference, Alderson seemed to issue as many promises as a presidential candidate. On the day before the mid-term elections, many people feel disillusioned that more of the promises of the Barack Obama campaign were not upheld. Will Mets fans feel similarly in [...]