As we all know, the Mets have quite a few players returning from extended stays on the disabled list. For this experiment, we're not even going to count David Wright, who not very many of us are counting on for more than half the season. So which player who is penciled in for a meaningful [...]
T.J. Rivera had a great year last season. He raked in the minors at Las Vegas and when he finally got a chance to perform in the majors, he continued to hit. Rivera posted an .821 OPS and a .346 wOBA in 113 PA with the Mets last year. Because of 40-man roster issues, and [...]
Timing, as they say, is everything. Woke up this morning all prepared to pinch-hit for Charlie. However, my internet had other ideas. Three hours with brief periods of connectivity followed by extended stretches of unable to hold the signal. Called the cable company and they were working on things in my area. Good to know. [...]
Longtime readers may recall that prior to the 2014 season, there were a series of articles posted here about durability and health. One of these suggested that one of the keys to a good season was to have four pitchers with 175 or more innings and/or five hitters with at least 575 PA. In 2013, [...]
Recently on MetsBlog there was an article entitled, “Mets have great rotation, but are still short on depth.” In the article was a plea to sign someone like Clayton Richards (sic) or Jorge De La Rosa. Steamer projected those pitchers to post a 4.03 ERA and a 4.30 ERA, respectively. That’s good enough to be [...]
You would have made a fair amount of money if, when Bartolo Colon signed with the Mets prior to the 2014 season, you went out and made a wager that he would lead the team in innings pitched for the next three years. But that’s exactly what happened. With Colon moving on to greener pastures, [...]
Below we have destinations and contract terms for 15 free agents. None of us claim to be experts on the subject - some claim a lack of expertise here more vociferously than others - so the last thing you should do is use this as a betting guide. Instead this is an opportunity for us [...]
To the surprise of no one, Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the final two years of his contact. He left somewhere around $48 million over two years on the table. Assuming he and his agent are rational individuals, they must feel good that he will surpass that on the open market. The reaction for the [...]
There are a lot of moving parts in the Mets’ offseason. While a few things, such as picking up the options on Jay Bruce and Jose Reyes, and having Yoenis Cespedes opt out, have moved from the “likely” to “actual” column, there are still many unknowns. And a lot of these unknowns are inter-connected. Perhaps [...]
On Sunday we threw out some comps for Robert Gsellman, mentioning at the time that they were merely data points and that a full-blown comparison might show something else completely. So, what follows is an attempt to look for recent historical comps in a more vigorous manner. This is done with the understanding that Gsellman’s [...]
The Mets hope to have their four young aces healthy for Opening Day and the entire 2017 season. Since all are expected healthy for Spring Training, let’s grant that at least the first part of the first sentence turns out to be true. Then the question becomes: Who’s the team’s fifth starter? Let’s compare the [...]
This is a project where 30 people got together to act as the GMs of the 30 MLB teams with the idea of conducting the offseason in one week. This is what happened in this simulation, not a prediction of what will happen in real life. The Angels need help. And the help’s not coming [...]