Today a sprawling piece by Andy Martino that covers the Mets' action at the Winter Meetings was published. There are numerous things worth linking and here are two: "It is impossible to overstate the impact of Twitter on the baseball business, and not only for the fans and media. Just as execs work the reporters [...]
Can you imagine the Wilpons doing this? As a fan I love the honesty and directness of this. Here's a snippet: "As you probably know, David recruited Matt Arnold from the Tampa Bay Rays as his Assistant GM. At this month's Winter Meetings, he and Matt started to implement their strategy, which David has articulated [...]
The Mets as expected brought back reliever Jerry Blevins, signing him to a one-year, $4 million deal. Blevins was extremely effective for the Mets last year, as he retired all 15 batters he faced, 14 of them lefty swingers. Of course, no one is going to go an entire year with a .000 BABIP nor [...]
The New York Mets signed a five-year contract extension with the Kingsport Convention and Visitors Bureau and the city of Kingsport that will keep the minor league Kingsport Mets at Hunter Wright. The agreement extends a long-running commitment between the Model City, the KCVB and the Mets. The K-Mets have had a player development contract [...]
To the Twins, Rockies and Mets, thank you for always treating me with class and respect. Thank you to my managers and coaches both in the minor leagues and major leagues. Thank you to my teammates. Every one of you holds a special place in my heart. Thank you to all of the front office [...]
This is the 10th entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47, 46-43, 42-39, 38-35, 34-31, 30-27, 26-23, 22-19 & 18-15 if you have not already seen it. Here [...]
Hey you smell something funky? Yeah, me too. Did you hear the Mets signed Asdrubal Cabrera to a two-year deal? So that's what $18.5 million being burnt smells like! Good to know. Cabrera is a solid player and has been for a number of years. He's more than a placeholder but he's not a star. [...]
In a move that helps both clubs, the Pirates and Mets have agreed to swap Neil Walker and Jon Niese. Walker takes over for the departed Daniel Murphy and comes with a one-year contract that will be significantly less than what Murphy would have received if he had accepted the team's Qualifying Offer. In his [...]
Last offseason, all we heard was how Jon Niese was damaged goods, that he had no trade value and that he would wind up on the disabled list sooner rather than later. Niese stayed off the DL but his season was uneven at best and by the end of the year he was relegated to [...]
Ben Zobrist has been a favorite of mine for many years now. The Mets are coming off their best season in ages, due in no small part to the moves made by the current front office. That same front office has made targeting Zobrist its number-one priority this offseason. Given that information, why is there [...]
Jacob deGrom had a wonderful, seemingly out-of-nowhere season in 2014, one that earned him Rookie of the Year honors. He finished the year with a tremendous kick, prompting some to consider him the team’s ace. Still, given that he was not highly-touted coming into the year, some thought he was due for some regression. With [...]