Yesterday, The Athletic’s Keith Law released his top 50 free agents column, which included six Mets. Here’s how Law described the list: This is my ranking of the top 50 free agents on the market, given what we know now and what seems most likely to happen in the next week or so. I ranked [...]
Nearly everyone wants the Mets to bring back Sean Manaea, who they signed last year to a one-year deal with a player option, one which he’ll officially decline as soon as he’s able. Much like with Pete Alonso, it’s fine to want a guy back. But there has to be a point, either in years [...]
A brutal start last week was followed up by a strong finish
"So happy just to see you smile
Underneath the sky of blue
On this new morning, new morning
On this new morning with you"
Last offseason the Mets had something of a dilemma over what to do with Brett Baty. He was a highly touted prospect who flopped in 386 PA in the majors. In a decisive move, the club did not bring in a stop-gap veteran to play third base, opting to give Baty another shot. But rather [...]
In my recent 2024 grades column, Mets PoBO David Stearns received a B+ from me, which I thought was an aggressive grade. The piece closed with this bit – “In a way, the grades for Mendoza and Stearns were handled with kid-gloves. With a full – successful! – season under their belts, they’ll both be [...]
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush leagues
Before the 2024 season started, my opinion was that the 2025 Opening Day payroll was going to depend on how the team did. If they met my expectations of an 80-82-win season, the payroll goal was going to be to get underneath the tax threshold that resulted in a draft-pick penalty, if not to get [...]
Here are the final grades for the unexpectedly fun 2024 regular season – not including playoffs - for the Mets. The goal is to incorporate actual production, along with preseason expectations, as well as the individual’s role on the club. This means not all grades that are the same are equal. In order to qualify [...]
Today’s a day for all Mets fans to look back at what was a very strong year for the club. Did any of us expect to be in the NLCS this year? Certainly not me. Anyway, today is Joe Vasile’s day to publish and hopefully he has a piece that will be published later tonight. [...]
The Mets’ 2024 season came to an end in Game 6 of the NLCS, as they fell to the Dodgers, 10-5. This year’s World Series will be the one the TV networks wanted, a Dodgers-Yankees battle. The game got off to a good start, with Pete Alonso getting an infield single, which was a hit [...]
Managing to win versus managing to avoid criticism