A strong middle infield has been the key to many successful MLB clubs. The powerhouse Brooklyn Dodgers of the late '40s and early '50s had Hall of Famers Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson at short and second base respectively, the go-go White Sox of the '50s had HOFers Luis Aparicio and Nellie Fox, the [...]
Kevin Long has been the Mets batting coach since the 2015 season. Previously he had been the Yankee batting coach from 2007-2014. Long so far has been the kind of batting coach who can make good hitters even better. Some of his specialties include wringing more power from hitters, and helping left-handed batters improve against [...]
Following are some best and worst cases scenarios for the 2017 Mets, position by position, with a little humor thrown in. 1b Best case: Lucas Duda and Wilmer Flores provide a formidable platoon in the middle of the batting order. Worst case: Back woes send Duda to the DL, and the front office searches for [...]
According to the New York Post and other subsequent sources, the Yankees are interested in dealing right-handed batting utility man Rob Refsnyder. Should the Mets be interested in this acquisition? The short answer... probably not. Refsnyder is entering his age 26 season and spent parts of 2015 and 2016 in the Bronx. He has played [...]
Through the years, New York Met players have won numerous individual awards, from Rookie of the Year to the Cy Young Award, but no Met has ever been voted League MVP. The only other Major League clubs who have not yet had a player win MVP are the Miami Marlins, the Arizona D-Backs and Tampa [...]
Both Sandy Alderson, the Mets general manager for the past six years, and Theo Epstein, Cubs president for five years, have been successful architects of their respective teams over the past two seasons. Both teams made the post-season each year, with the Mets claiming the pennant in 2015 and the Cubs winning the World Series [...]
Although snow and cold may grip the north, it's a different story across Florida and Arizona as spring training is in the process of getting underway. Pitchers and catchers have already reported for the Mets, full workouts for the players begin on February 19, and the first exhibition game is scheduled for the 25th. Spring [...]
Opening Day for the Mets is not until April 3rd when the Braves venture into Citi Field, but I'm going to be bold and make a long range prediction of what the Met batting order will look like that day. Barring injury, Atlanta will assuredly start their ace, right hander Julio Teheran, so there will [...]
We all know what a five tool MLB player is, one who is proficient at hitting for power and average, at fielding and throwing, and speed. It's a term scouts started using decades ago, to describe an elite, complete ballplayer, and such players are pretty rare. I am going to try to determine which Mets [...]
Davey Johnson, who skippered the 1986 Mets to a World Series triumph, deserves to win induction to the Hall of Fame. He fell short in the recent vote of the Today's Game Committee (until recently the Veterans Committee). Hopefully he can make up the deficit in the next election. Johnson managed the Mets from 1984 [...]
The Mets have a glut of outfielders this year, and it's no secret they would like to deal Jay Bruce, who arrived at the trade deadline last season from the Reds for high-rated prospect Dilson Herrera. What would be a good landing spot for the corner outfielder who will turn 30 this year? It just [...]
A recent "Antiques Roadshow" had a Mets spin on it. If you're not familiar with the show, a viewer brings in a collectible, like the souvenir spoon collection they inherited from their Aunt Lillian and experts tell them what it's worth. It could be $20, or if they are lucky the collection includes the rare [...]