As of this moment, FanGraphs has the Mets pegged for 85 wins and the NL East looking like this: Nationals 92-70 Mets 85-77 Braves 82-80 Phillies 79-83 Marlins 67-95 Given that hot stove rumors attach all of the top remaining free agents to our division, thing could tighten up in a hurry. In fact, depending [...]
It's downright frigid outside in the Northeast ,and in the Midwest and Canada it's unbearable. Here's something heartwarming - just two weeks until pitchers and catchers report. While the free agent market is doing another frustrating slow dance, the Mets' roster appears to be pretty much set, except for perhaps a few more depth guys [...]
Based on comments from Jeff Wilpon yesterday, it would seem that any far flung notion of the Mets making a play for Bryce Harper or Manny Machado is dead. "Well, I don't know how many teams have two $30 million players," he told reporters, alluding to the albatross salary of injured star Yoenis Cespedes. Last season there [...]
Depending on what you read or what you choose to believe, we may see Yoenis Cespedes on the field again by July or perhaps not until 2020. If he's back mid-season, then the outfielders currently on our roster might be enough for now, especially if Jeff McNeil proves he can play a decent enough left [...]
Thanks to the wheeling and dealing of GM Brodie Van Wagenen, the Mets have plugged a lot of holes and seemingly improved in a number of areas. The roster is still taking shape but, so far, it looks quite a bit different than the one with which we ended the 2018 season. The addition of [...]
No matter how many times I refresh my Twitter feed, the big hot stove moves still don't seem to want to happen. This was a pretty slow January week. A few items of note. 1) Happy to see our old friend Wilmer Flores found a home and I wish him well in Arizona 2) Yasmani [...]
The Mets should have signed Yasmani Grandal and Marwin Gonzalez. Instead, in typical cost-cutting, short-sighted fashion, we have brought in Wilson Ramos and Jed Lowrie. In the latest head scratcher, the Mets signed Lowrie to a two-year, $20-million contract. It's a reasonable deal for a good player, but given the crowded infield situation, it forces another move, [...]
Would you rather get five small gifts or one big one for your birthday? Would you rather get three or four B-level free agents or one super star?
Brodie Van Wagenen has hit the ground running as the new Mets GM, with a headline grabbing trade and several free agent signings. If the season began today, the team would be better than the one that took the field the past two seasons. But if the organization is serious about being in "win now [...]
It's pretty clear that neither Bryce Harper nor Manny Machado are going to wind up in Flushing. At the start of the off-season I pegged Harper for Philadelphia and Machado for the Cardinals. At least that's what I listed on my entry form for the MLBTR free agency contest. Since then, other moves have taken [...]
Mets fans are guaranteed something to celebrate in 2019 - the 50th anniversary of our improbable first World Series win. At a time when so much was going on in the world, those lovable comeback kids captivated the nation. Following seven losing seasons to begin their franchise history, the Mets leaned on a phenomenal young [...]
Has there ever been a player you really wanted the Mets to go after and now wonder what might have been? One of those players for me is Nelson Cruz. Following a good early run with the Texas Rangers, the then 32-year-old right fielder was a free agent after the 2013 season. He was no [...]