The Mets reportedly failed to get top pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez from the Orioles in return for Ike Davis. The conundrum seems to be that the Mets still see value in Davis, while most team see Davis for what he is: a guy who hits dingers and really doesn’t do anything else all that well. [...]
‘Tis the season to be jolly, right? In the holiday spirit I figured it would be a fun idea to create a Christmas list for Mets’ fans. This will (1) allow us to wish for what we want, and (2) process what we probably are not going to get. So without further ado, here are [...]
It’s hard to call the Curtis Granderson addition a subtle upgrade. This will likely be the only big splash that Sandy Alderson makes this offseason. Alderson’s trend for this offseason -- and going forward -- seems to be making subtle upgrades in the outfield. This type of approach is bothering a lot of Mets fans [...]
Sandy Alderson finally made the move that everybody was hoping he would. The four- year, $60 million deal for Curtis Granderson was the biggest contract Alderson has signed during his tenure with the Mets. The good news is that this deal is only for four years, so it’s not that long. The bad news is [...]
Other than the outfield and shortstop positions, the bullpen is the Achilles heel of the Mets. This is probably going to be the hardest thing for GM Sandy Alderson to fix this offseason because the trend with relievers is that they tend to be unreliable year to year. Usually they outperform their peripherals -- allowing [...]
On Friday, the Mets signed free-agent outfielder Chris Young to a one year, $7.25 million deal. The signing was met with some criticism. The Mets’ fanbase felt as though Sandy Alderson wasted too much money on a player who was below average last year. Given that the Mets reportedly only have between $30-40 million dollars [...]
Since the beginning of the build up to the 2014 offseason, it was pretty much assumed that Mets GM Sandy Alderson would make some moves. There has also been a lot of discussion of how Alderson is going to go about making these moves. Some say that it’s a good idea to make a huge [...]
There’s no right way to build a contending team in the off-season. Some teams sign marquee free-agents to long-term lucrative contracts in hopes of energizing the fanbase. This strategy has worked well for some teams, and it has not worked at all for others. This offseason, there has been a lot of pressure on the [...]
The baseball season is officially over. Gone is the 2013 season, and in comes the 2013-2014 offseason. This is where the fun begins. Sandy Alderson has some financial flexibility, and it is time for the Mets to be in the conversation about playoff contenders. Although Alderson does have a good chunk of change to play [...]
The big news this week -- other than playoff race action -- was that Cuban first baseman Jose Abreu signed with the Chicago White Sox for a six-year deal worth $68 million. Sportswriter Jonah Keri called Abreu “the best hitter you’ve never heard of.” Abreu had been a dominant force in the Cuban baseball league, [...]
One of the concerns heading into the 2013 season was the Mets bullpen. Attempts by Sandy Alderson to revamp the bullpen in the 2012 off-season had failed (Frank Francisco says hello) and Alderson really didn’t do much in the following off-season to bring in a marquee reliever. Instead, he brought in older guys such as [...]
Baseball is a hilarious sport. At one point in the season, the Rockies designated Eric Young Jr. for assignment, then he’s traded to the Mets for Collin McHugh, and now he is among the league leaders in stolen bases. This is the epitome of “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” however the Rockies probably [...]