The Mets front office has set some pretty lofty expectations for 2014. Sandy Alderson and other members of his staff have stated that they think the Mets can win 90 games this year. As expected, it didn’t go over to well with the media and with the public. Columnists, reports and fans laughed at the [...]
The Mets bullpen has always been one of the question marks of the team. And this year is no different. The team comes into March with a closer coming off of injury and a ton of young talent competing for big league jobs. Jose Valverde and Kyle Farnsworth were brought in as veteran arms to [...]
It has been a hot topic as of late. Who is going to start for the New York Mets on opening day? Three names have been thrown around: Jon Niese, Bartolo Colon and Zack Wheeler. Niese, who has started opening day for the Mets in the past, hasn’t gotten off to a great start. He [...]
Well the big news of the day being spread throughout social media and the Internet is that Jon Niese is on his way back to New York for an MRI. It’s reported that Niese has some discomfort in his left shoulder. This comes just a couple of days after reports that the Mets are potentially [...]
It always seems like drama arises during spring training. The Ruben Tejada/Stephen Drew saga ramped back up once Tejada appeared at spring training earlier this week. And now, since there weren’t any big time rumors floating around, Ike Davis’ name has been brought back up. The Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates are back in the [...]
Voluntary workouts have begun for the Mets and pitchers and catchers officially report in just three days. One player who is not down in Florida yet: Ruben Tejada. Tejada, along with Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares attended a fitness camp in Michigan over the offseason. The goal of this was to get these [...]
Pitchers and catchers will report to spring training tomorrow, officially marking the beginning of baseball season. But that doesn’t mean the hot stove has gone cold for the year. With names like Nelson Cruz, Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana still left on the board; there are moves to be made by different teams. The Mets [...]
The winter is always a tough time for baseball fans. Besides the frenzy that is the winter meetings, it’s a quiet offseason. Each passing day brings baseball one day closer from coming back. Now, it’s less than a month away. And it’s time to get excited about Mets baseball. It’s time to throw out on [...]
Stephen Drew is still a free agent, and it could be a while before he gets signed. The former Boston Red Sox SS turned down a one-year, $14.5 million qualifying offer earlier this offseason in the hopes that his agent Scott Boras could get him the three-year deal he is looking for. It’s now the [...]
It seems that the Mets are done spending big money this offseason, although the Stephen Drew saga is not over. But, that doesn’t rule out some minor league or low money deals to help bolster the rotation and bullpen. One of the names that the Mets should target is Andrew Bailey, who was non-tender by [...]
There’s Lucas Duda, Ike Davis, Josh Satin, Daniel Murphy, Eric Young Jr. and Ruben Tejada. Three positions need to be decided between the six of those players. And then there is Wilmer Flores, a man without a home. His natural position is third, but David Wright has that locked down for the foreseeable future. He [...]
The Mets have been unable to trade Ike Davis. The Pirates, Orioles and Brewers don’t seem to be willing to pay the price tag that the Mets have set for the young first baseman. But that might not be a bad thing. A lot of reporters, bloggers and fans seem to be annoyed with the [...]