The Mets used to have one of the top payrolls in the game. Since the Bernie Madoff mess, the payroll has not been nearly that high. The last three years, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, the Opening Day payroll has been in the $150 million range, with last year's $158,652,231 being the highest raw dollar [...]
The Mets had 11 players with 197 or more PA in 2019, compared to 13 in both 2018 and 2017. And the player with the 12th-most PA in the just-completed season checked in with 151. In the two previous seasons, the 15th-most was 187. More PA went to the guys we hoped would get them [...]
Firing a manager is the easy, if necessary, part. Now the question is: Who do the Mets get to fill the vacancy? It's another test for Brodie Van Wagenen. He failed the "big trade" test but seemed to hit a home run in his first MLB draft. How he does here may go a long [...]
During Spring Training the debate was whether the Mets should keep Pete Alonso down for three weeks to gain the extra year of control. My position then was that if the Mets determine that he's one of their best 25 guys, then he should make the Opening Day roster. Now, that's not to say my [...]
In his first PA since July 26, Dominic Smith belted a 3-run homer to lift the Mets to a 7-6 win in extra innings against the Braves. The win gave the Mets a sweep of the series and allowed them to finish the year 10 games above .500 at 86-76. The Braves took the lead [...]
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Today could be the last start that Zack Wheeler makes for the Mets. If so, it's fitting that it will be against the Marlins, the team that he's done his best work against. Lifetime, Wheeler is 7-2 with a 1.77 ERA against Miami. In his last six games against the Marlins, Wheeler is 5-1 with [...]
In what is likely his last start of the year, Jacob deGrom pitched seven more shutout innings and his teammates had an offensive explosion, giving him a nine-run lead after three innings, en route to a 10-3 win over the Marlins Wednesday night. However, the Mets were eliminated from the postseason with the Brewers win. [...]
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