Sean Reid-Foley, proof of a good bullpen

Sean Reid-Foley was a second-round pick by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014. Prior to 2017, Reid-Foley was considered a top 100 prospect in Baseball. By the 2020-2021 offseason, Reid-Foley was a part of a package of three players that the Blue Jays sent to the Mets for Steven Matz, who was awful during the [...]

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Jeff McNeil and the need for simpler times

In 2013, the New York Mets selected Jeff McNeil in the 12th round. He had just finished his junior year in college when drafted and had amassed a measly 20 extra base hits in 600 college plate appearances. He had some speed and positional versatility and was considered by scouts to have a future as [...]

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The percentages say it’s good that Trevor Bauer isn’t a Met

Oh my god! Trevor Bauer is going to be on the Dodgers! That’s terrible! The Mets offseason is ruined! Steve Cohen and his money, what a crock of… You know where that sentence was going. Twitter is in an uproar. Same old Mets, etc, etc. Yes, Bauer is going to sunny California and guess what, [...]

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George Springer and the new Mets

George Springer is a name that has been connected to the Mets since the offseason began. As of January 1st, he’s still not a Met and all reports seem to indicate that Springer and the team are pretty far apart in negotiations. Recent reporting has the Mets holding fast at four years and Springer asking [...]

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Spending Steve Cohen’s money

Steve Cohen is a breath of fresh air. He also has a lot of money. Since officially becoming the Mets new owner, Cohen has made statements about how he’s “doing this for the fans”, “makes my money elsewhere” and “we’ll spend like a big market team”. It’s refreshing after years and years of the Wilpon [...]

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Building a team to win around Jacob deGrom: A 2021 roster construction

The New York Mets are entering a new era. Steve Cohen is going to buy the team and should spend money. All signs point to Brodie Van Wagenen being removed from his post as general manager. The team has a lot of excellent young position players and has arguably the best pitcher in baseball in [...]

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Ron Hunt and the 1962 to 1967 Mets

Could we put together a division made up of the different Mets eras? Who would be victorious? What team would finish in last? How competitive would the different eras be? Let’s start with developing the 25-man roster for the Mets teams prior to the Gil Hodges era that began in 1968. The New York Mets [...]

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The 1962 Mets: What George Weiss should have done

In 1958, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants made their debuts in California, leaving behind a gaping hole in the hearts and mind of baseball fans in New York City. This massive wound that was left in their perspective fanbases lead to a new baseball franchise coming into existence in 1962, the [...]

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Gil Hodges and the 1959 New York Mets

The 1962 Mets were one of the worst teams in the history of professional Baseball. They won 40 games and lost 120, while producing enough ineptitude to fill multiple volumes of literature over the years. The reasons for these foibles are many. One was the expansion draft itself. It was held only seven days after [...]

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Pete Alonso and the importance of leadership

On March 12th, 2020, a thing happened that no one anticipated or had seen in our lifetimes. The major league baseball season was delayed for something that had nothing to do with the game itself. COVID-19, the strain of Coronavirus that is currently causing innumerable changes to the United States, took down, from the outside, [...]

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