The Mets parted ways with Eric Young Jr. earlier this week, bringing our total of Youngs on the roster to zero after having two for most of last season. Young was not my favorite guy on the Mets but he’s an MLB-quality player and here’s hoping he hooks on with another team which will give [...]
On Metsblog.com earlier today, proprietor Matthew Cerrone compiled a few quotes to show that there is a louder-than-quiet confidence in the Mets’ clubhouse. “I think 2015 is going to be a good year for us,” says manager Terry Collins. “We should be able to make the playoffs next year,” crows pitcher Jacob deGrom. “I know [...]
The New York Mets went into this offseason with a clear plan. They recognize their needs and have began to address them. They have mentioned a need for a short stop and an outfielder. The team made one move to fill these needs with the addition of Michael Cuddyer. There are more moves to be [...]
Wrapping up the first round of the “Which Mets season was the best” bracket, this matchup will feature the Cy Young seasons of both Tom Seaver, in 1969, and R.A. Dickey in 2012. Last week, there was a surprising blow out between David Wright and Darryl Strawberry, in which Wright beat Strawberry by just north [...]
“Well? How did I get here?” – David Byrne, Talking Heads, “Once In A Lifetime” Right now, the Mets find themselves in a strange place. Their division, the National League East, entered the 2014 season with one team that was clearly head-and-shoulders above the rest. It had another team that had been a Wild Card [...]
With the MLB Winter Meetings to start next Monday all the teams are checking the price tags of free agents and gauging interest on what is available in trade. Sandy Alderson has a few goals for the winter meetings that have been made apparent. He is looking to trade one of Dillon Gee, Jon Niese, [...]
Here's some things to get you caught up on any Mets news you may have missed this holiday weekend: Joel Sherman of the New York Post writes that the Mets' depth in pitching is not something that is likely to be leveraged as part of a blockbuster trade. Sherman argues that with the amount of [...]
With a surplus of pitching, and a need for a better shortstop, the Mets continue to be linked to teams searching for pitching. The problem is that teams are willing to trade, but only for Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard or Zack Wheeler, players the Mets are unlikely to deal this offseason. Instead, it [...]
This is the time of year where optimistic fans believe every question mark is going to be answered positively while analysts think the vast majority will be answered in a negative way. And let’s be honest, the 2015 Mets have no shortages of question marks. There’s not a player on the team without baggage of [...]
Late Friday, news broke that the Oakland Athletics had agreed to a trade sending star third baseman Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Brett Lawrie and three prospects. Many were baffled by the trade, but it's impossible to see how. For years the Oakland Athletics have been cash-strapped for the past 20 years, [...]
The next probable and tangible moves made by GM Sandy Alderson and the front office will be decisions on Ruben Tejada and Eric Young Jr. The Mets have until Tuesday night at 11:59 pm to tender contracts to the two arbitration eligible players before they retroactively become unrestricted free agents. After Alderson inevitably decides on [...]
The New York Mets are an enigma. At times they make us cheer, at other times they make us cry, and even other times they makes us throw something at the tv or explain to the police that you're sorry for the noise but the Mets are on and you'll try to keep it down. [...]