While every baseball fan across America sits in complete shock about the Robinson Cano signing, Mets fans should care more about the excess infielders in Seattle: Nick Franklin and Brad Miller. Before the signing, Miller and Franklin were slated to be the middle infield for the future and both had above-average power with pretty solid [...]
The 2014 Hall of Fame ballot is stuffed with worthy candidates. There are 22 players who deserve to have their credentials seriously discussed. Since voters are only allowed to vote for 10 players, you can see how this might be a problem. Let’s take a look at the top candidates: Jeff Bagwell – He was [...]
Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson held a news conference with beat reporters Sunday night where he prepped everyone on the idea that Ruben Tejada may very well be the opening day shortstop. A new shortstop is on just about every Mets fan’s wish list this holiday season, but there really isn’t a pressing need for [...]
The Mets are a better team today than they were on the last day of the season. Chris Young and Curtis Granderson add a certain something that has been missing from recent Met outfields. They do a lot to help the Mets, but there is this nagging feeling that the Mets are still missing a [...]
The classic manager - think Bobby Cox, Sparky Anderson or Casey Stengel - is gone. Once these titans of baseball knowledge were the end-all, be-all of a team's success or failure. Not so anymore with General Managers taking a more pronounced role in who plays by designing teams from the top-down. The big money player [...]
The Mets signing of Curtis Granderson will cost them $60 million over the course of a four year contract. Additionally, and because Granderson was extended a qualifying offer by the Yankees, the Mets will forfeit a 2014 draft pick by signing him. The Mets finished with the 10th worst record in baseball last season, however, [...]
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 [...]
Here was the closing question and answer from Sandy Alderson’s recent interview on WFAN with Mike Francesa. The transcript comes courtesy of Chris Strohmaier of Amazin’ Avenue: MF: In closing, what would you say to a Met fan about the next couple of weeks, and what his expectation should be as he sits and waits [...]
Joel Sherman of the New York Post has reported via Twitter that the Mets have reached an agreement with free agent outfielder Curtis Granderson. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports the contract is for four years and $60 million. Hampered by injuries last year, Granderson hit .229/.317/.407 in only 245 plate appearances. From 2011-2012, Granderson [...]
It’s Friday morning… Curtis Granderson remains a free agent Stephen Drew remains a free agent Ike Davis remains a Met Ruben Tejada remains the Mets starting shortstop Teams who’d have a use for Daniel Murphy are dwindling Met fans… we’re losing it. From Sandy Alderson’s perspective, patience is a virtue and I can’t fault him [...]
Well, it took a little while, but the offseason looks to be officially on its way due to the upstart activity running rapid amongst numerous ball clubs. Per numerous reports, the Mets are spending the majority of their attention on signing OF Curtis Granderson. While free agency has served to be accessible for teams looking [...]
Movement! We Met fans are seeing some movement for really the first time since the last out against the Brewers on September 29. No, Chris Young doesn’t count. It looks like some of the “money-coming-off-the-books” we’ve heard so much about will at long last be freed up. Word is swirling that the Mets are this [...]