Now that the deadline to tender contracts to players has passed, we should expect to see teams more active in signing free agents, especially with the Winter Meetings right around the corner. Before too much more time goes by, it seemed like a good time to check in on the top free agents and offer [...]
2013 was a bad year for the Mets – but a great year for Juan Lagares. He saw his prospect status become reborn with a strong showing in AAA, and following a promotion to the MLB, captured the hearts of Met fans with amazin’ defensive highlights. The Mets enter 2014 without Matt Harvey and with [...]
Ahead of tonight's deadline, the New York Mets have announced that they have non-tendered two players: Scott Atchison and Omar Quintanilla. Atchison appeared in 51 games for the Mets in 2013, pitching to the tune of a 4.37 ERA and a 5.39 RA/9 in 45.1 innings pitched, compiling a 3-3 record out of the bullpen. [...]
Recently, John Zakour wrote an article entitled, “Mets could do worse than Bronson Arroyo.” In my mind, the worst thing the Mets could do would be to sign a starting pitcher to a multi-year deal, which by all reports is what it would take to land Arroyo. By my count, the Mets have a baker’s [...]
Other than the outfield and shortstop positions, the bullpen is the Achilles heel of the Mets. This is probably going to be the hardest thing for GM Sandy Alderson to fix this offseason because the trend with relievers is that they tend to be unreliable year to year. Usually they outperform their peripherals -- allowing [...]
This offseason hasn't gone as well as Mets fans would have liked so far, to say the least. It's obviously early, and the real action generally kicks off at the winter meetings, so it's not quite time to panic. The real source of fan frustration doesn't seem to lie in what the team has or [...]
There’s a lot of chatter now that the Mets are at least interested in Bronson Arroyo. While this certainly can’t be considered the “big splash” Sandy Alderson was talking about, it could be a nice move for the Mets. The Mets need a veteran starter somebody who can eat innings, win games and show the [...]
Perhaps you’ve seen the Mets’ video Holiday Card. Perhaps you’re only being subjected to it now. The card is interesting for some very iffy reasons. For one, the singing is awful, but you’d expect that. The other interesting note is who is featured. David Wright puts in his time as the face of the franchise [...]
Frederick “Fred” Flinstone is a caveman; he is married to Wilma and has a daughter named Pebbles. Flinstone lives in the prehistoric town of Bedrock and has a pet dinosaur named, Dino. Fred Wilpon is a Real Estate Developer; he is married and has a son and daughter. Wilpon was born in Brooklyn and is [...]
Will this year be yet another shut out for the Hall by the Baseball Writers Association of America, or will some of the hardline stances get soften a bit, which may result in some of the log jam that had been created getting cleared a bit? Either way, it should be another interesting session to [...]
This offseason is flying along and the Mets have made one move to fill three immediate needs on their roster. The Chris Young signing, much debated, will reportedly fill one of those slots as Sandy Alderson has stated that Young will receive 600 or more plate appearances as a starting corner outfielder or occasional center [...]
Louis CK pointed out that everything’s amazing and no one’s happy. In Mets land we have a variant of that theme where it’s a tough row to hoe and everyone acts as if the sky is falling. Every single thing gets interpreted in the worst possible light. No one is suggesting that it’s all sunshine [...]