The main narrative going into the off-season has been the Mets' finances and whether or not the team will spend big money on free agents (FAs). In fact, this narrative has been in place for much of the time Sandy Alderson has been General Manager of the team. The 2013-2014 off-season was surely going to [...]
The 2014 offseason is focused on Free Agents, Trades, Prospects and Speculation. Will the Mets sign Shin-Soo Choo, trade for Carlos Gonzalez, deal Travis d’Arnaud or not. We forget somehow that last year at this time the big story was David Wright. Would Wright re-sign with the Mets? Would he become the captain and cornerstone [...]
There’s no right way to build a contending team in the off-season. Some teams sign marquee free-agents to long-term lucrative contracts in hopes of energizing the fanbase. This strategy has worked well for some teams, and it has not worked at all for others. This offseason, there has been a lot of pressure on the [...]
The other day, Joel Sherman of the New York Post gave his ideas regarding a revamped starting lineup for the 2014 New York Mets. It included Norichika Aoki in left field (obtained through a proposed deal sending Ike Davis to the Milwaukee Brewers), Andre Ethier in right field (obtained through a proposed deal for Rafael [...]
Every sports fan has been teased by friends with the following in some way, shape or form: "Loyalty to any one sports team is pretty hard to justify because the players are always changing, the team can move to another city, you're actually rooting for the clothes when you get right down to it. You [...]
In kind of a follow up to last week’s story, I thought it might be fun to look at the five Mets who have the best chance of making the Hall of Fame. Carlos Beltran played for the Mets from 2005 until 2010. He has also played for the Royals, Astros, Giants and Cardinals. He [...]
The main priority for the Mets this offseason is to land a few bats that can help generate more runs for a lackluster offense. David Wright needs protection in the lineup, and acquiring an outfielder or two to fill the needs might suffice. Shortstop has also emerged as an unknown position for next year, at [...]
David Wright is underappreciated. Despite having multiple MVP type seasons, he always seems to be considered “not quite” an elite player or his success is attributed to “other players” in the lineup. He has regularly been considered third among the triumvirate of third baseman that entered the league within a few years of each other, [...]
It’s cool and rainy in the NYC area today. There is no baseball on the horizon. The Hot Stove is barely lit and probably won’t catch fire for at least a couple of weeks. So what does your intrepid columnist write about? He could pick apart the putative $30 million payroll increase, but there is [...]
The Mets have reached out to Rafael Furcal, according to multiple reports. Let’s put that on the list of things I’d never thought I would write. But, there is something of note to take out of this. This doesn’t mean that Rafael Furcal is the top priority for the Mets or that he’s their only [...]
The offseason has begun, and teams are gearing up to sign and/or trade for some of the biggest names on the market, including Jacoby Ellsbury, Shin-Soo Choo, Asdrubal Cabrera, and our old friend Jose Reyes. It will be a chance for teams to make a name for themselves, whether they are a team as rich [...]
Every year teams scramble to find the best men for the bullpen and every year it is a gamble for most of the bullpen members. The Mets’ bullpen has had its shares of problems over the past few years (especially 2012) although in 2013 it wasn’t that bad. Regardless there will still be a search [...]