Over at FanGraphs, they published the median projected standings right now in the National League, according to the ZiPS projections. Now, this comes with the caveat that there are some big free agents still out there – no, the Mets are not going to sign one of those – that could shift things around. But [...]
I check SNY every day, sometimes more than once. And when you’re a frequent visitor to a site, it’s hard not to notice certain things. With newspapers, it’s common for people on the copy desk to write headlines. My guess is that it works the same way at SNY, at least with their “insiders.” Somehow [...]
MLB.com has a fairly robust transactions log back thru the 2009 season. It has some for 2008, but nowhere near as lengthy or detailed. So, from the 2009-2023 seasons, excluding the Covid year of 2020, how many players do you think the Mets put on the 60-day injured list prior to the start of the [...]
The Mets have agreed to deals with Jake Diekman and Shintaro Fujinami but the deals are not official. Currently, the 40-man roster is full, meaning they'll have to cut or trade two players to make room for the new relievers. We've seen that David Stearns is willing to cut guys that he signed, so that [...]
The New York Mets overall had a disappointing 2023 season. One of the few brights spots in that season was rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez. In his first full season in the major leagues, Alvarez showed glimpses of why he was the Mets No. 1 prospect, heading into 2023. Offensively, he showed his power in big [...]
The New York Mets have made moves in the offseason, to improve their starting rotation. They should now shift their attention to strengthening their bullpen, which was a struggle for all of 2023. Even though it was mainly due to the absence of closer Edwin Diaz and that he will be back this season, they [...]
Art Shamsky played Major League Baseball from 1965 through 1972. He played predominantly for the Cincinnati Reds (1965-1967) and the New York Mets (1968-1971). He once hit four home runs in consecutive at-bats, tying a Major League record. He is the only such player, however, to hit the first three of those home runs in [...]
The following quote by Max Scherzer comes from a Ken Rosenthal piece in The Athletic, published Aug. 1, 2023, after Scherzer’s trade to the Rangers. Scherzer said: “I talked to Billy (Eppler),” Scherzer told The Athletic. “I was like, ‘OK, are we reloading for 2024?’ He goes, ‘No, we’re not. Basically our vision now is [...]
Yesterday, the New York Mets announced the dates that they will retire Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry’s numbers this upcoming season. The date for Gooden’s number is April 14, and for Strawberry, it’s June 1. Both are well deserving. They were two of the Mets’ biggest and brightest stars in the 1980s decade, providing lots [...]
Growing up, the NL always beat the AL in the All-Star game. It was something that started before me and continued on for many years. The announcers always brought up the record; they just never said the reason why. And it was because the NL embraced integration both quicker and better than the AL did. [...]
With the 2024 acquisitions of Harrison Bader, Diego Castillo and Sean Manaea, the Mets will have to remove a player from the 40-man roster. This isn’t a huge problem, as there are eight or more players that could be cut without losing too much sleep. But previously it was an open question if David Stearns [...]
Harrison Bader’s one-year deal adds $10.5 million to both the Opening Day payroll and – more importantly – to the 40-man Competitive Balance Tax payroll. It’s difficult to establish what the latter sits at now, with the unknown of arbitration salaries. Cot’s estimates it to be $306.4 million, while Spotrac has it at $293.2 million. [...]