Please use this thread to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. In Sunday's top 50 prospects column, one of the players mentioned was Colin Holderman, a reliever with good stuff who's been dogged with injuries. Holderman got into Tuesday's blowout game against the Nationals and the Washington announcers almost immediately talked about how he was [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. There's no doubt that Spring Training stats don't matter for veteran hitters. Still, it's always nice to see guys get off to great starts. And if given a choice, you'd likely pick guys you were worried about to have hot Springs. Pete [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. MLB announced that there would be 28-man rosters for the month of April. The Mets have several different ways they could use these two extra spots, besides the default of just adding extra relievers. They could: Carry a third catcher given the [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. Those of you who follow the NBA know that New York City has an ordinance which has kept Kyrie Irving from appearing in home games for the Nets this year since he chooses not to get the vaccine. This was probably a [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. The players and owners had another marathon bargaining session that lasted into Wednesday morning and more progress was made. The owners upped their CBT proposal to $230 million, with increases to $242 million by the end of the five-year deal. However, that [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. So, the players rejected the owners' "last, best offer." For posterity, here's where the two sides are on some key issues: MLB proposed raising the tax threshold from $210 million to $220 million in each of the next three seasons, $224 million [...]
Please use this thread all week to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. We all do dumb things. The greybeards among us are fortunate that the internet wasn't around to capture our dumb things for the whole world to see. According to SNY, Marcus Stroman tweeted the following but has since deleted it. "Just [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. Over at SNY is the following headline: "Terry Collins says former Mets pitcher Matt Harvey talked about suicide." The article is linked - you can read it yourself. Sounds like a throwaway line, more than anything delivered with real intent. Regardless of [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. When I was a kid, I didn't much care for Old Timers Day. It was sad to watch on TV these once-great athletes waddling around on the field. Plus, that meant the real game started later. Now, I have mixed feelings about [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. At The Athletic, Tim Britton wrote about an extension for Brandon Nimmo. If only someone had argued for that last year. Anyway, while reading Britton's piece, a thought jumped to mind. If Nimmo is able to put his injury issues behind him [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. Since the last open thread, the Mets have finalized their coaching staff. At the GM meetings, Sandy Alderson opined that it was going to be tougher to fill out a coaching staff than it was to get either a manager or GM. [...]
Please use this thread all week to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. The Athletic just released the answers to their Mets survey, with nearly 3,000 responses. Here are a few of the results: Which of the following Mets prospects are you most OK with trading? Khalil Lee - 35.5% Ronny Mauricio - 31.7% [...]