Thursday open thread -1/23/19

Depending on what you read or what you choose to believe, we may see Yoenis Cespedes on the field again by July or perhaps not until 2020. If he's back mid-season, then the outfielders currently on our roster might be enough for now, especially if Jeff McNeil proves he can play a decent enough left [...]

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Monday catch-all thread (1/21/19)

The following quote appeared in MetsBlog: "I've never operated this offseason to wait and see if a market dropped," Van Wagenen also declared. "In fact, all of our moves have not been market contingent, they've been roster contingent - how do these players fit?" On one hand it's refreshing to hear about the needs of [...]

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Friday open thread: 1/4/19

It's pretty clear that neither Bryce Harper nor Manny Machado are going to wind up in Flushing. At the start of the off-season I pegged Harper for Philadelphia and Machado for the Cardinals. At least that's what I listed on my entry form for the MLBTR free agency contest. Since then, other moves have taken [...]

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Monday catch-all thread (12/31/18)

They've already been popping up on my Facebook timeline but once the new year officially starts, we'll really start seeing a plethora of XX days until the start of Spring Training notices. I've always thought of Spring Training, much more so than New Year's, as the new beginning and the sign of hope. Probably because [...]

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Friday open thread – 12/21/18

The hot stove is in full effect and no division has been more active than the NL East. While the rebuilding Marlins continue trying to trade their catcher for three Hall of Famers and a team charter bus, the other four teams have jumped into the fray, making trades and signing free agents to improve [...]

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Monday catch-all thread (12/10/18)

As the Winter Meetings get underway today, the expectation is that the Mets will be busier than they've been previously. All kinds of rumors have circulated around the team since Brodie Van Wagenen took over as GM. While my mind is filled with things to fear that the Mets might do, let's keep it positive. [...]

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Friday open thread

After a huge and unexpected trade and a thick cloud of speculation, there's no telling what new GM Brodie Van Wagenen will do next. Names we never could have imagined are being floated in trade rumors. Many Mets fans would say that Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo and Amed Rosario should be tabbed as building blocks [...]

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