According to a report in the New York Post, Astros ace Roy Oswalt, who has a full no-trade clause in his contract, is willing to approve a trade if the Mets and Astros can work out a deal. But the question is, are the Mets willing to take on Oswalt’s contract? Oswalt is owed approximately [...]
The Orioles are not very good. But it counts when the Yankees and Red Sox beat them and it counts when the Mets do the same. And given the team’s poor road record this year, the three-game sweep in Baltimore was met with open arms. Perhaps most encouraging was how the sweep was a total [...]
When Jason Bay signed his four-year, $66 million deal last winter, he was expected to cure the Mets ails with the long ball. After all, the Mets hit a measly 95 home runs last year, fewest in the National League. Bay was fresh off a 36 home run, and 119 RBI season with the Red Sox. [...]
Is the cup half empty or is it half full? That simple question is supposed to provide some insight into one’s personality. How you describe the cup will tell if you are an optimist (half full) or pessimist (half empty). Well, we can forget the cup. Just ask your favorite Mets fan – or even [...]
After Johan Santana and Mike Pelfrey, the Mets have struggled to identify secondary starting pitchers to feel confident about to fill out the rest of the rotation. When Jon Niese returned from the disabled list and pitched effectively this past Saturday, it’s apparent his spot in the rotation is safe. After those three, the back end of the rotation [...]
The question on everyone’s mind regarding the Mets is why the team plays so much better at home than on the road. Everyone has a theory, including manager Jerry Manuel, who recently claimed that the players are trying to pad their stats, especially their HR totals, away from Citi Field. The Mets are 22-9 at [...]
Just the other day a friend of mine asked me why Jerry Manuel still has a job. I said it's because he wins at home. I also joked that perhaps the Mets need to have co-managers, one for home and one for road games. While the thought of two managers is clearly a joke, their [...]
Let’s pretend you are the GM of the New York Mets, your team is on the fringe of playoff contention, your job is on the line and you have decided to acquire a pitcher to help the team get to the post-season and save your hide. You have identified three pitchers who can be had [...]
Six times so far this season Johan Santana has pitched at least seven innings and allowed two ER or fewer, yet his record in those games is 1-0. It’s poor support from his teammates like that which prompted Fox Sports columnist Bob Klapisch to write: “You could be conservative and say the Mets have cost [...]
While it may not have been as damaging as the injuries that piled up last season for the Mets, Daniel Murphy’s season-ending injury will certainly have ramifications with the roster in to the summer. Murphy was perhaps days away from being recalled before he again was involved in another freak accident. On Wednesday night in [...]
According to New York Daily News Mets beat writer Andy Martino, Mets manager Jerry Manuel has indicated that talented rookie Jenrry Mejia’s role will not include pitching in the 8th inning going forward this season. So where does Mejia go from here? It’s a dilemma that the crosstown Yankees have battled too. Their prized prospects, [...]
The New York Mets farm system has proven to be a boon for the major league club early in the 2010 season, and there’s no reason to believe it can’t help again in centerfield. Highly-touted first baseman Ike Davis was the first to impact the Mets when he broke onto the scene on April 19 [...]