Baseball-Reference lists the starters by position for each team, each year. Jason Bay started the most games in LF for the 2012 Mets, so he is considered the team’s starter this season, despite the fact he made just 54 starts in left this year. Seven different players made starts in LF for the Mets this [...]
I can’t find an official Rule 5 list, but I did compile at least these guys: P – Zack Wheeler (ya think?), Chris Schwinden, Gonzalez Germen, Darin Gorski, Brad Holt, Armondo Rodriguez, Luis Cessa IF – Josh Satin, Eric Campbell, Alan Dykstra, Jefry Marte, Wilfredo Tovar, Aderlin Rodriguez OF – Alonzo Harris C – Juan [...]
There are two reasons why the Mets are not winning; their bullpen is in shamble and there is not enough power in the lineup. Since bullpen production can change dramatically year from year, Sandy Alderson should be worrying about supplying this line up with another right handed power bat to hit fifth and provide protection [...]
Ike Davis played in 156 games for the Mets in 2012. He knocked 32 balls out over the fence, he drove in 90 base runners and he did all of this in the midst of a BAD season. It was a bad season. Davis hit .227 and had the worst year in his career. We’ll [...]
Let’s focus on two Mets relievers whose contracts are up and the team will have to make a decision about re-signing. In this “what have you done for me lately” world, let’s concentrate on what they did down the stretch. To avoid preconceived notions, let’s call one of them “Smith” and the other one “Jones.” [...]
It’s only been a week since the Mets' 2012 season ended and Mets’ fans are already thinking of ways to upgrade the team for next season. For a team that stormed out of the gate this season but crashed and burned in the summer yet again, Mets’ fans want to correct a few wrongs and [...]
I’m getting excited about the Mets’ future. For real. I’m listening to my friend Mack Ade wax optimistic about the fortunes of this team in 2014 and beyond. I read with great interest a piece in MLB Trade Rumors that predicted a very busy 2013 off-season for the boys in blue and orange. I saw [...]
1999 TOPPS FINEST GOLD REFRACTOR AL LEITER I peeled Al Leiter tonight. OK, it might be helpful if I rewound a bit and explained. Back in the late '90s, card manufacturers were dabbling in all manner of metallic printing. Collectors loved the shiny stuff, but balked at how easily these cards would get scratched or [...]
My first personal (not the compilation version) mock this year was on August 26th. It’s time for this to be updated: 1. RHP Mark Appel – Stanford – I’m going to stay with Appel until someone comes along and knocks him off the hill. He probably should have been drafted first last year. I still [...]
I did a piece last week on the Top 20 Blue Chip Prospects in the New York Met system. I wrote about Zack Wheeler, Wilmer Flores and Jeurys Familia but avoided talking about a number of solid players who could, in every likelihood, still help the franchise. Today’s list is the top 20 prospects who [...]
We know about the infamous Cubs Quotient that seemingly accurately predicts that the postseason participant with the most ex-Chicago Cubs on the roster will not go on to win the World Series, reflecting on the now 104-year championship drought that the franchise has had. Well, can this be applied to New York Mets? Probably not, [...]
In November of last year there was a rumor of a Mets-Angels trade involving David Wright. As with most rumors, it’s hard to say if there were actual talks between the two teams or if it was something created by a drunken journalist in a bar or a blogger in his mom’s basement. Most versions [...]