20/20 Hindsight: Signing Alex Rodriguez after the 2000 season could have altered baseball history

With reports coming this week tying Alex Rodriguez to yet another steroid scandal, now seems like a good time to look back at when the Mets decided to make a run at the then 25-year-old shortstop.  So hop in the DeLorean, and close your eyes because we’re going to rev it up to 88 miles [...]

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Mets Minors: Ratings by the numbers Luis Mateo and the Fantastic 15

Round three continues to get more and more interesting.  We start to get a mix of high performers and high expectations.  The good news for Met fans is that I’ve yet to hit a single name that I would discount (Were I playing a video game) as a lost cause. Luis Mateo – OVR: 64 [...]

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