Week four of Bullpen Watch is our final edition, as Spring Training is over and the bullpen appears to be solidified. Last week's predicted bullpen consisted of the following pitchers: 1. Bobby Parnell 2. Josh Edgin 3. Brandon Lyon 4. LaTroy Hawkins 5. Scott Atchison 6. Pedro Feliciano 7. Greg Burke It was an interesting [...]
With Grapefruit Season over and the regular season yet to begin, it’s time to check in with my annual predictions column. Some of these predictions that follow come up short of being “bold” yet I believe that all of them fall outside the boundaries of “safe” or “conventional wisdom.” If history is a guide, most [...]
The Mets’ season starts on Monday and the roster is set. John Buck will be the catcher on opening day, and Jeremy Hefner will start the year off in the rotation. Prized catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud and pitcher Zack Wheeler are starting the 2013 season at Triple-A Las Vegas. With Wheeler, this was foreseeable because [...]