Should the Mets wait for Stephen Drew?

As of today, the Stephen Drew free agent market is in a holding pattern, waiting to land in one of what appears to be two destinations; Boston or New York. In essence, Drew has become this year’s Michael Bourn, a quality major league player left with limited suitors. The Mets may be in very good [...]

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Breakout prospects for 2014

Catcher: Travis d’Arnaud – I don’t think of d’Arnaud as a prospect.  At this point he’s in the majors, but he does have the prospect tag based on limited service time.  You may recall his offensive line from 2013 and worry about his .202/.286/.263 but you also have to look at his full resume and [...]

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On PEDs, the Hall of Fame, and Murray Chass

Murray Chass may have retired from the New York Times in 2008, but that hasn’t stopped him from sharing his baseball opinions with people through his blog. In a post on Thursday, he implored Baseball Hall of Fame voters to not reward managers of players who used performance enhancing drugs like Joe Torre and Tony [...]

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Mets 2013 year in review: A swing and a miss

It's been a great year at Mets360. This writer has been honored to be part of the group of talented individuals to join Brian and the rest of Mets360's outstanding staff in 2013. I am extremely thankful and appreciative to Brian, the staff, and all of the visitors who take the time to read and [...]

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On trading either Wilmer Flores or Daniel Murphy

The Mets reportedly failed to get top pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez from the Orioles in return for Ike Davis. The conundrum seems to be that the Mets still see value in Davis, while most team see Davis for what he is: a guy who hits dingers and really doesn’t do anything else all that well. [...]

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Quick Chat Test

This is a test of an old chat software that we had issues with last year.  Tell me which operating system/version you're using and if you have any issues with it taking very long to update or not updating at all.   [quick-chat height="400" room="default" userlist="1" userlist_position="left" smilies="1" send_button="0" loggedin_visible="1" guests_visible="1" avatars="1" counter="1"]

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Second guessing Sandy Alderson

The Mets have spent some real money in 2013 to prepare for 2014.  They signed Curtis Granderson ($15 Mil Per), Bartolo Colon ($10 Mil Per) and Chris Young ($7.25 Mil).  That’s a $32.5 Mil investment in 2014!  I wonder if we scour the signings if we might find a way to spend that money a [...]

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Mets add another bullpen option in Ryan Reid

The Mets have claimed Ryan Reid off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Reid appeared in seven games for the Pirates last season.  He threw 11 innings. He had a 1.64 ERA and a 1.091 WHIP.  He stands 5'11" and weighs 210 lbs.  He throws right-handed and is 28 years old.  He’s got four pitches: a [...]

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Got an opinion on the Mets? Post it in our Forums!

Have you visited the Mets360 Forums yet? There's lots of interesting stuff going on over there, ranging from discussions on Kevin Plawecki to Paul DePodesta to Masahiro Tanaka. There are over 450 posts in our Forums, including over 50 posts today. This is one of those things where the more people who participate, the better [...]

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My New Year’s wishes for the Mets

Here are my New Year wishes for some of our favorite Mets. David Wright: to stay healthy and get the support in the lineup you deserve. Matt Harvey: a quick and full recovery. Travis d’Arnaud: to stay healthy and to start to live up to the hype. Daniel Murphy: to keep improving your fielding and [...]

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Does Terry Collins have his LOOGY?

As the year comes to an end, MLB rosters continue to take shape this offseason. The Mets have made their dent in the reconstructing process thus far by acquiring Chris Young, Curtis Granderson, and Bartolo Colon.  These signings will probably be viewed as the key acquisitions going into Spring Training, which is still more than [...]

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