Your intrepid columnist is usually pretty bad at predictions. Oh, not a Mike Francesa-level of ridicularity, but the mark is usually missed. If the Mets’ first baseman is projected to hit 35 home runs, he will invariably hit eight. If a star pitcher looks like a lock to win four games, he will break the [...]
The New York Mets have had the most active offseason since Sandy Alderson took over as general manager. They have made big-ticket signings to go along with the minor moves that had been characteristic of the majority of the team’s transactions over the past several offseasons. Although this part of the baseball season is not [...]
Next up in our projection series is Juan Lagares. This time last year, Lagares hardly registered in the minds of most Mets fans. He was coming off a so-so season in Double-A and he seemed like a guy who could hit for some average but not do much else. But the planets aligned right for [...]