Cash strapped, embroiled in a lawsuit because of their involvement with Bernard Madoff, losing tens of millions of dollars every year and overseeing a disapointing on-field product, Mets ownership needed help. They looked to sell a $200 million stake in the team to raise money. In May 2011, Mets ownership announced that after vetting out [...]
It wasn’t the overwhelming debut of Matt Harvey but it’s hard to look at what Zack Wheeler did in his rookie season as anything other than a strong success. His overall 3.42 ERA was very nice and he pitched even better after some early struggles. After getting knocked around in his second and third MLB [...]
One could argue that Sandy Alderson’s offseason moves have all been admirable. Certainly the signings of Chris Young, Curtis Granderson, and Bartolo Colon all improve the team. All those moves were necessary, as Alderson needed to find a way to replace the value of Matt Harvey and Marlon Byrd. Whether or not he replaced their [...]
Note: This is a continuing short series comparing (at a high level) where the Mets roster stood last year at this time and where it stands heading into Spring Training 2014. We're quickly approaching the reporting date for pitchers and catchers and the start of baseball for 2014. The off-season may not have gone as [...]
When I was a kid, I used to play this baseball game I created. It was pretty simple in theory. It was based off random numbers, dice, and random events. The starting point was how good the batter was. If he was a .310 hitter, he had a better chance at a favorable event than [...]