I was asked over the weekend, “Should the Mets fire Terry Collins?” My answer, “Yes.” My reason is not what most people might say. Collins is guilty of one solitary cardinal sin, in my eyes. He insisted on playing Ruben Tejada over Wilmer Flores. “But Flores wasn’t hitting!” Yes, as a pinch hitter/spot starter, he [...]
Recently on the radio and in the local papers, the Chicago Cubs Starlin Castro has come up as a player the Mets should pursue. This is a direct result of the Oakland A’s acquiring pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel from the Cubs for a package of prospects headlined by short stop Addison Russell. The [...]
Now in his fourth full-season spent on a major league roster, and the first in which he's been afforded adequate playing time, Lucas Duda is blossoming right before our very eyes. Is he a star? No. But is he developing into a good first baseman? Yes. After getting off to a slow start, he hit [...]