If you look at the Nationals, you see a team that’s winning now and in decent position to win the next few years. That essentially applies to the Braves, too. The Marlins made a deadline trade to bolster their chances at winning right now. We can debate the merits of that deal but if nothing [...]
The September of their years.
Matt den Dekker is not known as a power hitting outfielder. The 17 home runs he hit between Double-A and Triple-A in 2012 are the most he's ever had in one season. But Las Vegas is a home run haven, so there is so trepidation with relying on those numbers. Yet for some reason, den [...]
The fate of a franchise is an awfully big burden to put on one man’s shoulders. Or should I say shoulder – singular? The Mets are scuffling along, barely surviving August with their dignity intact, the odd triple play notwithstanding. As of this writing, their record stands at 61-70. There have been many chins wagging [...]
Here’s a look at 10 Mets minor league hitters who received a midseason promotion. Each of these players accumulated at least 100 PA for two different teams in the organization. Gavin Cecchini – 12/22/93 (20) SAL – 259 PA, .259/.333/.408 FSL – 246 PA, .230/.325/.344 Got off to a brutal start in the Hi-A Florida [...]
For years the debate raged on. Should the Mets keep Ike Davis or Lucas Duda as their first baseman? Some thought that Duda was the clear-cut better choice, while others steadfastly defended Davis. I flip-flopped my stance on Davis more times than your average Washington politician. Coming into this season, my stance was I thought [...]
With the Mets placing Bartolo Colon on revocable waivers Saturday, the possibility of trading their pitcher is becoming real. Although Colon is signed throughout the 2015 season, many fans are calling for the righty to be traded, but the right decision may be holding onto the pitcher. So far throughout this season, Colon has pitched [...]
This offseason the Mets were unwilling to pay the price to bring a new shortstop into town. Regardless of whether that was a defensible decision, the Mets followed up with the solution of moving Wilmer Flores back to shortstop, even though they moved him off the position following the 2011 season. Not once did the [...]