This weekend, the Mets began the very first order of business toward shaping the 2015 roster by clearing space on their 40-man roster. Outfielder Andrew Brown was claimed on waivers by the Oakland Athletics and catcher Juan Centeno was claimed by the Milwaukee Brewers. The team also outrighted four players to Triple-A Las Vegas - [...]
The Las Vegas 51s performed outstandingly well in 2014 going 81-63 and leading the Pacific – South Division, lost to the Diamondback affiliate, Reno Aces, in the semifinals of the Triple-A playoffs. With some players making there way to the majors in 2015 and some players making the jump from Double-A where does that leave [...]
It is always easy for us fans to become an “armchair” general manager of any team, by deciding which players to trade, sign and demote to the minors. Mets360 organized a project, where us bloggers became the general manager of a team for a week. I was assigned the Cincinnati Reds, and had research to [...]
Last August, the Mets began to play Matt den Dekker and Wilmer Flores on a regular basis. den Dekker had the larger part of a platoon in left while Flores essentially played every day, seeing time at shortstop and second base. The duo was more productive than anyone else the club trotted out during the [...]
If you look at the current payroll for the 2015 Mets, you’ll notice that because of arbitration, the Mets only have 4 players that have a guaranteed salary: David Wright, Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon and Jon Niese. Everyone else is due for arbitration. That’s pretty amazing. You generally only see that 2 or 3 years [...]
For the past few weeks – well, really since the ballpark first opened in 2009 – the Citi Field fences have been a hot talking point for fans. The first fences were too damn big. The team built the ballpark so Jose Reyes could hit triples in it, said others. Prior to the 2012 season, [...]