As you get your work week started, here's a few links and notes you may have missed this weekend: Joel Sherman of the New York Post argues for the Mets to make an aggressive push to acquire Troy Tulowitzki from the Colorado Rockies. I don't find myself agreeing with Sherman very often, but here he [...]
Groveman sings again!
This past week was the most action packed week of the MLB offseason. The Winter Meetings did not disappoint fans that love the gossip of trade rumors, free agent signings and actual moves being made. The Mets this past week signed John Mayberry Jr., which is a solid addition for the bench. The rest of [...]
With it becoming more and more evident every day that Wilmer Flores is likely to be the 2015 Opening Day shortstop, the Mets used the Winter Meetings to fill a few gaps in their roster - a second lefty out of the bullpen (Rule 5 draftee Sean Gilmartin and Scott Rice re-signing on a minor [...]
The Winter Meetings this past week in San Diego stimulated a whirlwind of roster activity across MLB, but for the Mets…not so much. Besides yesterday’s signing of veteran outfielder John Mayberry, nothing transpired from the discussions engaged by GM Sandy Alderson. He hinted at exploring all possibilities of roster improvement, including the shortstop position and [...]
We’re getting down to the wire in our countdown of the top 50 prospects in the Mets system. In case you missed any of the previous installments, check them out at: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39, 38-36, 35-33, 32-30, 29-27. 26-24, 23-21 and 20-18. Next up is: 17 – Matt Reynolds Reynolds was one of the [...]
”It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it [...]
The New York Mets are in the market to fill a few holes at the winter meetings. The most talked about has been a short stop, however, just slightly less discussed is a left-handed reliever to compliment Josh Edgin. While there are options out there via the trade route, this isn't a good option. The [...]
Last week, round one of the “Which Mets season was the best” bracket came to a completion, with Tom Seaver’s 1969 season topping R.A. Dickey’s 2012 season by 30 votes. Now, it is time to begin round two, which will be between John Olerud and David Wright. Both of these players won their respective matchups [...]
As Jon Lester comes off the free agent market, teams who are seeking pitching become more and more focused on what is available. It is well known that the Mets have made Dillon Gee and to a lesser extent Jonathon Niese and Bartolo Colon available. These names will be intriguing to other clubs out there [...]
1982 TOPPS BLACKLESS TOM HAUSMAN Printing errors are a funny thing. Due to sketchy quality control and inattentive vendors, printing variations are commonplace on Topps baseball cards from the inception of the brand through at least the early '90s. It's a veritable feast of random dots, blobs, and fish eyes... But every so often, a [...]
Since the start of the Winter Meetings, rumors have been flying around: the signing of John Mayberry Jr.; discussions involving Noah Syndergaard; and more discussions about the ever-so-coveted Troy Tulowitzki. Not many fans of this team truly know what is going on considering the secrecy behind closed doors, but many enjoy dreaming. In any event, [...]
