It has been covered ad naseum that the New York Mets are looking into the shortstop market for an upgrade over Wilmer Flores, who is projected to be their Opening Day starter. Recently, the Mets have been signing guys with good character, as their last two big name signings have been Michael Cuddyer and Curtis [...]
Yesterday we laid out a scenario for adding expansion teams in MLB. The rules for stocking expansion teams were much friendlier in the 1990s than they were in the 1960s. In fact, you could argue if they expand again, they would cut back from the generous terms given Arizona and Tampa Bay back in 1997. [...]