Nationals Sign Max Scherzer, Mets’ Hopes Take A Hit

By now, you’ve lapped up all the ink spilled in praise of the Washington Nationals and their forward-thinking signing of Max Scherzer. The Scherzer deal wasn’t an old fashioned, Steinbrennerian, throw-bags-of money-at-Scott-Boras kind of agreement – although, in effect, that is surely what happened. No, this one actually took a page from the Mets’ old [...]

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Just how many Mets sites are out there?

It seems like there are a lot of Mets sites out there. But does anyone have any idea how many? It feels like the number should be in triple digits, but that’s just a guess. Let’s limit this to active blogs (pour out a 40 for the late, great 2 Guys Talking Mets) with a [...]

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Finances, extensions, and Juan Lagares

It’s no secret that the New York Mets are not a fiscally sound organization. This has played havoc with the on-field product for half a decade now at least, and will continue to curtail large free agent signings for some time to come. That may be for the benefit of the team, though. As more [...]

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