In 2013, Juan Lagares had a terrific defensive season and a poor offensive one. The Mets were concerned enough that in the offseason they signed Chris Young and told him he’d have a chance to play some in center field. While Young bombed in 2014, Lagares was again terrific defensively. At the plate, he had [...]
In 14 days, the Mets will be playing the Atlanta Braves at 1:05pm Eastern Time for their first Spring Training game in 2015. Therefore, leading up to that game, here is a Mets countdown from 14 to 1. 14: The number wore by Gil Hodges. Hodges played for the Mets in 1962 & 1963, and [...]
Here at Card of the Week central, we're soaking our shoulders from having shoveled six inches of new-fallen powder this morning. But winter be damned, the calendar is telling us that pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie tomorrow, so what better way to kick off the season than with a new Mystery Met [...]