On the eve of the 2015 regular season, the Mets announced that they have signed Gold Glove centerfielder Juan Lagares to a four-year, $23 million contract extension. This move has been hailed far and wide as one of the more intelligent maneuvers the Mets have made over the past several years, buying up all his [...]
The Mets budget has been inflated within the past 72 hours, but it's still more akin to a week-old helium balloon than Harold the Baseball Player. Yes, Fred Wilpon was sighted blowing the dust off of his checkbook and cracking it open for the first time since signing John Mayberry, Jr. back in December. He [...]
As we've learned from the meaningless games of spring training, this Mets team has the potential to fill the stadium with meaningful games in September. This is not a rebuilding team like the Braves or Diamondbacks and it is certainly not a floundering team (Rockies), nor a middling one (Brewers), nor an aging one (Phillies). [...]