It is a positive sign of the sophistication of the modern baseball fan that players are being evaluated these days on their total contributions rather than just their triple slash lines (batting average/home runs/RBIs). Jason Heyward just received a huge contract with the Cubs because rather than being an offensive giant he has a complete [...]
The Mets’ offseason appears to be done now with the signing of Alejandro De Aza to be a platoon center fielder. It seems eminently fair to say that the fan base is less than thrilled with this signing in particular and the offseason in general. As for me, this move is fine in isolation, much [...]
There are those that seriously thought that the Mets might sign Yoenis Cespedes this off season. Silly silly people. Cespedes is looking for six years and perhaps $150 million. There never was a shot in h-e-double hockey sticks that the Wilpons would go for that. Realists set their sights on Gerardo Parra, Will Venable, or [...]