Noah Syndergaard seems to relish second chances. Pitching for his second organization, Syndergaard made his major league debut in Wrigley Field on May 12. He didn’t embarrass himself that day – allowing three runs in 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts - but was overmatched in a 6-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs and Jake [...]
It seems hard to believe after all that’s gone down with the Mets this offseason that the top priority of the club after the World Series ended was to sign Ben Zobrist to a multi-year deal starting with his age 35 season. When Zobrist picked the Cubs over the Mets, Sandy Alderson had to go [...]
The surprise signing of Yoenis Cespedes appears to have fundamentally changed the way the baseball world views the Mets in terms of their standing in the National League East as well as their ability to add significant payroll. The team had always stated that it would, in fact, have no problem spending money in the [...]
The long Nationals nightmare is over as Yoenis Cespedes spurned a longer offer from Washington to sign a three-year deal with the Mets worth $75 million. The deal features a no-trade clause and an opt out after the first year. It seems like a win-win. For Cespedes, if he repeats his 2015 campaign, he can [...]
Someone should get Keith Hernandez' take on this...
Highlights: Mets sign lefty Antonio Bastardo to solidify the back end of the pen. Spring Training will feature 12 pitchers competing for three roster spots. Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins will largely determine this relief corps’ success. Improving the bullpen was clearly a high priority in the Mets offseason plan. Recent acquisitions Addison Reed and [...]
To date, the Mets have spent more money this offseason on Asdrubal Cabrera than any other acquisition, which in a sense makes him the most important addition to the team. The hope is that he will provide steady defense and a plus bat for the position. No one is expecting him to be a star. [...]
The Mets are fresh off a National League pennant, you may have heard. Their remarkable play down the stretch to win the NL East fueled a surge in attendance, which will have a concomitant up-tick overall for 2016. They outpitched the Dodgers – crowned by most in the MSM as having the best starters in [...]
Rumors everywhere have it that the Mets have signed free agent reliever Antonio Bastardo to a two-year, $12 million deal. Everyone who was criticizing that the Mets only signed Jerry Blevins to a one-year deal and didn't pay enough to get him should be satisfied with this move. Bastardo had a very nice year in [...]
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In unfortunate news, Met prospect, Eudor Garcia was suspended 80 games for PEDs. Garcia had surged up the rankings on the power of a tremendous leap in production. These numbers are now brought into question. He hit .296 with 9 home runs and 59 RBIs in 2015 with Class A Savannah last season. He was [...]
It is a given that the New York Mets will go in 2016 as far as its young gifted starting staff will take them. If we somehow knew that the combination of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Stephen Matz, Zack Wheeler (hoping for a June or July return), and Bartolo Colon (not so young [...]