10/31 - 8:30 a.m. Phillies
This is a project where 30 people got together to act as the GMs of the 30 MLB teams with the idea of conducting the offseason in one week. This is what happened in this simulation, not a prediction of what will happen in real life. By Matt Bruce This is my second year on [...]
This is a project where 30 people got together to act as the GMs of the 30 MLB teams with the idea of conducting the offseason in one week. This is what happened in this simulation, not a prediction of what will happen in real life. By Greg Jarvis Losses: Mark Trumbo - FA Matt [...]
This is a project where 30 people got together to act as the GMs of the 30 MLB teams with the idea of conducting the offseason in one week. This is what happened in this simulation, not a prediction of what will happen in real life. I gave up the St. Louis Cardinals (a team [...]
The World Series is now set with a matchup of the Cubs and Indians, meaning a team that hasn’t won it all since at least 1948 will be champion. For a lot of people that will be the story of the 2016 MLB season. But one thing that perhaps shouldn’t be forgotten is how this [...]
You would think that a team that has reached the postseason two years running would be stable enough so that in mid-October its fans would know who will be playing the majority of the positions in the next season. And, of course, when it comes to the 2017 edition of the New York Mets that [...]
The Mets suited up 12 different infielders (not counting catchers) in 2016. The opening day lineup featured an infield of Lucas Duda, Neil Walker, Asdrubal Cabrera, and David Wright. Wilmer Flores was the primary backup. Injuries beset all four starters and the Mets filled in with replacements from inside (Ty Kelly, Matt Reynolds, TJ Rivera, [...]
Our MLB GM simulation is underway, back for a third season. All teams have a budget and we are tackling arbitration, trades and free agency. We have 30 people spread throughout the country who are doing this because they love the game and they hope to learn something along the way. You’ll see a lot [...]
Three days after the 2016 World Series ends, Yoenis Cespedes can opt out of his contract and become a free agent. All signs point to this happening. If it does, the Mets could still sign him, but there will be plenty of competition for the consensus choice as the best free agent player on the [...]
Jon Matlack was drafted with the fourth pick in the first round by the Mets of the 1967 draft, out of Westchester Pennsylvania. Matlack’s minor league career was mediocre. In 1970 at Tidewater, he was 12-11 with a 4.13 ERA. In 1971, he was 11-1 with a 3.97 ERA. Matlack made his major league debut [...]
The Mets selected Steven Matz 72nd overall in the 2009 amateur draft. They had no first-round pick and Matz was a high risk/high reward option. A kid with great stuff who seemed likely to suffer injuries. As a result of those injuries, he did not make his professional debut until 2012. Thankfully the reward was [...]
Most teams have clubhouses with more than one player who the fans find polarizing. We all have different things that either thrill or annoy us, so this isn’t very surprising. Often times it comes down to players who showboat. A lot of fans love the enthusiasm of these players and others want their guys to [...]