Oliver Perez inked a $2.75 million, one-year deal to resign with the Indians last Friday. It could be the last major-league deal given out to a lefty reliever this offseason, as the Mets got their guy a little earlier on Friday in Justin Wilson. The Mets were loosely linked to the 37-year-old Perez earlier and [...]
It's downright frigid outside in the Northeast ,and in the Midwest and Canada it's unbearable. Here's something heartwarming - just two weeks until pitchers and catchers report. While the free agent market is doing another frustrating slow dance, the Mets' roster appears to be pretty much set, except for perhaps a few more depth guys [...]
If you asked anyone who watched baseball in 2018 – fan, player, executive – who the best pitcher on the Mets was last year, the unanimous answer would be Jacob deGrom. And this is how it should be. In his five years in the majors, deGrom has won the Rookie of the Year, has two [...]
As the 2019 season approaches, what remains of Sandy Alderson and the officials who worked beside him is subsiding. The current regime has made a flurry of moves, turning over the roster and front office with new faces. Alderson, who took a leave of absence for the Mets last season, was often criticized for his [...]
Wilson Ramos was signed during the off-season, and, barring injury, he will be the Mets starting catcher in 2019. However, he turns 32 during the season, and he has had a few injuries, so the backup catcher should get plenty of chances to contribute. That backup will undoubtedly be Travis d’Arnaud, the injury beset backstop [...]
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They say it’s a thin line between love and hate. But is that line any thinner than the one between a multi-year deal and an NRI for a lefty reliever? Channeling my inner Rod Serling, pleased to present for your consideration the contracts handed out this offseason by the Mets to Mr. Luis Avilan (NRI) [...]
It is universally acknowledged that the New York Mets have a talented pitching roster. Their top three starters, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Zack Wheeler combined to form an electric 1-2-3 trio that would make any opposing lineup tremble. After those three however, things start to go downhill. Quickly. Behind the power three, Steven Matz [...]
Based on comments from Jeff Wilpon yesterday, it would seem that any far flung notion of the Mets making a play for Bryce Harper or Manny Machado is dead. "Well, I don't know how many teams have two $30 million players," he told reporters, alluding to the albatross salary of injured star Yoenis Cespedes. Last season there [...]
Howard Megdal back to discussing Wilpon financial news
July 21st 2004, a kid from Tidewater, Virginia trots out to third base in a stadium in the nation’s largest and perhaps most demanding city. This ball player went on to be the face of the team, city, and league; but what is more amazing is how he ended up leaving third base with the [...]
Depending on what you read or what you choose to believe, we may see Yoenis Cespedes on the field again by July or perhaps not until 2020. If he's back mid-season, then the outfielders currently on our roster might be enough for now, especially if Jeff McNeil proves he can play a decent enough left [...]
