Heir apparent? Mets hire Carlos Beltran to undefined front office position

As the 2020 Season approached, the Mets tapped Carlos Beltran as their new Manager.  It was a feel-good story.  Beltran was the best Center Fielder in Mets history.  He ended a sure Hall of Fame career and was slated to lead a team that just missed the playoffs the year before.  The team was populated [...]

The Tomas Nido contract and the practicality of carrying three catchers

Here is the first paragraph in an article written here back in 2014, entitled, Mets change slot philosophy with 2014 Draft: Prior to the 2012 Draft, MLB instituted a new policy in how it handled the signing of amateur players selected in the June affair. With these new rules in place, it was hard to [...]