Mets Card of the Week: 1982 Alex Trevino

1982 TOPPS ALEX TREVINO Ah, 1982, the hockey stick cards. My initial reaction to these cards was, well, not quite dislike but not very far from that, either. Kind of similar to my feelings about Alex Trevino. Our featured player couldn’t hit and there’s only so much goodwill Trevino’s ability to play in the infield [...]

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The Mets now have the Luis Severino and Drew Smith offseason

From an article here on 10/15/23: If it was a smart move to acquire prospects close to the majors last year at the deadline, is it a smart move to sign free agents that will block those prospects? And what about guys already in the system who took a step forward last year? Should the [...]

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Dodgers prevail over Mets and the rest of MLB and capture Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Late Thursday night news came out that Yoshinobu Yamamoto had come to an agreement with the Dodgers on a 12/$325 million deal. It’s been a terrific offseason for Dodger fans, who have seen the team add Shohei Ohtani and Yamamoto in free agency, while also trading for Tyler Glasnow. Some worry about teams that prioritize [...]

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