Fifty years ago, Met fans were still celebrating the stunning World Series win over the mighty Baltimore Orioles. One of the key architects of that team and its triumphs was no longer employed by the team. That would be Bing Devine, a front office magician for the Mets from 1965 to 1967. Devine rose to [...]
The Mets addressed their bullpen in a big way, adding 6'8 Dellin Betances on a one-year deal with a player option for 2021. Betances issued a statement on the signing, one that included this nice graph: "I love New York. I grew up in Manhattan. Went to high school in Brooklyn. Played minor league ball [...]
For many of us, it’s frustrating how managers in the 21st Century have been essentially neutered by the front office. Sure, it makes sense that the front office has more say than it did, say, in the 1960s. But many of us feel that the pendulum has swung too far. Be that as it may, [...]
If healthy, we all expect Robinson Cano to get 130 or more starts in 2020. But it seems that almost none of us would manage the team that way if we had any say in the matter. But, what would be the ideal way to approach it, assuming that all participants are healthy and ready [...]
After a one-year respite, the Mets’ holiday curse was back in full swing last year. Santa Nimmo got hurt and missed a big chunk of the year. And elves Cano, Diaz and Oswalt had seasons that we’d all like to forget, too. This year only two people are tempting fate, which is better than four. [...]
When thinking about the 2020 New York Mets, players like Jacob deGrom, Pete Alonso, and Jeff McNeil come to mind the fastest. A man that has quickly reinserted himself back into the minds of Mets fans is Yoenis Cespedes, who recently restructured his contract. After playing only 119 of his possible 486 games with the [...]
The Mets are "nowhere near done" according to a NY Post article this week. Let's hope the unnamed source who provided that juicy quote knows what they're talking about. Despite recently learning that Mets ownership would change for the better, that we'd save millions on Yoenis Cespedes' contract, and that our division rivals have been [...]
The other day, the Mets had an official conference call with the press, formally announcing the signing of pitcher Rick Porcello. Porcello was snapped up at the tail end of the Winter Meetings, a surprisingly productive week for the club. The Mets also came away from the San Diego conclave with another starter, Michael Wacha, [...]
As fans, we're dealing with imperfect information. The best we can do is try to grab as much info as we can and combine that with historical precedent and common sense and use that to try to put the odds in our favor. It was shocking when the Mets signed Rick Porcello because that deal [...]
Prior to the start of the 2019 season, my opinion was that signing Wilson Ramos was the best move of the offseason for Brodie Van Wagenen. It seemed much better than paying the freight for J.T. Realmuto in trade or for Yasmani Grandal in cash. By mid May, I was seriously questioning my judgment. But [...]
On Friday night, the ongoing feud between Major League Baseball and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the governing body of Minor League Baseball took an ugly turn. MiLB published a four-page statement seeking to correct the public record about their willingness to negotiate with MLB, which was responded to with a 191-word threat [...]
The Omar Minaya Mets were heavy on stars but not so hot on depth. This stars and scrubs mixture worked pretty good when Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado were playing in 155 games a year. But it wasn't so hot once those guys got injured. The 2019 Mets looked to spread the wealth around a [...]