Mets Minors: Jeff McNeil and the victims of circumstance

The Mets have had a busy offseason and as the dust settles it seems that the Mets may have brought in enough veteran bodies to keep both Jeff McNeil and Top Prospect, Peter Alonso from making the team out of Spring Training. The fact is that the Mets have approximately thirteen roster spots for position [...]

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J.D. & Rajai Davis and the competition for the last three hitting spots

There’s safety in doing things the way every other team does things. Sometimes this is smart percentage baseball at work and other times it’s done for no other reason than to avoid second guessing. How many times did we hear, “Terry Collins made all of the right moves; his players just didn’t execute?” Pay no [...]

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Why Jeff McNeil will be a valuable bat in 2019

If you missed Jeff McNeil bursting onto the scene in 2018, you missed the one of the best things about the entire New York Mets season. McNeil is built from a thread that could have been weaved from Billy Beane himself. Before having success in the major leagues, McNeil was a 12th round draft pick [...]

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New GM, same old Mets

The Mets should have signed Yasmani Grandal and Marwin Gonzalez. Instead, in typical cost-cutting, short-sighted fashion, we have brought in Wilson Ramos and Jed Lowrie. In the latest head scratcher, the Mets signed Lowrie to a two-year, $20-million contract. It's a reasonable deal for a good player, but given the crowded infield situation, it forces another move, [...]

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Mets sign Jed Lowrie to two-year deal

In a move that virtually no one saw coming, the Mets added to their infield arsenal by signing free agent Jed Lowrie to a 2/$20 million deal. An All-Star for the A's in 2018, Lowrie delivered 23 HR and 99 RBIs while slashing .801 last year. A switch-hitter, Lowrie put up a .713 OPS versus [...]

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Mets 2019 projections: Michael Conforto

Michael Conforto is a former first-round pick who had a major impact in the Mets’ making it to the World Series in 2015. Additionally, has an All-Star appearance in 2017 to his credit. But he’s also been busted back to the minor leagues in 2016, suffered a serious shoulder injury and spent half of last [...]

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What can we expect from Juan Lagares in 2019?

If you recently became a fan of the Mets, particularly since May 16th 2018, then you may not be familiar with Juan Lagares. It is because the oft-injured center fielder has been on and off the disabled list over the past three seasons, appearing in fewer than 100 games in each of them. May 16th [...]

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Mets360 on The Legend Sports Network

If you're into fantasy baseball, you undoubtedly know about Lenny Melnick, one of the pioneers in the industry. My first dealings with Lenny came about 10-12 years ago, when we were both members of a group called FantasyPros911. Lenny was very generous, both with his knowledge and his time. And I found out what a [...]

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How did the Miracle Mets win it all?

We’ve turned over to our 2019 calendar, and that means we are now in the 50th anniversary year of the remarkable, World Series winning 1969 Miracle Mets. This was a team that was little changed, with respect to personnel, from the ‘68 edition, a team which had finished in ninth place with a 73-89 record. [...]

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Mets Minors: Brodie Van Wagenen doesn’t like prospects

Since becoming the GM of the Mets Brodie Van Wagenen has made some good and some bad moves. While the Mets have brought aboard Edwin Diaz, Robinson Cano, Jeurys Familia, Wilson Ramos, Rajai Davis, Gregor Blanco, Keon Broxton, Walker Lockett and J.D. Davis, they’ve lost a ton of talent from their farm. See below as [...]

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