Based on the vitriol oozing from Twitter and blog comment boards, a lot of Mets fans are less than pleased that a certain "hasbeen shortstop" is back in blue and orange. If the polarizing former star were signed to a long-term deal or brought on to be an infield starter, this writer would be right [...]
Editor's Note - Before leaving a comment for this story, make sure you have read our new comment policy. Mets’ owner Jeff Wilpon gamely – if not bravely – met with the media the other day to discuss the state of the team. The fact that he spoke at least semi-candidly about the team’s payroll [...]
Recently, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, for the first time in years, met with reporters and willingly answered questions about payroll. The younger Wilpon essentially towed the company line that not everything is about having one of the top payrolls in the league. Additionally, he stated that the payroll for the 2018 club was not set [...]
There were reports over the weekend in various sources, including MetsBlog, concerning the possibility of veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon returning to the Mets. It looks like the original source was an interview with Minnesota Twin pitcher Ervin Santana in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Santana said Colon told him that he would like to pitch [...]
On teams with elite farm systems the Top 15 players tend to be players who have All-Star potential or at least seem like definites to become major league regulars at some point in their careers. The Mets do not currently have an elite farm system but things are not as bad as some people would [...]
While the Mets360 draft series is still in relative infancy, there is a very good chance the 2003 draft will go down as the least flashy of the bunch when the series concludes. Looking at the previous three drafts dissected in this exercise, each has had a minimum of three players among the top 100 [...]
Tebow played at two levels last year. If he does that again this season, he could end up in Sin City.
It's funny how one roster move begets another. What may not have made sense a few moves prior, suddenly seems like a no-brainer. The resigning of Jay Bruce plugged a lot of holes for the Mets. In one move they provide lineup protection for Yoenis Cespedes, solidify the outfield, give themselves insurance at first base [...]
Editor's Note - Before leaving a comment for this story, make sure you have read our new comment policy. I know…I know…It has been a head-scratching off-season for the Mets, such that your intrepid columnist was less-than-intrepid during the Holiday Season and took a brief hiatus: I was stumped as to what to write about. [...]
Today we examine our third draft. The 2000 Draft was kind of a bust and the 2001 was essentially a top-heavy affair, at least among the top 100 picks, which is the extent of our look. It appears that there was better drafting – or better players – in the first round of 2002 but [...]
Matt Harvey is next up in our preseason projection review series, and to say he put forth a disappointing performance would be...well it would be a gross misrepresentation of the dumpster fire that was his 2017 season. His 2016 season was cut short after just 17 mediocre games and the revelation that he needed surgery [...]
The Mets have several apparent deficiencies this year, among them lack of team speed, infield defense, and lack of a true leadoff hitter.