Kudos to Sandy Alderson for waiting out the market and bringing back Jay Bruce on a reasonable contract. No, he's not a perfect player, but he clearly fills a number of needs. However, at last check, the power hitting right fielder/first baseman can't bat lead off or play second or third base, so at least [...]
Does the fanbase still hate Jay Bruce?
Reports are that the Mets have signed Jay Bruce to a 3/$39 million. Seems to me like a good deal for the Mets.
Editor's Note - Before leaving a comment for this story, make sure you have read our new comment policy. The next player in our preseason projection review series spent just over a calendar year and played just shy of a full season's worth of games with the Mets before being offloaded in the 2017 payroll [...]
The 2001 draft started with a bang and – outside of a handful of hits beyond the first half dozen picks – fizzled considerably as it climbed toward 100. Five of the first six players selected in 2001 have posted a career bWAR in double digits. However, only five of the remaining 94 players in [...]
Last month, Part I covered the first half of a mythical all time team of Mets players who were born in New York City. To refresh, they were Ed Kranepool at first, T. J. Rivera at second, Ted Schreiber at…
The first episode in the countdown of the club's top 25 prospects
It's been a good football season
Some starter will have to go to the pen if everyone is healthy - why not Wheeler?
If nothing else, hopefully having the team’s top minor league affiliate in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League the past several years has taught individuals the need for context. An .800 OPS in the International League is a different beast than the same mark in the PCL. Perhaps nowhere is context needed more than with the [...]
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