On one hand we have David Wright, the homegrown star that we’ve watched every day of his MLB career. He’s the star who does it the classy way, never running his mouth or running down opponents. Wright is the guy you want your hero to be. On the other hand, we have a guy on [...]
Short of re-signing Yoenis Cespedes, it’s unlikely many fans will be happy with the Mets’ offseason. Surprisingly, one of the reasons will not be a lack of moves, as Sandy Alderson has participated in both the free agent and trade market. He’s doing his best to remove that “semi-active GM” title from his resume. Instead, [...]
As of this writing the Mets remain on the periphery of the Yoenis Cespedes market, and there's a non-zero chance they land him. That would be rather surprising, though. Instead, it's more likely that the team goes to war in 2016 with their current outfield alignment and perhaps another yet-to-be-signed backup. That means a platoon [...]
It’s a thin line between being released and getting a million dollar contract. Let’s consider the lines for two relief pitchers for the 2015 Mets: Pitcher A – Had a 2.52 ERA and held batters to a .207/.342/.326 line after 111 batters faced. Pitcher B – Had a 3.35 ERA and held batters to a [...]
While every Met fan counts down the days until the 2016 season starts, we each have our own great expectations of what our favorite players might accomplish. The rookies Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz will now have a full season to display their immense talents. Perhaps this is the year Travis d’Arnaud avoids [...]
Welcome to our annual projection series, now getting ready to start its fourth season with a look at Matt Harvey. It was a magical year for the Mets in 2015. Sure, sure we all wish it ended with a World Series win. But having said that every single one of us would have signed on [...]
Whither Yoenis Cespedes? At the end of the 2015 season, it was all but a foregone conclusion that he would not be returning to the Mets. He was great to have around for the stretch run and his production propelled an erstwhile feeble offense to heights not seen around here since 2006. He just hit [...]
It's reasonable to expect that the Mets will retire Mike Piazza's 31 this year. It's equally reasonable to expect that they'll handle the announcement in their patented tone-deaf manner, timed so that any reasonable cynic could mark it as compensation for a lost free agent or a lost season. But never mind that-- the bottom [...]
If you are any kind of baseball fan at all you know that the newest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York will be Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza. Some people are heavily invested in the question of who should be in the hall and who should not be there. [...]
Multiple media sources are saying that Keith Hernandez has agreed to stay on with SNY. Hernandez is my favorite of the three broadcasters, so this is great news as far as I'm concerned. I recognize that I hold him to a different standard than Gary Cohen. As Cohen hardly ever misses a game, that's okay [...]
Without signing Yoenis Cespedes, the lineup for the Mets will put a lot of confidence in David Wright to make up for the loss of Cespedes. Unfortunately, the captain has been injured over the past couple of years, and has played in over 120 games two times in the past five years. The health concerns [...]
The 2016 ZiPS forecasts for the Mets dropped today