In a move that helps both clubs, the Pirates and Mets have agreed to swap Neil Walker and Jon Niese. Walker takes over for the departed Daniel Murphy and comes with a one-year contract that will be significantly less than what Murphy would have received if he had accepted the team's Qualifying Offer. In his [...]
On Tuesday night the Yankees and Cubs traded Adam Warren and Brendan Ryan for Starlin Castro. Shortly after that the Braves traded Shelby Miller to the Diamondbacks for Ender Inciarte, Aaron Blair and Dansby Swanson. Prior to these trades there was discussion on the web with experts suggesting that the Mets make an offer for [...]
With the Winter Meetings going at full tilt this week it means that for all I know while writing this the Mets on Tuesday night signed Ben Zobrist, Geraldo Parra, and a kick-butt reliever to be named later while simultaneously being deep in trade talks for a legitimate shortstop. So if it looks like this [...]
Last offseason, all we heard was how Jon Niese was damaged goods, that he had no trade value and that he would wind up on the disabled list sooner rather than later. Niese stayed off the DL but his season was uneven at best and by the end of the year he was relegated to [...]
This is the ninth entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47, 46-43, 42-39, 38-35, 34-31, 30-27, 26-23, & 22-19 if you have not already seen it. Here are the [...]
This is the eighth entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47, 46-43, 42-39, 38-35, 34-31, 30-27 & 26-23 if you have [...]
Ben Zobrist has been a favorite of mine for many years now. The Mets are coming off their best season in ages, due in no small part to the moves made by the current front office. That same front office has made targeting Zobrist its number-one priority this offseason. Given that information, why is there [...]
This is the seventh entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47, 46-43, 42-39, 38-35, 34-31, and 30-27 if you have not [...]
Jacob deGrom had a wonderful, seemingly out-of-nowhere season in 2014, one that earned him Rookie of the Year honors. He finished the year with a tremendous kick, prompting some to consider him the team’s ace. Still, given that he was not highly-touted coming into the year, some thought he was due for some regression. With [...]
Just as Santa Claus symbolizes Christmas hopes and dreams for little girls and boys, Mr. Met epitomizes them for the thousands of grownup boys and girls who root for the team from Queens. Our wildest dreams nearly came true in 2015 and we were all thrilled and excited to be back in the World Series [...]
This is the sixth entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47, 46-43, 42-39, 38-35 & 34-31 if you have not already [...]