Last year Jon Niese made 30 starts and threw 187.2 IP. Yet word on the street is that Niese is viewed throughout the game as some big injury risk, that his shoulder is held together with spit and duct tape. The comparison that you hear most often is Mark Mulder, who was a pretty durable [...]
The Mets front office conducted another of their Q&A sessions with season ticket holders at Citi Field earlier this week. It was there that General Manager Sandy Alderson spoke on a topic of perpetual interest this winter: the Mets lack of involvement on recently minted free-agent Cuban shortstop Yoan Moncada. His explanation was more confirmation [...]
With less than two weeks away from Spring Training it’s time to project your Best 2015 Mets “Friday Night” Lineup. This is the lineup that will score the most runs, have the most success, and be the “rock solid, Friday night against the Nationals, Max Scherzer is pitching, and we need to kick ass and [...]
Chicago had Ernie Banks, San Diego had Tony Gwynn. Those guys were Hall of Famers who spent their entire team playing for one franchise and who retired without winning a World Series. Which brings us to David Wright. Is he a Hall of Famer? Will he play his entire career with the Mets? And will [...]
In some ways, the 1965 season was a disappointment. It would have been the first year since expansion that the Mets didn’t improve record wise in our reinvented world. This was partially due to some chances that were taken by the front office that didn’t pan out, such as the acquisitions of Billy Cowan (who [...]
"We have quality players at every position," Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson boasted to the media last week. "One of the reasons we've been fairly quiet is we've got players with the potential to improve us by 10 games, which is what we need. So we're comfortable going into spring training and excited actually to [...]
Mets’ General Manager Sandy Alderson and his top lieutenants held the floor at a team-sponsored gathering of season ticket holders last night. I’m told that all 15 people in attendance had a great time. I kid…I kid… Sometimes, even Mets’ devotees can’t resist a good “LOLMets” opportunity. In any case, Alderson took questions from the [...]
You look at guys who at least could certainly be ready for Triple-A at some point in the course of this year just based on what they've done in the past. (Kevin) Plawecki and (Matt) Reynolds will both certainly be there. They finished the year there last year - most of the second half last [...]
The New York Mets have had a slightly busy week from a business sense. They avoided arbitration with both Lucas Duda and Jenrry Mejia. Not business related, but also announced earlier this week is the news that several players would be switching jersey numbers. Among them are Travis d'Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard. That got me [...]
After one of the most thrilling Super Bowls in recent memory, the early parts of the baseball season have now begun. While many continue to criticize the lack of a shortstop or the lack of a decent manager, the Mets roster is pretty much set- with the exception of one spot. That spot is the [...]
Young pitching, developing offense, and a mediocre defense…these are three adjectives to describe what the Mets will look like when entering 2015. This offseason, the Mets picked up Michael Cuddyer, lost Gonzalez Germen & Eric Young Jr., and are getting ready to clear Matt Harvey and Bobby Parnell from Tommy John’s Surgery. Of course, there [...]
While writing the Card of the Week column has of course made me independently wealthy, your author is always dreaming up new money-making schemes. And this one is gold. Gold, I tell you! Just in time for Valentine's Day, I have developed a line of vintage-baseball-card themed greeting cards. These are sure to fly off [...]