If you’re a fan of managerial hires, today was a good day for you. The Guardians hired Stephen Vogt, the Cubs signed Craig Counsell and the Mets inked Carlos Mendoza. There are conflicting reports if the Mets made their move before or after the Cubs. Many assumed that Counsell was going to wind up in [...]
When legendary labor leader Marvin Miller devised the free agent system that Major League Baseball still uses today (with some tweaks along the way), the framework of the system created an “exclusive rights” period during which teams could negotiate with their players to whom free agency was an option. Originally, a 10-day window, this year [...]
1969 DECKLE JERRY KOOSMAN Most Topps inserts from the 1960s and 1970s get a big thumbs up from me. And then there’s this deckle insert from 1969. It would be curious to know the exec who greenlighted a glossy, black and white offering. And if that contrast wasn’t bad enough, we have the “deckle” edging. [...]
The Mets announced a bunch of moves yesterday, including one or two that seem surprising. While it was expected for Carlos Carrasco to declare for free agency and Omar Narvaez to exercise his option to remain with the club, the Mets also waived six players. Those were: Peyton Battenfield, John Curtiss, Elieser Hernandez, Bryce Montes [...]
One of the most important things to do this offseason for the New York Mets is clearly hiring their new manager for the 2024 season. With the 2023 season over exactly one month ago, after missing the playoffs, the Mets have already been busy, looking at possible managerial candidates. The biggest name so far has [...]
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UC Berkeley Free Speech Movement leader Jack Weinberg famously uttered the phrase, “Don’t trust anybody over 30,” when he was being hounded by a reporter wanting to know who was behind these student protests. When assembling their pitching staff for 2023, the Mets turned that phrase on its head. In all, the Mets used 14 [...]
There’s a long history between Mets360 and today’s interview subject, Mack Ade. Many of you know Mack from his terrific site – Mack’s Mets. But did you know that there was talk of Mack being involved with Mets360 right from the start? Co-founder John Strubel tried to get Mack to join us and there were [...]
The Mets have had two major ownership changes in their tenure. The first one was when Nelson Doubleday and minority partner Fred Wilpon bought the club in 1980 and the other was when Steve Cohen purchased the club from the Wilpons in 2021. Interestingly, both teams wanted to build thru the draft and bring in [...]
1981 DONRUSS MIKE JORGENSEN We all knew that the world of baseball card collectors was going to be turned upside down back in 1981, when Fleer and Donruss were allowed to compete with Topps. Their first offerings in 1981 weren’t the most-polished, as there were error cards galore in the two non-Topps sets. Additionally, the [...]
If there’s one thing that all Mets fans can agree on, it’s that we don’t want to see another bullpen filled with relievers selected because of their option status. Regardless of how it failed spectacularly last year, at least it was a plan. How important is a plan when it comes to building a bullpen? [...]
It was late in the 2010 calendar year that Charlie Hangley started writing for Mets360. Since then, his byline has appeared at the site over 600 times. I first came across Charlie at the old Baseball Primer, now known as Baseball Think Factory. It's still in existence today but is only a shell of what [...]