Before the hardware starts getting handed out, here’s my take on who earned the top honors for the 2011 regular season. National League MVP Ryan Braun, OF, Milwaukee Brewers Jose Reyes may have won the batting title, but Braun earns the National League’s top award after batting .332 with 33 home runs and 111 RBIs this season. He led the league with a .594 SLG and .994 OPS and did I mention his 33 stolen [...]

I happened across an interesting debate on our site today and the subject of free agent compensation came up. I’m only including the part of the debate between t agee and TruFan that went into the comp picks. t agee says: I would bet anything that the strategy is to get the best guys who will sign one year contracts, especially in the bullpen or in spot duty (like Paulino) in situations in which they thrive. If [...]

When you say the words “Game 6″ to any Mets fan, immediately their thoughts turn to the 1986 World Series.  You can’t blame those fans for thinking of that memorable game first.  After all, the game in which Mookie Wilson hit a “little roller up along first” was voted by Mets fans as the most memorable moment in Mets history. But that wasn’t the only memorable Game 6 for the Mets that season.  If not [...]

The Mets on Friday named former A’s manager Bob Geren the bench coach to Terry Collins. “Bob Geren’s experience as a former manager and bench coach will be a great fit for us,” said Mets Manager Terry Collins. “Adding a former major league catcher like Bob to our staff will be ideal.” Geren beat out former Nationals manager Jim Riggleman, who had strong ties with Collins. Geren posted a 334-376 record in four and a [...]

In examining the potential market for Jose Reyes, we must first realize there are no concrete numbers. There’s “Carl Crawford Money,” as Fred Wilpon so eloquently called it. The $142 million over seven years given the Boston outfielder is the fuel behind speculation of Reyes’ reported quest of $100-plus million over seven years. But, it is only speculation, and we won’t have a frame of reference before the first offer is made and Reyes’ camp [...]

One of the biggest moves in the Mets off-season may be one that they have little to no control over. While some of us sit here and dream about the possibilities, we also tend to see things from a very different angle and at times the makeup of the Mets front office is one of the reasons. The Baltimore Orioles are a franchise in desperate need of a change. GM Andy MacPhail (whom some of [...]

Buster Olney of ESPN spoke to an agent who told him that a strong postseason by Rangers starter C.J. Wilson could set him up for a five or six-year contract worth between $85-$100MM this winter when he becomes a free agent. A weak postseason could bring a potential deal down to five years and $60-$65MM. Basically, Wilson will average between $12-15 million dollars annually, which is par for the course for a pitcher this caliber. In his [...]

I haven’t had a Friday off in ages, and much to the dismay of readers like martin, it gave see some extra time to write more than usual and even comment as well. There’s a few things circulating out there I wanted to weigh in on and plus some site news… First, Steve Popper of the Bergen Record mentioned something about the front office considering shifting David Wright to left field to make room for [...]

With the World Series just around the corner, the MLB offseason hot stove can’t some soon enough for us Mets fans. But just like last offseason, the Mets will likely be watching as the other NL East teams improve while they sit tight. The team is looking to shed payroll rather than add it, so we might just have to stick with what we’ve got yet again. On paper at the beginning of 2011, the [...]