The year was 2000, and the Mets had just lost to the Yankees. Being 20 and in college, I was surrounded by Yankees fans that were giving me the business. I was left with only one reply, “wait until next year!, we will sign A-Rod and take this town over!”. Then the rumblings began about how A-Rod was a 24 and 1 type of player. Well, we all know how that worked out for the [...]

As the second day of the Winter Meetings in Nashville comes to a close, here are a few updates that might be of interest to you all… Buster Olney tweets that the Red Sox might be looking to move Jacoby Ellsbury for pitching now. This is likely surfacing because the Red Sox signed Shane Victorino. Jacoby Ellsbury is a pretty good player, and with Niese’s name being thrown out more often along with RA Dickey [...]

Amid all the Wright hoopla, there was some buzz surrounding the Mets and free agent Scott Hairston in Nashville today. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported that the Mets don’t want to offer Hairston more than a two-year contract. Additionally, Mike Puma of the New York Post adds that if the Mets do come to an agreement with Hairston, the team will most likely be unable to add ant other free agents this winter. The two [...]

The New York Mets today announced that they have agreed to terms with David Wright on a new contract through 2020.  Wright will be in Nashville, Tenn. at Baseball’s Winter Meetings for an 11:00 a.m. (CST) press conference tomorrow which will be carried live on SNY and Mets.com. “I’d like to thank Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz and Jeff Wilpon for their commitment to me since I was drafted,” said Wright. “I’ve grown up in this organization and [...]

Here are a few tweets you might have missed in the wild ride that the second day of the Winter Meetings… According to Joel Sherman, the Mets looked into John Lannan – apparently as insurance to fill out their rotation if they trade RA Dickey. Lannan was recently non-tendered by the Nationals, where he has spent his entire MLB career to this point. He has gone 42-52 with a 4.01 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 410 [...]

Updated 7:00 PM Bob Dutton of the Royals Report believes that the Royals will NOT part with Myers for Dickey. This does not close the door on acquiring Wil Myers through another trade offer, however. #Royals say talks with #Mets for knuckleballer R.A. Dickey are dead if the price is OF Wil Myers. — Bob Dutton (@Royals_Report) December 4, 2012   Original Post 1:13 PM According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, multiple sources [...]

Shane Victorino has become the latest addition to the Red Sox as they look to rework their team after a failed season. According to MLBTR,  Victorino has signed a three-year deal worth $39 MM, pending a physical. He was previously ranked, on MLBTR, as their 12th best free agent this offseason. The $13 MM per year surpasses the average that Angel Pagan got over his four year deal, which should no doubt be an interesting [...]

John Harper of the New York Daily News reports the Dodgers are willing to send shortstop Dee Gordon and right-hander Zach Lee, their No. 1 pitching prospect, to the Mets for R.A. Dickey. NBC Sports profiles the two players: Gordon, 24, opened last year as the Dodgers’ shortstop and leadoff hitter, but he struggled and got hurt. He ended up hitting .228/.280/.281 with 32 steals in 303 at-bats. In 2011, he hit .304/.325/.362 with 24 steals in [...]

Updated 4:45 PM Andy Martino of the Daily News shoots down the report from MLB Network that Dickey wants a 3 year, $45 million deal. He tweets: Dickey not seeking 3/45. Not even close. We’ve reported for weeks 2 yr extension he wants is less than Peavy’s 2/29, on top of 5 mil option. Well, that’s more like it… That’s a significant difference, especially if it’s on top of the $5 million which would give the Mets [...]

ESPN.com’s Brock and Salk show has reported that the Seattle Mariners are close to a deal with former Mets outfielder Jason Bay. At this point the potential terms of the deal have not been disclosed. If you remember, The Seattle Mariners were one of the other teams in pursuit of Bay when the Mets eventually won out and signed him. It’s too bad they didn’t outbid the Mets during that forgettable offseason.