I realize the matter of national pride and his desire to represent Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, but Johan Santana is set to get $31 million from the Mets this year (including a $5.5 million buyout) and that’s where his responsibility lies. There’s no disputing Santana pitches hard and has been a workhorse when healthy, but the problem is staying healthy. Only in 2008, his first year...
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[iframe]<iframe src=’https://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=9330321&width=400&height=224&property=mlb’ width=’400′ height=’224′ frameborder=’0′>Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>[/iframe] Chris Jaffe over at The Hardball Times, emailed me a link to his latest post marking several notable...
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Updated 2/14/2013 [iframe]<iframe src=”https://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?width=400&height=254&content_id=20053773&property=mlb” width=”400″ height=”254″ frameborder=”0″>Your browser does not support iframes.</iframe>[/iframe] To this day, I don’t know beyond a doubt what Clemens was truly...
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I’m sure many of us are excited to see the Mets’ catcher of the future, Travis d’Arnaud, take the field this spring. Sure, he likely won’t head north with the big club right away, but all reports indicate that he is the real deal. I don’t know about you, but I am definitely seeking the reassurance that d’Arnaud has what it takes to be a Major League catcher. Luckily, I received that reassurance...
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With Tuesday’s news that Frank Francisco was being shut down due to elbow inflammation, and Parnell was in line to be the Mets new closer, I began to think about some other possible closer options. Mets fans know Jeurys Familia from being ranked on the teams list of top prospects for the past few seasons. The Dominican Republic native started last season at Triple-A as a starting pitcher,...
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