Month: December 2017

Either Extend Jacob DeGrom or Trade Him

It seemed like the Mets had at least somewhat of a game plan going into this offseason. They were coming off a 92-loss campaign, and even with $30-40 million to spend, the team was going to do their best to fill all the necessary holes to help get them back to the postseason. As assistant general manager John Ricco even said, the Mets were going to be “big players” at a number of...

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Gary Sheffield Deserves More Hall-Of-Fame Love

There are a few former Mets on the current Hall-of-Fame ballot. Johan Santana, Billy Wagner, Livan Hernandez, and Jeff Kent but one stands out over the others, Gary Sheffield. Sheffield only played one season as a Met in 2009 but his career speaks for itself. Sheffield for his career slashed .292/.393/.514 with a 140 OPS+ from 1988-2009. Sheffield was 19 when he made his debut with the Brewers...

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Shopping at the Dollar Store: Tim Lincecum, RHP

MMO will be looking at multiple bargain options that are still available for the Mets this offseason. With Sandy Alderson reportedly having about $10 million left to spend, the Mets best chance to fill holes will be shopping at the dollar store. Earlier this offseason, Mets general manager John Ricco let on that the team would be “big players” this offseason, as they looked to fill...

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Morning Briefing: A Long 47 Days Until Pitchers and Catchers

Hopefully, the general managers of baseball’s stoves are still hot from all the fruit cakes and Christmas cookies so they can start making moves soon. For the Mets, let’s just hope they make any move at this point over the next 47 days when pitchers and catchers report. Latest Mets News Anthony DiComo of MLB.com writes about Mickey Callaway’s process of getting the Mets...

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Mickey Callaway’s Path To Mets Manager

Leadership can come from different places and at different times for different people. The leadership abilities that newly-minted Mets manager Mickey Callaway possesses, started at a young age through the influence of his father and continued throughout his life. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com chronicles Callaway’s journey here. Mickey’s father Mike was a high-ranked civilian in the US...

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