An MMO Fan Shot by Austin Smith At the beginning of the offseason, we were PRAYING to have a payroll around $120 million or at least enough to upgrade the roster as needed and give us a lineup that would compete with the Nationals and complement our rotation. Wrong. With the moves we have made, and Yoenis Cespedes of course falling into our laps because of his strong desire to remain in NY, our...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Avi Gelboim Lost in the excitement of the Yoenis Cespedes signing has been the impact on former fan favorite and gold glove center fielder Juan Lagares. Lagares, who is entering his age-27 season, is under team control for the next four years (2016 – 2019) at an affordable $23 million with a fifth year team option (2020) for $9.5 million or a $500 K buyout. During...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Mets Fan In Paradise 1986 was a great year to be a Mets fan. Especially for me. A couple of years out of college, I was living on my own, had a reliable car, and a good enough job to afford the short trip from NJ to Flushing to see the Mets a couple of times a month. After almost a decade of disappointment the Mets had returned to relevance in 1984, and in 1985 they’d...
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If you would have told me in November that we would be refreshing out Twitter feeds on January 17th, praying to see a report indicating Yoenis Cespedes is heading back to Queens, I probably would of laughed myself into tears. Sure the Mets are still in the hunt for the slugging Cuban outfielder that brought magic to New York City’s largest borough. But the entire market for Cespedes is not what...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Robert Walsh Just wanted to get your thoughts as to what you think about the prospects and value of a strong 1-year pillow contract offer to Yoenis Cespedes. A strong $24-$26 million, one-year deal may be enough for him at the going rate. It doesn’t sound as if he is going to get that 6-year/$150 million he’s looking for and next year’s free agent class is by...
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