The New York Mets are expected to make the one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer to free agent Daniel Murphy by the deadline on Friday. Murphy is expected to decline the offer and look for a multi-year deal as a free agent, thus ending their nine year relationship. However, in return the Mets will receive a first round compensation pick. “Murph has been a great player for us over the...
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The Mets have many areas and contractual issues they will have to address if they expect to return to the World Series next year. Anticipate a bevy of rumors as Sandy Alderson and the Wilpon’s will be under the gun to make improvements. It will be interesting to see how the front office can handle the pressure, now that the Mets will have higher expectations for 2016, and nothing short of...
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It wasn’t until the second week of the 2015 season that the New York Mets made their home debut. The team was 3-3, and 2014 Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom was looking to solidify his name and prove to the baseball world that his rookie season was no fluke. 43,947 people were in attendance, myself included, on a pleasant Monday afternoon as the Mets outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. The...
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I know it’s painful right now – but the future looks bright… And so it has ended. The 2015 roller-coaster season came to a crashing halt on the franchise´s first ever November game. Yes, the team´s biggest flaws – infield defense and setup relief – were exposed in the World Series and especially late in Games 4 and 5. The Mets got beaten by a deserving World Champion Kansas City...
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The New York Mets fell to the Kansas City Royals in heartbreaking fashion on Halloween night by a score of 5-3. The Metropolitans now find themselves on the brink of elimination as they head into Game 5 of the World Series down 3-1. Pitching: Steven Matz started for the Mets and went 5+ innings and was impressive in the first World Series start of career. Matz looked dominant through the first 4...
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