Author: Former Writer

The Case Against Trading For Realmuto

Give Brodie Van Wagenen credit—with just one fell swoop, he established the Mets as major players this offseason and bragged to continue. Whether or not you disagree with the specifics of the Robinson Cano/Edwin Diaz trade, Van Wagenen at a bare minimum shook things up and tangibly improved the team for 2019. And yet, should the Mets make another such deal, one could argue that the swashbuckling...

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2018 Mets Report Card: Amed Rosario, SS

Amed Rosrio, SS Player Data: Age: 23, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 154 G, 592 PA, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 29 BB, 119 K, 24 SB, .256/.295/.381 Advanced Stats: .310 BABIP, 85 wRC+, .290 wOBA, 90 OPS+, 0.6 bWAR, 1.5 fWAR 2019 Salary: Pre-Arb Free Agency: 2024 Grade: C 2018 Review The 2018 season was Amed Rosario’s first full one in the majors. For a Mets team that suffered plenty of injuries, Rosario was...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Unlikely to Enter Young Star Bidding War

Good morning Mets fans! Let’s wrap up what was a very busy Wednesday. Latest Mets News Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said on WFAN that the Mets have not made an offer to Manny Machado or Bryce Harper. When probed by Mike Francesa, Van Wagenen said the Mets would have to get “really creative” to fit either of them into current payroll projections. Jon Heyman of Fancred reports that...

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A Core Comparison of the NL East

In Tuesday’s press conference introducing Robinson Cano and Edwin Díaz, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen talked about how the deal helped strengthen the Mets core. As paraphrased by Tim Britton in The Athletic about the future of the franchise. “In evaluating his revised roster Tuesday, Van Wagenen cited off the years of control for his core pieces — five years for Canó and...

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Brodie Van Wagenen Leaving No Stone Unturned

After the media scrum ended at Citifield celebrating the 7 player deal that brought Robinson Cano and Edgar Diaz to the Mets, I had a chance to spend 5 minutes alone with Brodie Van Wagenen and I must say that I learned a lot about him and his goal of making the Mets a championship team. We chatted about the hours that he spent on putting this deal together and I really think the media is...

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