Author: Joe D

Alderson Says Lagares Will Be In Center When Spring Games Begin

Sandy Alderson, who was a guest of Mike Francesa on on Tuesday, said Mets center fielder Juan Lagares will be in center field when he was asked to clear up this whole center field confusion. He told Francesa that Chris Young was promised some at-bats early in the season to show he can hit righthanded pitching and that he was not told he’d be the center fielder. “He wasn’t...

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Mets Shorts: Kiner’s Korner, Casey at the Bat, Speed Swag

Adam Rubin spoke to a Mets official who definitely left the impression the team will do something special to honor Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, who contributed to Mets telecasts all the way until his death at age 91 last week. The source didn’t reveal any details as to if the Mets would wear a uniform patch as they did to remember Gary Carter. But the sentiment among fans is to name a nook...

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Reliever Market Has Evaporated, But Mets Still Seek Veteran Arm

February 11 Sandy Alderson said today, that while the free-agent market for relievers has evaporated, he would still prefer to bring in one more experienced relief pitcher to compete for a spot in the bullpen. While he didn’t say it would be on a major or minor league deal, the fact that Sandy said he would compete for a spot leads me to believe we’re talking about a minor league...

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You Can’t Go Into The Season With Three Or Four Below Average Positions

I was reading Mike Puma’s summation of the New York Mets’ offseason and Spring Training preview for the New York Post. Here are his thoughts on first base and shortstop, two positions most of us thought would certainly be revamped in some way. Ike Davis, who bounced between the Mets and Triple-A Las Vegas last year, was on the trade block for most of the winter, but Alderson never...

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Mets Spring Training TV/Radio Broadcast Schedule

Here is the 2014 Spring Training Broadcast Schedule for the Mets as posted on the WOR website. Still no word on who the official broadcast team is other than Howie Rose will be back and Eddie Coleman will not. Jeff Wilpon would prefer a former player to pair with Howie which wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world. Cliff Floyd and Darryl Hamilton have both been mentioned. I’ve heard...

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