JetsMets13 asks… I really love your site! Can you answer me a question? When the offseason started Sandy Alderson said that we would probably acquire significant players mostly through trades rather than the free agent market. But then he signed Bartolo Colon and Curtis Granderson. Does that mean we shouldn’t expect any trades? Joe D. replies… I believe Sandy said that because...
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MLB.com is rolling out their 2014 Prospect Watch and can you guess who ranked No. 3 among righthanded pitchers? Noah Syndergaard, RHP Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70 | Curveball: 60 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 60 | Overall: 65 After being dealt to the Mets in the R.A. Dickey deal in December 2012, Noah Syndergaard made a splash in his first season in his new organization. He reached Double-A...
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The Major League Baseball Players announced that Daniel Murphy, Ike Davis, Bobby Parnell, Dillon Gee, Eric Young Jr., Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada all filed for salary arbitration today. The Mets can still settle with one or more of these players before their hearing, but once it goes to arbitration, an arbitrator will choose only one of the two figures exchanged by the team and player, and not...
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The New York Mets will open the 2014 Spring Training season at 1:10 p.m. Feb. 28 against the Washington Nationals. The Mets will play the Miami Marlins, the Houston Astros, the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for a total of 14 home games. The Mets will also play a pair of games against the Cubs in Las Vegas on March 15-16, in addition to a...
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The Mets are not scheduled to appear on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball for the first few months of the season according to a press release issued by the network. There’s always the chance that the Mets will have games broadcasted on the fly during the second half of the season, which we’ve seen a lot of over the last few years. And I’m betting there will be plenty of interest in...
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